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. H. KHEA, E1)I I OK _AND PROPRIETOR. __ The Constitution, the Union, and the Enforcement of the Laws.
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OFFlCIAIi I>!It I X 'TORY.
OFFICERS OF PRAIRIE ( (« VS l. !
COUNTY AND PROBATE .11 DOE,
.1 a m e s E. limit,
C L E r. K ,
WILL I A M GOO DI1UM.
S II E I! I K F ,
WILLIAM A. PLUNKETT.
T It E A S U R K R .
WYLIE LAN KFOIID.
« UR II EM,
LEVIN II AUK IS ON.
S'risv jc you,
E. A. IIOWELL.
COMMON' SCHOOL COMJIlSStON'EIt,
W. P. P llESTON.
1VTK1INAL IM rno VKMLN'T COMMITTEE.
II E N .J A M I N F A W 0 E T .
.51 STIFFS OF T15E PEAC E.
Prairie—B. F. Coulter, K. L. Beard, B. Y. Smith,
James Glover.
('‘iroliih—G. >1. Connor, W. K. Dobbins. James
Knight, Wm. 1 *■ linell. S. ('oz.irt. W. C. Robinson.
ii'idy:—Aser I’i]>kin. V. L). Robinson.
II /,,/« iitnr—II. I’. Vaughan, T. B. Kent, L. C.
Rembcrt. D. P. Black.
f.'r i/tr—S. C. Paine. IJ. Dougla-s.
It a' nmur—W. A. W. Mann. W. J, M* Combs.
II • -T. M. Gray. J. Tucker.
Rir/i If.h—T. F. Price. V.'. I!. Brantly.
( nir Lute—Guinn Barber, .lames T. Morris.
l.d tjreic—T. M. Belclier. Thomas Ilurville.
F C> V S T 55 5, i: S .
_
/’, :irlf—Q. T. Wet;.ter; <' u'ir—J. T). Stc ’e:
<'trnlint—1\, li. Freeling; II t , — K. Jarvis: i
Piffritn Rt.d.if—W A. Ilavf er: Whitt lit nr-—(k T.
Gldhaiii: Ri> h Hwie—W. A. Barker; II —
John Gales.
Constables of Clear bake and 1,a Grew Town
ships tailed to tit! their bonds.
s-s 'i' i: v m is o v rr s~.
LEAVES MEMPHIS EVERY TUESDAY.
Memphis, White ami l.itlle lied
[liter Packet,
J3l. ci m ira^ip
ELIAS TMOMASSOX, - - - - Master.
rriris fixe freight and passenger
1 steamer, having been thoroughly repaired,
w ill run regularly between Memphis and the vari
ous points on White river throughout the .season,
arriving at Des Arc on Thursday evenings on her
up trip, and down oil Friday evenings. For freight
or passage, apply on board. jan 11. '<i1-tf
LEAVES MEMPHIS EVERY SATURDAY.
Memphis, White and Little Rctl
River Packet,
Gren,l HPIIslo*
PETE FLEMMING,.Master.
rpriIS STEAMER HAYING BEEN THOR
L oughly refitted, will make regular trips
throughout the season, leaving Memphis every
Saturday, arriving at Des Arc every Monday on
her up trip, ami down every Tuesday. For freight
or passage, apply onboard. jv ll,(i1-tf j
Regular Yetv Orleans. While anti
Lillie Red River Packet,
Hide-AVlxeel yieanx-r
3E J\. *JL£ .A. !KT 9
H. 8. EATON,.Master.
riAIHS FINE FREIGHT AND PASSENGER
1 packet having been furnished with cotton
guards, and otherwise repaired, will run between
New Orleans and the various points on White
river, during Ihe season, as a semi-monthly
jacket. nov l!3-tf
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LE.Uj ES MEMPHIS EVERY TUESDAY.
^lenipj Uis and White River Packet.
<;ti PJ)i:\ state,
JIICKS j^JNO, - ... - Master
j. ■ B Risskll, - . . Clerk.
SPLENDID PASSENGER STEAMER
make regular trips from Memphis to Dos
justa and Jacksonport, on White river,
lit or passage, apply on board.
", I"1 —i
Hf| li¥! M«\E¥U if HBTtll
\ L«; ''Inst- INDEBTED EITHER TO THE
A Jo .lnnd' Waslier. Vaughan & Co., or R. P.
•McCaJ/1'O' lCo., for 1800, will please come for- j
*anljf Fv up, as we are compelled to have
^uiA t0 Paiour debts.
bJT taT,1-G. R. c. MrPARLEY & Po.
l®d* l (0 K S11 AR P !
\ »Atof ERSOtS INDEBTED TO ME. EITHER
J(j lW,oTle or amount, will come up by the 1st
H iftV-^next t,ld W me> or they will be put
™ 9 * of an -jfljcer for collection.
GEO. W. VADEN. 1
j
Titf-S IN !'.ss CARDS.
J. M. GOGGIX. D. C. TRADER. 15. \v. L. IIOLT.
GOGGIN, TRADER & HOLT,
Cjtton and Tobacco Factors,
c; ii o c i: it sj ,
FORWARDING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
Vo. I« Front Btow, MEMPHIS, TENN.
» • .
