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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1872-09-27, Page 22. THE • URON EX OSITo R. SEPT. 27 1872 A NICHT OF HORROR. Down in the iron country; where spring flies frightened from the roar of furnace blast, the ring of hare men the hisieteif 'steamtieltnd-. theetrolling clouds of blade, soot-ladea srnoke- wbere, but for. the awarming around. the busy hires of industry, the coua- try might be another Sodom or Go.: morrah belching up sulphurous flames and .smoke towards the low- ering sly; everywhere selied and withered herlige ; stunted, ragged, skeleton -armed trees dragging -on a miserable existenee between life and death, while piled around, eiuders ,seoria, eaaed-tbigether, halt fused bricks, torn. and shattered, or eaten and rusted iron; and ever by night the wild red glare from the furnaces, shooting straight up in well-defined rays far into the murky air. An angry battle going on the coal and iron, buried deep for centuries upon centnries-from, time so remote that our span of chequered life seems lost by. comparison -now dragged from the teeming bowels of the earth, and tortured beneath the mighty steam -blast -teaching the cortre fork- ecl and dancing tongues to flicker and goad the iron -stone ?till, the grey masses begin to glow; then creek and crumble away; and at last, fus- ed by the raging heat, giVe up the ruddy, -newly -molten, •metal now set at liberty, anti ready to become the valued friend of man. There's the. note of blows, and the panting and. roaring blast is si- lenced, while the men in charge group themselves around the furnace -door. The foundry leeks Wick and forbidding, save where some arrow - like golden ray strikes wall ter beam e but now comes the warning and the signal. Another blow or two, and the furnace-doca is open e -e -a warn- ing cry, and out leaps, in a woadrous stream, ruddy and golden, the molt- en iron, with a glorious lustre play- ing upon its surface as it pones forth and floods the mould -mined floor with its orange and gold-teflected from the wall,- beam, tafter, end roof, and raying forth so great a beat that the cheek scorches and the eye fails in gazing upon the marvellous radi- ance. Gold, geld -not iron-everv- where ; while the half -naked work- men. flit about no inapt 'representa- tion of the spirits of Gnomeland en- gaged upon some mystic rite. But by degrees the glow upon the wall and roof grows more dull, the golden iron turns to orange, then to a deep dull red, and at last to a sombre black. But though there is darkness here, all around there is light; and though the fluid burden of one blast furaace has been poured into (,he roauldseidl around upon the dark _might glare out, as ft•ore the -gloomy ahades of a demon -haunted region, ruddy. eye after ruddy eye, fierce, glowing and piercing; while the air quivers and trembles with the wild harsh sounds that float far and wide. Hissin and shrieking tortured steam - shrieking as with anguish, and let- ting the great tears fall to the earth as with a dart upwards the white -- robed spirit sores away upon the air. Leader and louder bellows the blast till the fire tears and the sparks spring up through the shafts and float away upon the night. air. Whirring wheels, thudding blows, the jarring of the earth, the flitting shapes, dark shades passing the fatt- ing light into darkness, perhaps seen in relief for a moment against the glow, while hurling in fuel to the glowing jaws of some fiery, roaring_ monster; and then to complete the resemblance he PandeMonium; with a bell, and a beating, and panting, onward dashes a train right through the volcanic -looking region --a very inmate of such aeland, as red -eyed, and the open fire -door illuminating the train of steam, the dragon of civilization darts onward. - No such thoughts es ebese,though, aniinated the breast of Samuel Hard esty, as leaving his frugal tea he went to work for the night to•watch the furnace and feed it With fuel. . Along" the gloomy, black streets he eook his way, and had soon relieved the man anxionsly waiting his cora -ing ust Mede her Hp, Sam. Wind's changed, and the stoke -hole roars again.' . 