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.- . I -. i.L " J. i .! iii'mgL.1.1'- -.'. j il.'w A.hl flHH GAMTT IlKVOTIill TO MTKUATUKK, AUIIIUULTUHK, MINI.NO HpVrf, (IriMKUAf. INTKI.UMKNCK, AC, AC. WM. J. BEUGS, I'viituuEu. 1 I "M . ,!'U Ji. " ! V - VUlliAY, JIJM', t, 1854. KUMllFAl 1. Iw,. " r vjawsaii imifnMi'm..ivi naim ";H'.ii.h. u. -i i L-U.Ji-U"" i J a--iil ''un " v . . '. 'ili't'.'.l'.-'.r?; TBI MFMA UKu D. J. LYONS. I ii mi. F J .Wiuv4t.AX tfflM " wtissnnra'a l -- i -v voiiVMi: 1. HioTisnuiui, o. v., t A 1 ( ;i TIE UMFQUA WIEKI GAZETTE. rtinuniRD KVKKY OSTICi: In Hinnta New i'HIUAV. ktUMN'o. (second atory) corner of Main and Y otlalU street. TnitMS IMVA1IIA1II.Y It AUVASCH. One cony, for on year. B5.l6 1 fur six months, 3,00 j for three montlm, !,. ADVKKTiicMKVTit will bo hicrtrd t the fol lowing rates: One square 6f ten linen or low, Brst Inicrtlon, 2,00 j each subiuent Insertion, 1,00. A liberal deduction niado to yearly ad vertiser. Brstxcss Cam, of ten line or Icm, Tor ono year, $21 : for six months, 815 1 fur three muntbi, 10. flsVTb number of Insertion mint be distinct ly auraed on tat margin, otherwise ih.y will bo aoatfawd till forbid, and charged accordingly. ; V-pctra. l-d " Away with tilouru. t jouk Tjcumx. 5porn the Unci wbleh aorrow tract t Laugh the Ills of lib away. Tbey who wear the longest faces Always lUe ib longvst day. Why complain, though fortune press tbie t Why repine at lowly birth, While contentment itlll may bleu then With the Joys of ptmllog mirth! Art tbou rich In poundt and rubleit Desl thou tlerp an bwls of down! I.augb to ace bow Tain the baublei Which deceive the gsplng clown. What though now thy year are many. And thy lock arc turning gray ; HmI thou uot a hope of any Joy beyond tby mortal day T Thou hut dreamed, perhaps, f glory ; Fate baa beld thee under ban ; fjtlll, unknown to rong or etory. Tbou canst be a merry man. Tell not after gilded sadmts ; Let not woe thy soul entice; V'or the earth U full of gladness Offered the without a price. Dett then peak f care and tronblee t Cart and troOileii, what are thry I more thai n'i" M-lf a licit IaugnZiy drive away. Laugh, and charm the fatei to Hilcn ; Hoot all gloom fsnclt down ; Thus nball Time fcf Kt to hasten, And e'en Dcatfc relax bin frown. iHisccllancous. The Wldgcou. A LBESON OIt WIVII. Jack Sawwell, aa honest a carpenter aa ver drovo nail in timber, lived as happy a life ai man could live, till his good or had Kniut, I know not which, inijiirud him to do ponanco for his dim I tnunn to marry. He married then ; alas, tho day ! Mr. Ann for to tho good croaturo waa called whom be deigned to make bono of hit bono took great caro, like tho re ft of her sex, to put a her best niri before marriage you weuld ha.ru sworn the would not aay boo to a gooso ; and yet, between you and mo, ho waa a very Xnntippc. She lisped out "honor and obuy," in io humble, ao com pliant a tone, that I'lumpjolos, tho parson, turning up his cyca to heaven in admira tion, compared this couplu to tho primitivo fiair, and prayed houvun to tliowor down ta choicest blessings upon them. Well, tho honoy.nioon, you nay easily Imagine, waned an uninterrupted scono of wtyt .' Not ao, egad ! yoo are ahrowdly nw(en in your opinion 5 madam, whom -tempei wJlkc a br.ndtnff'toinncii. had kept loVring a while,' only to pour down with KrcVer impetuosity, began ! ia wry next day U glvo'hlra a apecimen of what he was to ciV0Ct in futuro. 1 0,t Sawwell aroao tho next morning highly dolfghtodJththo paaivo obodionco of hie wifo, and woit to work na usual; for . ho waa an induatrJom, paina-taking man- who ui jruur nonuay maxora. lioioro no went out, ho travu hla sdouiq lmlf a uulnaa : " My doar," aaid ho, " buy us aomothing nice for dinner, tbouch it coiti ihillinii xtraordinary, lot us go through tho wook niorniy as no oogan it," WouW you beliovo it. contlompn. Mrs. nn, for onco in her life, nald nn imnlicit hedionco to tho commands ofhor husband ; obaoiy Her passion for tit bits reigned naominani iai aay ; mat u tno only roa ei. I ara capablo of assigning for her con. deXonaion. To market aho went, and pur chated n wild duck, aa she- thought, and as tho ntultercr aworo; but wo can assure our readen, from very good authority, that it waa noting rnoro than a widgeon ; which beara at, n0ftr a roaomhlanco to tho wild duck, thA none but connoisieura ean'di. tnguiih. th onv from the other. When lior huslmnd camo, " my donr," unld she, " what do you think I have got for minion " I don't know," snya ho, " innyhnp you have bought n gooso. " No," reiillud alio, " but I hnvo bought n lino a wild duck as you over set your uyes on." Having deposited lior duck up. on a dish, nourud her uravy over it, and added tho necessary garnish of siloes of lomon, alio served It up. Tho carpenter now roturnod