VyEEKLY ACCESSIONS RECEIVED througli
T T out the season to their already large and
desirable stock of Tobacco, Ragging, Rope, Su
gar, ( offee, Molasses, Racon, Salt, Whisky, Flour,
and Plantation Supplies generally. Will Store
Cotton, Leaf Tobacco and other Produce in our
commodious Warehouse on Union Street, iu sight
of their business house. No. lfi Front Row. We
Store ami Sell Cotton at 75c per bale. no 30-3m
11A.CT1LSKHI STOVE AVOltKS!
GILES F FILLEY,
MANUFACTURER OF
< barter Oak, l'lyinotb Rock, & Valley Forge
Coo Icing- St oves!
Also, every variety of
E* iltg.GH, EO\ & ( \AXO\ STOVES,
155 *i iicl 157 "Nliiin Street,
di 7 - • f ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,
N0FFHEI1ER BROTHERS,
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IX
Brandies, Gins, Wines, Cigars, Ac.,
ALSO,
DISTILLERS & MANUFACTURERS OF
Domestic AVincs n n <1 I.iquors,
32 & 34 Second St., betw. Alain & Sycamore,
nov 23-tf. CINCINNATI, 0.
F. LEPTIEX, ... F. KLEIN.
LEPTEIN & KLEIN.
DEALERS IN'
CLOCKS, WATCHES and JEWELRY,
Itiicun A ista Wlia-et.
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
H aving on hand a new and selected
stock of Clocks, Watches and Jewelry, we
respectfully solicit a continuance of the kind pat
ronape 01 the people ot D.-j Are and surrounding
country. We are also prepared to do all kinds of
Watch, (’lock and Jewelry work with care and
despatch. All work warranted. dec7-tf
n. I). PERUV, - - J. M. PKTTliV.
PERRY & PSTTEY,
Sofeifh Sid<> of Riicna Vista Street,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
DEALERS IN STAPLE. FANCY. FOREIGN
and Domestic Dry-Goods. Readv-.Madc Clo
thing. Hat* and Caps. Hoots and Shoes. Hardware
and I'uttlery. (hie on-war.*. etc. Also, a complete
assortment of Fancy Silks, Kihhons, Trimmings
and fancy articl*s of every description.
All kinds of goods, by the piece, at wholesale
prices. dec 7-tf
GARVIN, BELL & CO.,
IMPORTERS i WIKllFAUE HEALERS IN
foreign & domestic Mtr-GfiODS,!
AND
NTo 11 ii •*:!<' 111 t’crs of ( lothing.
N - •• cl 441 Main Sir' t, north side,
n -v ‘ ’ <’ LOnsVILLR, KY.
t:. < . v i it i - - - - r. a. t’E vice,
a:, o. a'ortos & co,,
Forwarding & (ommi .ion jlerclianls
AM) HE A LET! S IN
FLOUR, GRAIN and PRODUCE,
No. Front How.
dec 14-2m MEMPHIS, TFNN.
F. M. ItotUXSON, ------ (J. J. Bit A Kelt.
ROBINSON & BRANCH,
(Successors to G. W. Va*lcu,)
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL HEALERS IN
i b rocfidos ;in«l E >folIiu,o,
RIXEIYING, FORW ARDINGS (WMVimiON MERt RANTS,
nor3. DF. ’ ARC, .MtKANSAS.
G. M1 LAKES'. ------- S. N. JACKSON.
MXAREN & JACKSON,
Successors to G. & .1. McLaren & Co.,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Dealers in staple and fancy dry
Goods, Ready-Made Clothing, Hats and
Caps, Ilonnets, Hoots and Shoes. Hardware and
( nitlory. Hooks. Stationery, et?. Also, Receiving,
Forwarding and Commission Merchants, nov 3.
DBS ARC HOTEL,
BY J. ( . TARKINTON,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Having leased this well-arranged
Hotel, the proprietor respectfully informs
travelersand the public generally’, that he hits com
pletely renovated the premises, and is prepared
to accommodate all who may favor him with their
patronage. If unreniitted care and attention will
secure the favor of all, he is determined to please.
CHARGES REASOXARLE.
£-.7“ The Rar at inched to this House is supplied
with the best, of Liquors and Cigars. nov 3.
A. STEWAltT, WM. STHWAKT, H. STEWAJtT.
STEWxlRT Sc BROS.,
IJecoiving, I-»',oi*\va.i,<liii£r
A.\D CORRISMOA MlilU il tXTS,
n«v3. DES iRC, ARKANSAS.
J. H. QUISENBERRY,
AUCTION, COMMISSION MERCHANT,
AND
Ileal Estate Agent,
nov 3. DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
R. C MCCARLEY & CO.r
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Dealers in staple and fancy dry
Goods, Ready-Made Clothing, Hats, Caps,
Roots, Siioes, Hardware, Oueensware, Etc., Etc.,
Forwarding and Commission Merchants. nov3.
COERCION OR arOT COERCION!
mills IS To INFORM ALL THOSE WHO ARE
1 owing me, either by note or account, to come
forward by the 38th of February next and pay
up.or they will have to pay the same to an officer.
Money I imrt have to pay my debts. A word to
the wise is sufficient.
janl8-tf] JNO. A. FRITH.
~S E EDS! S E EDS!!
\ LARGE LOT OF FRESH HUNGARIAN
. Grass Seeds, just received and for sale by
uov. 3. JOHN JACKSON & CO.