'All right,' said Hardesty, and the man! took his dep4eture, while the new-comex prepared' for his long night watnh, and steed gazing on the sunny -colored flames dancing in the furnace-scatlet, crimson, blue, green, yellow, orange, and purple- dolore of every shade and tint. But Samuel Hardesty saw Dot the bright hues of the roaring furnace -the sight was too familiar, and his mind was taken up by the quarrel he had had the night before with a fellow - workman concerning the threatened strike. There had been high words, which ended, in the heat of discus- sion, by Hardesty eallingihii oppon- ent aifool,' receiving a blow in 're- turn, and theu dashing his assailant to the ground, where he lay stunned and bleeding. His fit of anger passed, Hardesty answered the murmurs and dissati faction shown amongst the onlooke -s by stoopingt down and helping his • bole where the futnce wile fed with adversely tit rise; but the .inan ne sooner reeovered himself 'a little than, with a fearful and blasphe- moue ,eathi, he shook his- flat: at Hardest ei- and staggered. Out of the place.. The night.. wail advancing, i and again an4 again the, watcher heaped fuel between the jews of the insati- able riving monster he tended, and utterly heedless of the noiseand fiery glare 'round he Stood time af- ter time watching the glow. didn't want to hurt the lad,' he muttered, but I hate this striking evoik, throwing honest men out of -their bread, and starving those at 'home. "A fool" I celled him, and so he was, or he wauld have kept his bands off me, for a Man can't stand that. I'd have What were that?' he exclaimed, starting, for he fancied he sawl a figure pass the light. I'm All wrong to night,' he mut- tered, 'and full of fancies; I °could have sworn souae one .was' ooking over my shoulder half an hour 'ago.' To valy his lonely watch, Hardes- ty went to the steam-engine; down to th-e stoke -hole, and then, after speelting to the man in charge there, he returned to lis own solitary post, and sat down. in the covered corner, where hehad stretched some old sacks to ;form a screen from the. night an, aihich, drawn by the fierce flame; carne constantly in a cetting draught. . After a while le felt drowsy, and his eyes closed for a few moments, but an endefined• dread of something dreadful about to happen caused him to start up, rub his eyes, and look anxiously around. But there was nothing visible tocause his uneasi- ness, and he Again turned to. watch the fire reverberating from the fur-. nace sides ere it darted up the huge shaft. • What can be the matteie with me?' cried Hardesty, jumping up and stamping about to get rid of a numbness in his feet. 'It seems just as ila chap -had got the horrors. I feel that creepy and shuddery I don't know what to do; and I know if I dropped off I should go dream- ing all the horrors that ever came into a fellow's head.' . But Hardesty seemed too good a watcher to drop off, for at every touch of drowsiness he leaped up and began to busy himself about something , in. connection with his duty; and after every such few minutes of activity'he !seemed light- er and more cheerful, and -again took his seta behind the screen, with the fire making his figure glow with a ruddy light. It seemed as though a watchful spirit kept whispering to him °rim - pending evil anti roused him to battle with the overwhelming- sense '�f drowsiness that carne upon him, to keep whin off he had several times taken a &aught from the can or water he kept there for that purpose; though it 'seemed to haiie a bitter, unpleasant flavor, which he ateribut- ecl to -his Mouth being lout of taste. Ele fought against the stupor fait- ing upon hien again and again, rous- ing up, too, at the whisperings of danger that seemed breathed around; and at last it was with a growing sense of horror that he looked anxiously *bout; peeped once More in the roaring crate e of the furnace all but ready to vomit forth its molten lave, as well aS smoke and flame: and -then, with he drugged water effectually doing its work, atiture could. bear no more, and the stupified man stink back breathieg sitextorously, but .Withaut loeing his power of vision, . He had been in this state about a quarter of an hour, fancying all manner of horrors, and vainly strug- gling to shake off the trance, when a chill ran through him, as he, saw something come slowly crawling from where the darkness was black- est. He would have shouted at it, or thrown e lump of coal -fled from it, or struck, it with the great iren shover; but he sat helpless, as though in a dream, while the figure came slowly aravvling to him, •and then passed out of sight behind his screen; while it scemed as though ten thous- aud bells were ringing in his ears, and so dread a horror upon him that it, could. not be borne. Then the figure appeared again upon the other side, passed through the flood of light from the furnace, and was- gone in the direction of the engine -house; while Hardesty sat motionless and unable to utter a cry. All at once the, figure came back, swiftly rose to itSfeet, and then- the watcher recognized his adversary of. the late struggle. But it did not seemsurprising that. he should be there, for all was dreamy and strange, and but for the feeling of horror upon him, the seated man would have quietly closed his eyes end given -way' tathe sleep that was trying to steep hie senses in obliv- ion. But,now the hoitiror increesed, for the manseized Hardesty by the collar and 'dragged him down upon the floor, and thenslowly' and la- boriously towards the open eircular p fuel, an opening Which and rayed forthe its whole of the filed scent. It was a large yawn and With a helpleesshu ty felt himself drawn nearer to the mouth, a the fiend tvho held hit to hurl hirn in ; and y not resist, but expec shottly- to find that real. Curse ye !' muttered the wretch, dashing the head of hie prey upon the bricks, as he lay where the fire burnt his face, and made his lutia crackle. Curse You!' he cried with a fearful oath ; and then in the very wantonness of larutality stamping with his heavy heel upon the pock fellow's. face, so that the blood gush- ed from his nose at:ted mouth. Curse you 'you've struck your last blow.' But the villain was w Tong ; fcr as he uttered the words, and stooped dowu to clutch Hardesty by the arms and drag him forward, the bleeding man' se med to leap into life, as though e ectrifi d; rose to his feet; there A as a momentary struggle; an awf 1 desp ring shriek; the sound of a fa I. succ eded by a borrible crackling case t and Samuel Hardesty kneele alone upon the brink of the furn ce tr mbling and horror-stricken, iith hi bands over his face, trying to think it a dream. The next mornen , thou h, he was epon.his feet, ru iiing owards the engine -house, sho rting f r aid -aid for the man whos cleat must have been instantaneo e. 1 t soon four or five men weri gatl ered round the furnace -hole, rined withtgreat iron rakes and a boat ook from a barge and then, 1 lungi gthem into the rcitaring flame , they endeavored to drag forth the ody o the perish- ed man. It was a hideoes an sickening task, and for a long vhile every effort seemed in vain while the flames seemed ta ;Ince nd rejoice, and leap at the men as though ravening for in e-ee en as the tiger that has 'test 1 huMan blood is said to be insattale Twice they etebeten back • but retain they tr'ed an again ;• but en ere to the tt he• t, yet they fon tbe furnace 1. ere • as a thrill dees, and a htish at the ,.seventli ith the bdathook, gh the stout pole, I had something; dragged forth on he charred skele- d man, headless, d every aeom of the boiees.-7-which gly hid from sight t formed Hardee- . ugh, was not. yet 'teesickened and toed +d the drug threw up his ggered forward, ve met the fate td sc narrowly the h uds of his °eve ed him to ien in a state of eg of the furnace, and Uie charred -the remains. of whose death -so accidental. now glowed eat, as the as incande- . ng opening,. der Hardee- eearer and, d'knew that -was about t he could ed to wake 11 Was un - hardened as the enduring of arde were beaten late glow seemed fearf But at laet t amongst the bysta fell upon them a trial the searcher nearly burnt thro whispered that h and directly after to the brickwork ton of the wretch and with Arms a fiesh burned from the men elmdderi with the sacks th• ty's screen. Their task, tho ended; for Hartle, faint with loss of he had swaliowe hands wildly, st and would • now h• 'from which. be 1 escaped but for -companions, who his home and left wild delirium, rav the crawling figur and smoking bone the fellow creatur said the j ury--wa te• Warningt. Last Saturday a ly married ladies. •our most respect together at the ho friend for tea. T cozy time of it the during which tim and thoroughly women's rights' q tf,(valise) ' the fashi and h us bands.' tomes haviug been 11 Smokers. ternoon six new- ives of some of ble citizens, met Ise of a mutual ey 4,c1 a nice, whole, afternoon, they broached discussed the testion, servant - neighbors' hese interesting re* well handl- a mania breath is tlifter smoking a day, eepecially if he has been dein ing ady liquor with it. Nowt that disgusts us, why can't. we g up a cbunter stink that will brin the men, to terine 9" Bravo,' e clamp the party, ' that's not a ba suggestion.' My plans,' she co tinued ' 'would be that we, each and every ee of us,_gct to a druggist and parch se smite vile smelling dru that will out -do the tiOt4CO, and 1 us plate it in the back part ef o night-eanntheu., When we get to be we can turn. our feces to the wal and lee he men face the night -car with h er smokey breaths if the dare.' he scheme was reeeive with 16ucl laughter, and the Who party it. reed. that they.should put into ope ation that very night. Th next estion was to decide wh the co nter irritant' should b One mig ested coal, oil, another ea bolic aci coal tar, onions, garli e6c., b it after some discussion,. was d c ded that assafcetida, shoal be the ent used for the experimen being s vile -smelling as they coul Use; and that ie should be tried th very nig t, the result to be mad known t a meeting to be held in certain ouse on. Maria street tb evening, where the precious lo have dee ded to assemble and tak tea, toe her. • W THEY SUCCEEDED. Ace riing to . arrangement,' th party t the following evening a the ail o nted place; to narrate thei experieln e, in the- Missionary work The relict after partaking of '6 cup whic cheers, but not inebriates drew t e r chairsitogether and hel sweet of ucil pretty much to th followiu effect:, The 'tit- y who had suggested th counterirritant' opened the pro ceeclings. She said she had purcha ed some € ssafmtiila at a drug store taken it ome with her and dose her nigh cap with it pretty liberal ly. She went to bed early-befor her husb• nd °erne home. He en tered the roam quietly so as net t waken h r, and turned in for tb night: he said, on smell ing the rug, what the d-1' up? that confounded cat is in th '00n1 to -night again;' whereupon h hopped' out of bed, lit a lamp and began to make explorations in the wardrobe and under the bed. . cliscovered cat artd as his wife rep peated to be very eound asleep, h ontented himself with opening th doors and windows before turning i second time. Scarcely had he go inder tl e clothes when the •vil rnell se, utal his nostrils again gain Wife, w • ' • what's 11 k - if et n- g, et ur d, 1, le it at e. r - c, it t, at is e. 0 11 e, said he, shaking her rong? There's a most in. tolerable •tench the house.' Sh yawned a little and told him to g to sleep; But I can't," said h there's s eh a smell in the eoem. 0, may le it's your own breath, said she; '1'11 warrant you've been smoking hat nasty tobacco to -day Go asleer and don't make a fool o yourself.' The husband appeared to be perple ed, and he sniffed and sneezed or some time before be poke ag• in. At last he ventured o ask bet if she didn't find a vile smell in be loom' 'No,' she re I died, tothing •worse than ymn breath a ter your filthy tobacco smoke, aid I won't: turn round to smell it.' 0, nonsense,' said he The tobacco doesn't smell bad. Re didn't conclude the sentence, fel est thenAthe loving spouse moved et head suddenly back, brin,ging he drug i'n contact with his nose. Hti sprank out of bed as if stung y be carryiug the bed clothes vith hien, while she sat up bed nd fairly roared with laughtei. e smelled more than a drug -he smelled a mkt); and called for ex- lariatione. She etated her griev- nce and the mode she had adopted o illustrate it. Now,' said she, You can forte iorne idea of how I tiler from the nasty smell of tobac- o every night.' They b.greed upon treaty on the spot, he consenting o drop the weed if she would de- roy the offensive nightcap at once. treatity was ratified by the ictorious lady taking off her night- a,p and throwing it out ofthe wine ow. There was a raffle ot a stock f Meerechaum pipes next day. HOW NO. TWO SUCCEEDED. said another of the ladies if the rest of you succeeded to bet- e with Your experiment than d, I'm afraid it will be- a failure. n the first place, after leaving Mrs. 