E XCELLEXT VLO WS
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE
quantity of the best Cast Plows, which we
offer cheap. nov 3. J. JACKSON & CO. *
PBOFEMHloyAL < Alt 1>«.
T. J. JOBS,
Attorney :i t Law,
DES AllC, ARKANSAS,
WILL PRACTICE IN PRAIRIE AND THE
» t adjoining counties, l’articluar ait ution
given to Collections.
References.—T. J. Sc C. Powell. Knoxville,
ienn.; 1 bos. 11. Callaway. President of Ocoee
Rank, Cleveland, Tenu.; Moore it Marsh, Chatta
nooga.'1 enn.; Hon. John II. Lumpkin, Rome, Ga.;
Hon. William Daugherty, Columbus, Ga.; Hon.
Joseph T. McConnell, !'.' iggold, Ga.; William 11.
Inman, President Northwestern Rank, Ringgold,
_ nov 3.
T. 1$. KE NT,
^\. 11 < > i* ii o .y at TL a >v ,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
\V1LL .1>nACTTCE IN THE COURTS OF
T t Prairie, White, Monroe, Arkansas, Si.
trancis, Jackson and Independence counties. All
business intrusted to ltis care shall meet with
prompt attention. Office on Lyon street. no23-tf.
* J)r. .1. .1. LANE~
Resident Pliysulan,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
%
mENDERS IIIS SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS
of Dos Arc and adjacent country. From
his experience, he hopes to share at least a por
tion ot the patronage of tlie public. Office on
Rucna \ ista street, at Ralslv’s Drug Store, jv-y
T. SANDERS,.J. L. NEEL.
BRS. SANDERS & NEEL,
Resident Physicians,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
Having formed a partnership in
the practice of their profession, tender a
continuation of their services to the citizens of
Dcs Arc and adjacent country. Office, up stairs,
corner Rucna \ ista and i\ oodruff streets, nov o
E. T. SWEYER,
I>ent iKl,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
\ \1LL CONTINUE THE BUSINESS IN ALL
tt ii* branches, including continuous Gum
Vverk. Office on Rucna Vista street, up stairs,
Jackson's new 1 mi Id in g. nov Ri-tf.
RUSS EVANS,
REAL ESTATE & GENERAL LAND AGENT.
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
J)E(>MPT ATTENTION WILL BE GIVEN TO
I all business entrusted to him in bis
line. nov
J. T. PARHAM,
Archiltwt 1
DES ARC, ARKANSAS.
sJOLICITS CONTRACTS FOR Rl'lLDINGS OF
every style. He is also prepared to furnish
Designs. Estimates and Drawings "f all the mod
ern orders of architecture: build, superintend
and turnish working plans f.,building at mode
rate prices. Orders I'b at the “Citizen Office.’’
will receive prompt attention. novo-y
DR. H. ARMISTEAD,
Physician, Surgeon and Accoucheur.
DES ARC. ARKANSAS.
f ’ WING PERMANENTLY LOCATED AT
1 1 IM S ARC, oilers his professional services
l<> tlie citizens of the lowu and adjacent country.
(Mice on Lvon street. m,v T
E. S. HAMMOND,
j\. 1 1 o i* li <a y ;t 1 Law,
(VIP (T: TELEGR M’TI IlUILDiV ON Til
\ * S: Court S jUlirc,
jay IS-tf. MEMPHIS. Ti.NN.
T. J. WOODSON,
Al t oriioy n 1 Iwiw,
DES AR ARKANSAS,
A Wl LL PRACTICE IN' THE FIFTH -1 FDIf’l A L
\ ? Circuit, and the counties of White, .lack
sun and Monroe. All business intrusted to his
•are will be promptly attended to. nov 2
C. A. JUDSON,
Carpcnt(a* and .Boinei*,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
Dealer in sash, doors, mantles.
Window and Door Frames, etc. Simp corner
Erwin and Park Streets. N. 15.—Collins made to
irder, on short notice. nov 2-y
A. W. MCNEILL,
Attorney :it Law,
DES ARC, ARKANSAS,
T)R ACT ICES IN THE COFRTS OF PRAIIUE
L and adjacent counties. Office, corner Erwin
uid Eyen streets. nov2
DES A RC
FEMALE ACADEMY,
KISS SALLIE A. DAVIS, Principal.
rjAHIS INSTITI'TIOX WILL TIL OPENED ON
Monday next, the dtith inst., for the recep
tion of pupils.
I'ftlt.MS OF TllTION, l'EP SESSION OF TWENTY-ONE
WEEKS.
Orthography, Heading nnd Writing, - - SlO 00
English Grammar, Arithmetic, Geography, Id HO
Algebra and the. higher English branches, 1> 00
t rench and the higher Mathematics, - - dO 00
Students will be charged from the time oi enter
ing school until the close of the term, except in
cases oi protracted sickness.
References.—Rev. J. Douglass. A. M., Pit si
lent of Franklin College. Holly Springs, Miss.;
Hon. J. J. Steger, North Alt. Pleasant. .Miss.; Col.
M. D. Shelby. Carson’s Landing, Miss.; J. E.
Gatewood, Estp, d. J. Woodson, Des Arc.: -J. M.
Coyle. Hickory Plain. Arkansas. nov 23-2ni
STOVE AHD TIN SHOP!
TV . II . 13 n i* k
Has removed his tin shop to the
house recently occupied by J. W. Wallace,
on Duena Vista street, opposite the Nucleus
House, where he is prepared to accommodate the
public with the best articles ot
COOKING STOVES, TIN-WAKE,
and all other merchandise in iws line, ever
brought to this market.
My cooking stoves are immediately from alarge
St. Louis establishment, and 1 feel confident that
those who want these convenient articles can suit
themselves from my large assortment. Give me
a call, and examine before purchasing else
where.' nov3
I_ POET ICAL. __
THE LAST INDIAN.
Frenzied and wild, he paused
On the high cliff, beueaih whose rugged brow
Heav’d the wide ocean. Bold and majestic
Was his rigid form—like some broad statue
On the naked rock. Silently he gazed
Un the blue deep, as playfully its bright
Hippies followed one another, as if
Unmindful of its auditor, from whose
Wild eye flashed vivid fires of vengeance !
Scorn curled upon his bitter lip, and—“Death!”
Fell from his parched tongue. •‘Vengeance!” he
cried,
“Vengeance upon the desolating pale face!”
And high in the air the glittering tomahawk
And scalping-knife he raised, and, on the eve
Of rushing forth, he paused. “What boots it
now ?”
Thought full}’ he said, and by his side the
Glitt'ring weapons hung—his arm grew nervless;
His brain grew dizzy—the trees whirled round—
A misty film bedimm d his brilliaut
“Great .Spirit!" he cried, “and si. < 1;’s
Thus resign their power, and my o:. ..niless
heart,
Grow sick and fa in ty at the thought of death?
1. who have braved it where the mad battle
Buru'd—where hissing arrows sent back the tide
Of death, first spread by leaden show’rs from
whites!
Vo!—nerved be my arm—my heart bo bold!—
I've nought to fear—for nought have I to live!
My parents—where are t hey ?—where t lie long line
Of kindred—where the circle of warm friends,
Who in other days nestled round my heart,
And twined with devoted zeal their cords of
Love?—Where are they?—Ask the pale horde!
Ask of oblivion!—they will tell thee.
Death hath seal’d their doom, am. the Groat Spirit
Which gave it, their souls have tied! Ye*! alone
1. of the whole race, am left—to revenge
Their death!—and what can my poor arm, amid
Thousands, do?—Like the faint stag by bio dy
hounds
Pursued, halts at length, on the last brink, to
(. oiiijucr there, or die! Blood from the ground
Seems rising to my sight, and loudly calls for
\ engeanee ! Then, death, come on : no longer wi.l
I flee—or seek to shun the face of the
Accursed destroyer of my native home!—
But glorious death shall wipe away each stain,
And wing my spirit to the brighter v trlds!”
lie spoke,
i And with a bound ho loft the crag on high,
j And soon was lost amid the gloomy forest.
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LET'S SIT DOWN AND TALK TOGETHER.
BY M.U’KKLBAE.
Let s sit down and talk together
M hen wo. like lambkins loosed from tether,
Gayly tripp’d along the way.
Time ha- tiun-i:’d it. both with lightness,
Leaving ftmows here and there.
And tinging with ji euliar brightness
y t hrea 1- among our hair.
Let’s sit down and talk together;
Many years away have past,
And lair and i ml 1 i• In n tho weather
Since we saw each other fast.
Many whom ve loved are living
in a better world than this;
And some among ns still are giving
Toil and thought for present bliss.
Let’s sit down and talk together;
Though the fl .wers of \ .mb ere dead,
The forms -till grow among the heather,
And for ns their fragrance shed
Lite has a thousand bloswiigs in it
F.veri for the aged man;
And God htts hid in every minute
Something we may wisely scan.
Let’s sit down and talk together;
Hoy’s we were—we now are men ;
We meet ,t while, but know not whether
We shall meet to talk lignin.
J'aniiiL. time has come : how fleeting
Speed the moments when their wings
Are f.'inn d by breathings j.su’urr sweetly
From a tongue that novel sting.!
vrtc^AjMogattnwfv?.v. n;«7aw * iiwh tin n m
! j jjun.uxa ad vi.srrm: of a British
SOLDIER.
In tin; year 1779, when the war with Amer
ica was conducted with great spirit upon that
continent, a division of the IJrit’sh army was
encamped on the bank of a river, in a position
so favored by nature that it was tiiiiiciilt for
any military art to surprise it. Yf nr in Amer
ica was rather a species of hunting than a
regular campaign. •• Jf you light with art,"
said \Ya. iiingtou to the soldioiv. “ you are
sure to be defeated. Acquire discipline en
ough to act in concei t, and the unii mnitv of
combined attack, and our countr wiil prove
the best of engineers-.” h-o t* . was this
maxim of the American g in mat tlm
English soldiers had to (-.intend with little
else. T he Americans had incorporated the
Indians into their ranks, and had made them
useful in a . pc. hs of war to which their hab
its of life peculiarly fitted them. They sallied
out of their impenetrable forests and jungles,
and, with tlmir arrows and tomahawks, com
mitted daily waste upon the lhiti-h army,
surprising their sentinels, cut ling of their
stragglers, and. even when the alarm was
given, and pursuit commenced,they tied with
a swiftness that tin sj < ad of cavalry could
not overtake, into rocks and fastnesses whither
it was dangerous to pursue them. In order
to limit, as far as p .ssible, thi-sp *eies of war,
in w hich there was so much 1 i-s and so little
honor, it was tho custom with every regiment
to extend its outposts to a great distance be
i.i i . . • . • i
, juiiu luc uiiv j?uiuuu Rvriniii.i*' '
i in the woods; uud keep a constant gin.i ! |
■ around the main body. A regiment oi ■■■: !