's home, Saturday evening, I went to a rug store and I purchased an ounee f assafcetida, which I con- sidered wo be quite sufficient to itstink the worst tobacco smell that uld be nlised. I went home with y purchase, and had time to make I my airangements before bedtime. s I apected, my husband did not me home at the usual hour for re- ing. I took the oldest and worst ghtcap I possessed; and having ade a neat little package of the ug, I placed it by mistake in the lib part of it in readiness for his rival. What suffered during e hour before he came to bed I ve hardly words to relate. The tich of tie- assafratida was almost °mower g, but I bore it like a martyr. He -came at length, and as he entered the room he exclaim- ed, What in thunder is up'? Say, wife, 'rive you been eating a whole bed of garlic Good heavens this is awful 1 such a smell!' 1 answered meekly that I. had been indulging my weakness foe onions -a Aittle, and ventured to hope that he weitilcl not feel• annoyed, tie I had endured - so much on account of his smoking. We must giye and take a little, you know, dear, said I somewhat bitter- ly. Do, you knew now I believe the brute actually Saw through my little plan at once, for he replied. sarcastically, Certainly, my love, I don't mind putting up wibh a little inconvenience if it pleases you.' By the way,' he continued, I feel a little peckish, and I think I will eat eomething before I retire.' He went down stairs, and I'm blessed if he didn't eat half a dozen of the strongest onions he could find in the pantry. and he then came back. as complecently as possiole to my room. Now, wife,' said he, I've taken an antidote, and I don't mind that amell, so that it don't a.nuoy me in the least.' I found the smell, though, if he didn't; the combined stench of the onions and assafcetida was overpoweringand before ten minutes I had to get up tick and retire to another bed for the night, which was no joke when you coneid- er what a cold spell we had about that time: I'm afraid the plan is a failure. I won't try it again. WHAT HAPPENED Titel OTHERS. _ Three of the dear creatutes con- fessed to having failed to keep their promise, and they listened meekly to a lecture on their weakness from the victorious lady. There was only one other to be heard from, and she seemed indisposed to mention the matter at all. .0!. course that only aroused the curiosity of the others, and they at length succeeded in be- guiling her of the following plain- tive tale: ' Well, you see, Bob is a little cross when he collies home very late at night, with his brains in a whirl from bard work. I've seen him so tired o ten, that his 1 voice was thick and - teite changed, and the poor fellow eo weak from over exertion that he couldn't walk - straight. I often told him it was that horrid tobacco that. was injur- ing him, and 1 have implored him often not to work so late a night, but he only laughs at me and talks about the necessity of attending to business if oue wishes to succeed. Last night I tried the assafceticla, and I confees to you it was with, some misgivings I pat it in my night. aap. I was 'fast asleep when. Bob twee home. It was very late, and he was tired as usual. I knew he must be cross, and I wished 1 hadn't put that drug in. my cap. He smelled it at once and asked where the stench carne flom. I told him I didn't know, and he got mad and said I was etupid. When he came to bed he found where it proceed- ed from, and he asked me sternly, tel i explain what I meant by it. You knbw Bob is a good fellow, but when i he's vexed he's awful, so I told hien all about it and began th cry. He said some awful words and kicked me out of bed. I' spent the night on a lounge in the parlor, but I don't intend to try assafcetida any more. Tt doesn't work welt -Ottawa Citizen,. a 0 • • IJ a st a ed before tea, they