was, at this time, stationed upon the coniines I
of the boundless Savannah. its particular |
oiliee was to guard ev ery avenue of approach :
to the main body; the sentinels whose i»«>.-• ts .
penetrated into tlie woods were supplied hj '
; the ranks, and tin: service of tiiis regiment
was thus more hazardous than that of any !
other. Its loss was likewise greater. The j
I sentinels were perpetually surprised on their !
posts by the Indians, and, what was most j
astonishing, they were borne oil their stations !
without communicating any ahum, or being I
heard of after. Mot a trace was left of the 1
manner in which they had been conveyed !
away, except that, upou one or two occasions,
a few drops of blood had appeared upon t he
leaves which covered the ground. Many im- j
j puled this unaccountable disappearance to
I treachery, and suggested, as an unanswerable
argument, that the men thug surprised might,
at least., have tired their muskets and commu
cated the alarm to the contiguous posts. Oth
ers, however, who could not he brought to
consider it as treachery, were content to re
ceive it as a mystery, which time would
explain.
One morning the sentinels having been
stationed as u.-ual over night, the guard went
at sunrise to relieve a post which extended a
considerable distance into the wood. The
sentinel was gone; the surprise was great;
but the circumstance had occurred before.
They left another man, and departed, wishing
him better luck. “ You need not be afraid,”
said the man with warmth, 1 shall not de
sert.” The relief-guard returned to the guard
house The sentineis were replaced every
lour hours, and. at the appointed time, the
guard again marched to relieve the post. To
their inexpressible astonishment, the man was
gone! They searched around the post, but
no traces could be found of bis disappearance.
It was necessary that the station, from a
I stronger motive than ever, should not remain
JOS fmtUMMUliWgJMJHiiBJKMBWg ^WTO^TrogHna
unoccupied; they were compelled to leave
another man, and returned, ruminating on
the this strange circumstance, to the guard
house. The superstition of the soldiers was
awakened, and terror ran through the regi
ment. The Colonel, being apprized of the
occurrence, signified his intention to accom
pany the guard when they relieved the senti
nel they had left. At the appointed time,
they all marched together; and again, to their
unutterable wonder, they found the post va
cant, and the man gone 1 Coder these cir
cumstances. the Colonel hesitated whether
he should station a whole company here, or il
he should again submit the post to a single
sentinal. I he cause of these repeated disap
pearances of men, whose courage arid honesty
were never suspected, must be discovered ;
and it seemed not likely that this discovery
could be obtained by persisting in the old
method. Three brave men were now lost to
the regiment, and to assign the post to a
fourth seemed nothing less than giving it up
to destruction. The poor fellow whose turn
it was to take the station, though a man in
other respects of unconquerable resolution,
trembled from head to loot. I must do my
duty,” said he to tiie officer. “ I will leave
no man.” said the Colonel, “against his will.”
A man immediately stepped from the ranks,
and desired to take the post. Every mouth
commended his resolution. “ 1 will not he
taken,” alive said he, and you shall hear,
of me on the least alarm. At all events, 1 j
will lire my piece if 1 hear the least noise. If j
a crow chatters or a leaf falls, you shall hear j
my musket. You may he alarmed when |
nothing is the matter ; you must take the
chance of that, as the condition of my mak
ing tire discovery.” The Colonel applauded
his courage, and told him he would be right
to fire upon the least noise which was ambig
uous. I!is comrades shook hands with him,
and left him with a melancholy foreboding.
The company marched back, and waited tIre
event in the guard-house, with the most anx- I
iou- curiosity.
An hour had elapsed, and every ear was
upon the lack for the di-charge of the mus- \
ket, when, upon a sudden, the report was
heard. The guard immediately marched, ac
companied, as before, by the Colonel and j
some of the n • -t i'Ymt iir-oil uilii «t- i t" tin- -
regiment. As they approached the post,
they- saw the man advancing toward them,
dragging another man on the ground by the
hair of the head. When they came up to
him, it appeared to be an Indian whom he
had shot. An explanation was immediately i
required. •• 1 told your honor,” said the !
man, that 1 should lire if 1 heard the least
noise. The resolution 1 had taken saved my
life, and h-1 to the discovery. 1 had not been
long ou my p“>t. when 1 heard a rustling at
some distance ; 1 looked, and saw an Ameri
can Iiolt. - tell as are common in the woods,
crawling along the ground, and seemingly
looking for nuts under the trees, and among
the leaves. As these animals are so very i
common. 1 Ceased to consider it lor some min
utes ; but being on the constant alarm and ex
pectation of an attack, an 1 scarcely" knowing
what to consider a real cause of apprehension,
• r not. I kept my eye constantly lived upon
it. and marked its progress among the trees;
still there was n > need to gi\e the alarm, and
my thoughts were, notwithstanding, directed
to danger from another quarter. It struck
me, however, as somewhat singular, to see
the animal making, by a circuitous passage,
f r a thick. ( >pp:ee, immediatelv behind my
post. 1 therefore kept my eyes more con- I
st.-'.ut'y lived upon it. and. as it \yis now with- !
;n a lew yards ol the coppice. L hesitated
whether 1. should lire. My comrades, thought
I. will laugh at me h r alarming them by
hooiinga pig! I lnid almost resolved to let
it alone, when, just as it approached the 1
thicket, J thought 1 observed it give an un
.1 no long! r hesital 1; 11
my aim, discharged my piece, and the animal
was instantly stretched before me, with a groan
which i conceived to be that of a human
creature, i went up to it, and judge mv as
tonishmeut when 1 found 1 had killed an In
dian ! lie had completely enveloped himself
with (he skin of one of these wild hogs so
artfully and completely, his hands and l'eet
were so entirely cuuceah 1 in it. and his gait
and appearance so exactly corresponded to
that of the animal’s, that, imperfectly" as they
were always seen through the trees and jun
gles. the disguise could not be penetrated at
a dista nce, and scarcely discovered upon the
nearest, asnect. He was armed with a dagger
and a tomahawk.” Such was the substance
of this man’s narrative. The cause of the
disappearance of the other sentinels was now"
apparent. The Indians, sheltered in this dis
guise. secreted themselves in the coppice :
watched the moment when they would throw
II ' >;i y rjur-i llJKill lilt* S'iltllKT.S WIUIOUI {»r(3
vious alarm, and. too guiek to give them an
opportunity to discharge tlieir pieces, either I
stabbed or scalped them, and bore tlieir bodies
away, which they concealed at some distance
in the leaves.
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M.VRUYiNti !x 1 r.v —An Erie paper t !Is
1 ■ v at an evening party in that vicinity re
cently. a- a matter of fun, a proposition to
marry wa - ntertained by i vo parties wlio had
then flu* the first time met. In carry
ing out the joke it was suggested that the
ceremony be immediately performed—the
preacher residing near by. They went to the
house of the minister to consummate the
joke, found the reverend gentleman in bed.
woke him, and had the ceremony performed
in the spirit of a joke, and paid the fee in a
juke; but the best part-of the joke is they
have since learned that the marriage was le
gally performed, and is binding upon the par
ties engaged therein. It is supposed the par
ties, who are botli respectable, will mend
matters by eventually assuming in earnest
what was intended as a jest the true relation
ship) of man and wife. The gentleman is
named J>nanc, a resident of New York .State,
and the lady is a Miss Wheeler. This is a
warning to folks who arc fond of jesting, and
especially in affairs of such deep moment as
the ceremony of marriage.
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Griefs of Boyhood.—God have mercy
on the boy who learns" to grieve early 1 Con
demn it as a sentiment if you will; talk as
you will of the fearlessness and strength of
the boy’s heart, yet there belongs to it many j
tenderly strung chords of affection, which j
give forth low and gentle music, that consoles j
and ripens the ear for fill the harmonies of!
life. These chords, a liitlo rude or unnatural j
tension will break, and break forever. Watch '
your boy, then, if so be he will bear the !
strain ; try liis nature, if it be rude or deli- j
cate ; and if delicate, in God’s name do not, |
as you value your peace and bis, breed a harsh
spirit in him, that shall take pride in subju
gating and forgetting the finer affections.”
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The first flock of seceeding geese took flight
from the North, on Tuesday, at Providence,
Rhode Island. i
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WA-1 /';:;.• SKETi U£S.
[In tlie witty communication below, the writer
is rayther hard on the journeyman. Ho forgets
their many proverbial virtues, being, doubless,
influenced by some unfortunate specimen iie has
been "blessed" with.]
THE DEVIL.
The “ Devil” is an institution by and of
himself. He inks the type, or turns the crank,
or “ lays on the sheets.” (Otherpeople some
tunes do t lie latter.] If it were not for him
the paper would not "come out.” He sweeps !
out the office. He builds the lires—an ap- j
propriate work for a lie ml—and swears because |
some one has “hooked the kindlings!” He |
does the " chores at the house.” lie “ quiets
the baby.” Yet his most important duty is I
to keep watch on the street coiner so as to be
able to inform the editor when the sheriff is ■
after him!
W ith all this, the “ Devil” shoulders all the
bad or smutty jokes of the editor. When the
mighty man of the pen is ashamed of an ex
pression, and still desires to utter it, he says,
“ our Devil says thus and so,” and the poor
devil has to stand it!
Nevertheless, the “ Devil” is an important
personage in society. He attends lectures, j
He frequents concerts, shows, and the opera; 1
but—l say it more in sorrow than in anger—■:
he seldom attends church ! lie presents him
self at the ticket office of the " show.” with
his “ linen” reserved by way of a change,
(for lie seldom possesses more than a single
shirt.) as a " member of the Press.” and so
presses his claims that ho is admitted with
out the accustomed quarter. Indeed, he gives 1
the ticket agent no quarter until he is admit- ;
ted without the quarter. But our Young
friend is not alone. He is too much of a gal
lant for that. His “woman” is with him.
and he and his “woman” pass in and enjoy
the entertainment, which, whatever it may i
be, is taken down in doses alternated with pea
nuts and tobacco. Dor the Devil chews as
well as smokes, and spits profusely upon
carpets when he gets within reach of them.