ventured on an- st other ground over t 'tete,' best Japan.' T One of the lathe introduced the subject of tobacc • its uses and c abuses, and foribm h the party grew d eloquent .over the ronas to which ° ladies weresubject d by the almost universal practic of smoking,. They all agreed ti at it was one of the nasty habits' against which te the whole female is,ex should cora- di bine to abolish if Why I can't we make a c minencement at L once,' said Olie lad the wife of a lower town dry oods merchant. hi like to do soirething againstit if we could,' said a other. Let us ot go and see the Min eter of Oustomi,' co said another. Mr Tilley is such 'a In nice man -I know- he'll help us if al he can,' she continn d. That won't A do,' said another a desponding co tone; Mr. Tilley out of town, tit and wont be back- until the elec- ni Lions are over." Why can't. we m help ourselves,' said a strong -mind- dr. ed clear -witted lady Let us work fro it out ourselves, without the assiS- ar tance of any man I' How are we to th do it?' said her arers. Well,' ha said she, I've jus thought of a ste !an. You all kuoi how disgusting ov 8P"ECIAIA NOTICES. BREARFAST-EPPS'S COCOA -GRATEFUL AND COMFORTING. -" By e therou.gh knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and. nutrition, and by a _careful application of the fine properties of well -selected cocoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast -ta- bles with a delicately flavored beverage which may save us many doctors' bills." Service Gazette. Made simply with boiling water or milk. Each packet is labelled--"JAmEs EPPS & Co. 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BlACKSMITHINC And General Job Work attended to promptly. AINLEYVILLE PLANING MILL, SASH, DOOR AND BLIND FACTORY The Subscriber baring bought out the above Mill, also the good- ill of the late an', is now prepared to fill all orders in his line of business. Sas,h, Doors' and _Mouldings • ON HAND AND MADE TO ORDER -• On the shortest notice. CITSTONI PLANING Strictly attended to. HOUSE BLOCKING SLWAYS ON HAND AND Promptly supplied. TAMNS BENNETT. Ainleyville, May 16, 1872. 282-47 SEAFORTH PLANING MILL, SASH, DOOR AND BLIND FACTORY TwR subscriber begs leave to thank his numerous customers for the liberal patronage extended to hire since come/icing business iivSeafortb, end trusts that he may be favored -with a continuance of the same. Parties intending to build would do well to give hire a call,. as he -will continue to keep on hand a large stock of all kinds of DRY PINE LUMBER, S A 8 Ift E S , DOORS', BLINDS, MOULDINGS, SHINGLES, LATH, ETC. - He feels confident 'of giving satisfaction to these may favour him ivith their patronage, as none but first-class worlunen are employed. 1:'" Particular attention paid to Custom Planing. 201 JOHN H. BilOADFOOT. ANTI–COMBINATION. SEAFORTH NOVELTY' WORKS. JOHN M, MAR,T1N AATIsuRs to return thanks to his customers and friends for their generous patronage since as- suming charge of the above Works, and begs tore - quest the attention of all who may require any- thing in his line to the following list of prices, at which he is prepared to furnish work of a quality that cannot be surpassed M the trade : HORSE RAKES. .$ 5 00 FARM GATES, . 8 50 WAGON RACKS.,.. . '7 00 WHEELBARROWS._ . ... 4 75 LAND ROLLERS .. $15 and upwards. SURFACE DRESSING, per 1000.. _:. .. _ ..$ 2 FLOORING and beveled BOARDINGper 1000... 4 SCROLL SAWING done by the piece or set. REPAIRING MACHINES. I am prepared at all times to repair the wood- work of reaping and mowing machines, and, in fact, every other machine that can be mentioned. Boxes babbited. TO WAGON MAKERS. The undersigned would also beg to inform Wag- on and Carriage Makers that he keeps constantly on hand, all kinds of Bent Stuff suitable -for 'their work. Carpenters, Builders, Fanners, and the publie generally in need of any of the above articles vronld do well to favor me with their patronage, as in my new promises, I have facilities for doing this branch of work which cannot be surpassed. • JOHN M. MARTIN. Seaforth Novelty Works, Goderich Street. 228 The Wonder of the World -Good News for All. PROF. HERMAN'S WOELD-RENOWNED VERMIN DESTROYER Which is known to be far superior to anything yet discovered for killing Rats, Mice Insets on Poul- try, Ants, Brigs, Coclomaches, Bieck Beetles, Fleas on Dogs, Blight and Insects on Plants, Moths hi Furs, Tick or Scab on Sheep or Goats, also 011 Cat- tle, SOLD IN PACKFTS, At 25 cents per packet; or, six packets for $1 25. The Powder is warranted free from all bail smell and -swill 'keep in any ellinkte. It may be spread anywhere without risk, as it is quite harmless to Cats and Dogs, as they will not eat it. Directions ler use on each packet. MearafaetoryGravel Lane,Houndsditch, City of London, England. The above discovery has gained for Professor Herman a silver prize medal at the Intereolonial Exhibition of Victoria, Australia, of 1866, besides numerous testimonials. 'Agetif for Seaforth W. ROBERTSON it CO. Abaleyville-N. M. LIVINGSTONE. Walton. -T. SMITH. 2.40-12 'T. 97 A worthy itt aie ft ndl g:ar bogave ty• added, There i$ no obi eramelliately after, and u c;;ar1atiteiihr:rnmoreeeettoiitng thatwas to the female brethren re This reminds us of a elergin told in his sermon last Sim very Waffeheetnis itigbot ingsce.ine,wberh -wasn't a dry tear in the, Theyone they say they _i nIrlmhecan-When nemakoistor t:eexarat_st.tei.tnaeonerdl then do mite in seance of patience on reco of an Ameritan judge who yoediXontiildee Legislature, and then ended teoloty,anysfeuriz.te‘wvtion of an ac siothfleewu troversy bet quietly re ' Gentlemen, the law is rel - A lady who had rem vere bite on her arm from -went to Dr. Abernethy, but af his aversion to hear the st of particulars, she merely u the injured part and held i hien itt silence. After exa he said, itt(1.11 inquirie ▪ Scratch' Bite,' said 4 Cat 7' inquired the docto rejoined the lady. Se del the elector with the bray promptness of the lady s that be exclaimed, "Zotualis, you are the most sensible 1, have met with in all my life Little boy, can I go the gate to the river T pol quir;c1 a fashionably the. Per'aps so; a load of b- thraugh this morning,' was rid reply. -- A bachelor says tha hand a lady a newspaper scrap ant out of it, not a I will be lead, but every bi est the paper poesessee is finding out what the raissi contained. A man who has a sweet -heart addressed her Auburn, loveliest of Sweet Auburn got ma She objected to being ti- the even friough loveliest of then. There is a nem empl porter on a raileva.y who having a watch that kee time. He was heard to rem raanv mornings since, ape dial his watch, If the sun a that hill in a minute and a will be late.' A Sailor's Thiescelption o on Horseback. Therefore, arising betim a very fine hoise, and, mama bravely, laid his head east south, as near as might be ing to our binnacle. Bat the wind was abaft, the tide and all in his favor, a commander upon his poop, he do but house his stem, out his spaultendriver, and taffrail, as if I was wed 3.n a thundering heavy sea solved to get the upper ban uncalled -far mutiny ; and t BO because all or crew we and at the fair I had WA A law very strietly cementing I slipped my feet out of the for fear of any sudden ca theu 1 rapped him over heads, where his anchor hang. He, however, in ing et all whet I expected, hi bolt-eprit and down quarter, is if struck by a der his forefoot. This w from true semnanship, an him to be so unbuilt for saili I Avas content to disembark •steen, and with slight ton Never say die,' has alw my motto, snit always will ing my colors to the mast I ed on another horseof leas the tonnage of that one not answer helm. And th being broken backed, with SOMid At her port -holes, c under press of sail bowl than four knots an home adjusted matters between wheu she was tired I also and therefore disembarked. . ed her, until we were bo sea gin. Therefore it in been good meridian wler Parson. Chowne near his Pr -OM the Maid of Sker,' b )€() PC. Collyer. Our young divines Beecher and Collyer, learn the types of preac the people most enjoy an bear. Collyer without to eloquence, is most eloq homely, human meets his audience as the ()nee smote, and his words ring of true steel. He s crown to toe, and with a humor that gives his ihet a classic charm. his Yorkshil adding to the humane qual thought There is as little arly pretense as of priestly ton in his addreste and b