1 never heard of a Printer’s Devil who had
“ risen in life,” but I 11 do the class the justice
to say that, to my knowledge, none of them
have fallen very low. Some of these " Devils”
have descended to be mavors of cities. S me
of them have even let themselves down into
Congressmen. But L have never known but
one (F. P.j wlio hud degraded himself so low
as to become a President of the United States.
So much for t lie ‘‘ Devil.” I know the
“ animal.” I've been there myself.
Till-: “JOUR. PRINTER.”
Allow me to inti >duce the “ Jour
Of j;.eks-at-a!l-trades he is the chief, lie
is always “at the tiro”—sometimes bootless, I
and hatless, and shirtless, still he is there !
He is in California, at Pike’s Peak, or in
l tali, and has a practicable belief in a plural
ity ol' wives! lie rejects the current pro
verb that there can be too much of a good
thing—in this respect.
He is engaged alike in John Brown insur
rections and Southern secession movements.
Of e mr.-c he has joined the Sons of Malta
—long ago. He is one of the pioneers. His
admission was irregular. A ery much to the
sorrow and discomfiture of the order, he swin
dled the goat out of his accustomed perquisite
in the hutting line—seizing the animal by
the tail and " reversing the engine!” And.
after he had seen the elephant, or, rather the j
goat, he published his experience in the news
paper.-. illu.vtratcd with cuts.
It was very plain that he could swim; at
least, he “ got along swimmingly.”
I he ••-Jour. Printer” travels. He is not
uniVi iuenfly compelled to travel by the force
oi circumstances. His little brass rule is .an
open-sesame alike to steamboats and rail cars,
l ie occupies the choicest seats, and puts his
muddy boots, or shoes, upon the velvet cush
ions.
lie U always ‘-strapped.” more or less—
generally move. .Still, he declares the “ world
owes him a living,” as surely as he owes his
washerwoman an indefinite sum which she
never will get.!
He is never out of spirits—animal spirits,
I mean—for he is sometimes crazy for want
of the variety 'clept “ ardent.” In some cases,
his idea of paradise is. a huge barrel of Old
Bourbon, pierced for a large sized straw; with
his mouth at the muzzle.
1 repeat—he travels. At one point in hi
peregrinations, lie works at Ins •• profession”
—it would be sacrilege to call it a “trade,” at
another, he is a quack doctor, with an ade
quate supply of bread pills and molasses syr
ups ; at another, be : linistcrial
occupies the sacred desk, drawls out in lugu
brious tones the paragraphs of a purloined
sermon, and addresses the •• throne of grace”
in a style peculiarly his own !
At anotherpoint, findim: uranic to be plucked.
lie plays cue lire—whatever it is—for a," little
loose change.”
The woritl i' his country—he basks in the
sunshine of every climate. The hones of his
comrades whiten alike the plains of Mexico,
the hillsides of the Crimea, and the barren
wastes of the Arabian desert.
This is hardly a fancy sketch.
Veiled Beauties.—The King of Ba
varia is much averse to ladies wearing veils
in the streets, and frequently stops tin se who
have their veils down to adjust them artistic
ally. The other day he was seen at Munich
talking with three ladies in the street which
bears hi name, and in which he takes a daily
walk, lifting up the veil of each one. and lay
ing ii on the top of her bonnet in a way suit
ing the artistic fancies of the patron of
Seliwanthaler and the friend of Thorwaldsen.
He then left them proceed, and of course, all
let their veils down as soon as he was out of
sight. It seems King Ludwig once exposed
himself to the sight of a second Medusa’s
head. He lifted the veil of an old lady, j
looked at her face, and dropped it instantly,
saying, “ Madam, you are right.”
A Valuable Parrot.—A parallel easel
to the geese who saved the sapitol of Home
has happened at Camden, Now Jersey, It
appears that Mr. John Hutchinson has a very
loquacious parrot, as Veil as a well-stocked
plate chest. On Saturday, some greedy New
Jcrsevmen resolved to try the virtue of silver
forks at their own dinner-table, and conse
quently broke into the pantry. As they were
just on the point of securing the plate, they
heard a loud and awful vu.ee exclaim, ■ You
lazy devils, 1 see you. John, bring mo my
revolver 1”. They made one rush for the win
dow, which they had forced open, and in their
trepidation got into the yard of a neighbor
who had a tierce dog. A great noise was the
result, and the police awakened, one of the
three men was captured. The parrot had
saved the plate.
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It is stated that powder, burned in small
quantities, say a spoonful in a place, with
proper caution to prevent accidents by fire,
will keep rats from the premises.
BIRTJI-PLA CE OF COL XIMB CS.
Tradition makes Cogoletto, a small town
through which we passed a few miles before
reaching Genoa, the birth-place of Columbus,
and there is an inscription which marks the
house of his reputed birth. It may he true,
aud it may be false—for, in this land of tradi
tion and superstition, it is as easy to fabricate
a tradition as an inscription, and credulity is
ready to believe that it is as old as Adam.
The house of his father was in the suburbs of
Genoa, as is shown by the deed, lie himself
say- he was born in Genoa. There is. there
fore, some color for the tradition, and it is not
worth while to diir deeper to find doubts,
lie was a Ligurian, and nothing could be
more likely to sharpen curiosity and suggest a
life of adventure than to look out from these
rocky highlands upon the .Mediterranean,
washing the fields at its base and covered with
the little but daring and enterprising corsairs
of the Levant, the Grecian Archipelago aud
the African coast.
IIow time sets things right! Brought
home in chains, robbed in bis lifetime ot his
honors aud his profits, and the name of anoth
er given to his discoveries, time has written
bis name " with iron and lead in the rock ior
ever.” Ili- jealous and triumphant enemies,
as well as His royal patrons aud enterprising
followers in the path of discovery, are remem
bered ; but when we call them up trom the
land of shadows there is always, in the midst
of them and before them, the great Genoese
with a glory about him, in the light ot which
they shine with a pale ray. Ho it will bo
forever. He went on when every other
would have given up in despair. He gave a
Now World to the kingdoms of Castile and
Arragon. But Castile and Arragon, and all
the progeny (if their descendant-common
wealths arc dwindling arid fading away, and a
race nearer akin to the old Ligurian—u the
world seeking Genoese’’—is. from year to
year, devoting the New World to the great
common-wealth of freedom and mutuality!
•
The Enchanted Gun.—It once happen
ed that an honest old simpleton, who had been
to training,” had made mon y' enough by
Blowing stones at a ••peg” to get very com
fortably fuddled, even without any draft upon
his purse of three fourpenee-ha’penny
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JMUV.U.', I cl 1' l Uy iv/l Uilll I'i.lj'oco
mouths before. Some wags, who had kept
soberer upon the occasion than our hero, not
having had so good luck at gingerbread gam
bling, loaded his gun to the very muzzle with
alternate charges of excellent powder and
touchwood, and, starting him homeward, took
care to put a red-hot nail upon the topmosf
piece of touchwood. Lucie Ichahod, honest
old soul, shouldered firelock and took up bis
"line of march ” for home. lie had not gone
far, however, before pop goes the charge from
his gum Rather singular, thought uncle
Ich. but a mere accident.doubtless; a charge
being left there carelessly. A few rods far
ther. bang I goes the second charge. “ Lord
a mercy.’’ says Ichahod. " this is. tarnal
strange. 1 swagger ; but 1 guess it didn’t all
go olf the first time, or else twouldu’t go off
again, and would it though ?” lie had hardly
finished this dial." rue with himself, before ■ ff
goes the repeater ag lin My ns!’’
exclaimed our tonified military man, " the old
boy is in the gun. I never heard of such a
thing in my born days 1"—an exclamation
which lie had hardly concluded, before his
everlasting musket struck four, and Ichahod,
having no Ioniser any following for a weapon
possessing such fearful continuity of explo
sion, very prudently threw it over the fence,
and made rapid strides for the house of the
clergyman, having now no d.no t that be or
bis gun was bewitched. The clergyman
himself was not without hi- doubts on the
subject, after Ichahod bad testified to the
whole story, the truth of which wa< corrobo
rated by several distinct discharges from the
gun, in the place where lie had thrown it,
which was within plain hearing of the par
ties. However, v. ii’.ie the matter remained
entirely unsettled, the mischievous catiffs,
who had caused all the alarm, arrived with
the offending musket, which made its last dis
charge in the clergy,nan’s presence, and re
fused further service till reloaded.. It wa3
never fairly sett! I. however, between him
and Ichahod, whether or not it was a case of
real witchcraft—a matter which we are the
first to put fairly at rest, by detailing these
particulars.
Agricultural Prospects in England.
With the utmost aversion to the resump
tion of melancholy strain, the stubborncss of
facts urge a continuance of complaints, both
as to the nuprcpitious character of the season
and of future prospects.
The light, well-drained lands have again by
far the best chance of remunerative returns.
Almost incessant rams have nearly water-log
ged the told clays and low-situated localities,
and much of the wheat crop must depend
upon the sowings of spring. The new win at
has come worse to hand as a consequence of
the bad weather, and the trau \ to be proper
ly described, must be cleft in twain, or viewed
as exhibiting a double current moving in op
posite directions.
The price of old wheat and fine dry new
has rather moved upwards with steadiness;
while damp now has come to a dead lock, or
been forced off at low rates to meet the ex
penses of kiln-drying. Without this process,
much is only serviceable for cattle-food. In
deed, so low is the estimate of the value of
new samples, that town millers have found
the best only fit for mixing with uood for
eign, in the small j voportion of one-sixteenth.
This will explain the high rates of town
ur, and the 1 neglect into , A
which all new Engli: h wheat has fallen. If ' *
only one-sixteenth is usable by first-rate mil
lers. the 1 ulk (while good foreign is within
reach) mu t be neglected till it is dried, eith
er artificially or naturally. So convinced of
this have farmers lately become, that many
markets have had but small supplies, and the
reduction of the quantity on offer has alone
kept prices where they are, in midst of an
abundance of foreign.
Mark lane Express.
Extraordinary' Eelation by Mar
riage.—Not long since a man in Sauk coun
ty, Wisconsin, married for ffs second
wife his own stepmother, who, singular en
ough, was sister to his first wife. The lady
is. therefore, not only stepmother and aunt, to
her husband’s children, but also their grand
mother. while the husband is stepfather to
stepsisters. Her issue by this marriage will
not only be own cousins to their stepbrother,
but uncles and aunts also; and the lady her
self, being grandmother to her children and
nephews, may be regarded as mother to her
self and child to herself, and, therefore, her
own grandmother.
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A glass of water taken from the spring of
the year is said to b9 delicious