from whct ting his kuifo upon tho stairs, and casting his oyo upon tho dish, "Zoijudil Nan, cried ho, " why, suro you did riot buy this for a duck I " " " - .ii.Ksi Luy thai for a duekt why, what did I buy It for then t " cries sho tossing up her head. " Why, 'tis no moro n duck tlian I am a uucb," replied too carpenter; "tako my won! fur it, 'tis nothing but a widgoon." "A widgeon a fool's huad I " cries his wife in a rage, " do you think I don't know a duck when I aeo it, as well as you dot Besides, tho woman said it was n duck." "'Ilio woman Is a lying jade," siid the carpenter; "I'll warrant ynu imagino the woman knows better than 1 do, wlio am a Lincolnshire man, and have killed score of them in tho Fens." " Why, now, only behold tho obstinacy of the man I" cries Mrs. Ann; " why, I tell you again it is a duck, and it shall bo a duck." " My dear," said the carpenter, who had much of llio philosopher in his temper, "you do not consider that whtlo wo are spending our tlinu in idlo disputes, tho wid geon stands cooling." " Tis no widgeon, I tell you, but a duck." " Well, thun, my dear," replied he, " lot i t be a duck, for peuco sake." " Fur pencu sake or not for ccn sake," continued sho, " it is a duck, and I'll tako my oath it is a duck." " J own it," said Sawwell, " it was I that was in tho fault; let us ngroo to drop the discourse, and do you cut up tho duck." His wife, ruSjulwug to have tho last word, continued to harp on thosamo string all the limn alio was carving. " Yes," says aho, looking attentively at her husband, " 'tis a duck: look aa snltclul aa.vou Dlcasr. 'tis a duck." Hawwell, who had now lost all patience, rose from hla chair. " Hang you for a lor. magant liulHiy," said he, " I liavo been fool enough to lot you have your own way, for tho sake of a quiet life, and yet that will not content you, but ou must bo bringing up tho old story ngaiu ; hold your totiguu, or by (ioorgo I'll cuff you handsomely." Hold your tongue! " said she, "wl ivny should I hold my tnugur, when I know it is a duck 1 you cuirmu; I ilefy you, you vil lain I touch mo, at your peril I I'll clapper claw 30U, you rogue! yet, 'tis a duck; In spite of your teeth, 'tis a" duck, she would have said, but a stout box from tho husband made tho word recoil again down her throat: and now a most dreadful com bat ensued; pinching, tearing, culling, and bruising. Tho victory which hnd long re mained doubtful, declared at length in fa vor of tho husband; and tho wife, totally defeated, fled into tim street, still cryit.g out, " 'tis a duck, 'tis a thick." tiawwell, having lopped off a leg nnd wing, marched away to tim next public house, eat his dinner in pence, and return ed to his evening work. When ho camo homo at night, all was quiet, and no men tion niude of tho quarrel : 'llio noxt day at dinner, " My dear, says alio to hor husband, " I hope in find, wo shall cat our bit to-day with a litllo tnoro comfort than wo did yesterday; you must confess, however, that you wcro in ill-humor." 4 " Nay, my dear, " ropliod tho carpentor, "don't say ao, it waa tho efrocts of your obstinacy: did I not desire you to drop tho discourse? it seemed to mo as if you took a ploasuro in contradicting me, nnd mak ing mo angry." "Nay, but how was I to blatnoi" crios she, "I only said it was a duck ; and a duck it was, that I am certain of." " Como, come, Nan, don't begin again, lot us livo peaceably and quietly, can't you I" T " With all my heart," roplioa sho, ,' I am sure, if nobody lovod quarelling hotter than I do, thoro would bo moro poaco and har mony In tho world than what thoro is : but however, I ntn certain as how it was a duck, If ! was to dio this moment." " Nan, hold your tongue," onco again, said tho carpenter, who began to grow warm. - " Why should I hold tny tongue," roplioa aho, "when I know it waa a duck I " "Ztmndal woman," crloa Sawwoll, whom her obstinacy had irritated, " if you will not bo silent, I'll servo you aa I did ycatorday." " No, that I will not," saya she, "it waa a duck ; and I will swear it was u duck." And now, a hearty culTfroin the carnoii ter gavo tho signal to engage.' Mrs. Ann, with nimblo lingers, seized wills both hands upon a dish, big with tho remains of their dinner, and darted it at her husband's nod dlu ; but, by tho Interposition of some del ty, tho dish took a contrary course, and fell amongst n sot of china, wldrli Mrs. Ann had purhasod tho day bofoio; Ihreo cups two saucers, and tho lid of a broken len.pot, fell sacrlllces to her fury. Tho carpenter at length, llred of waging so micquul 11 fight, soixod upon n orahsllck that stood near him, and the victory, which had hithorto been doubtful, begA" to declare Itself in his favor, whfiijinppearanco of the neighbors, who' had UefirnU'turbod by tho uproar, put a final conclusion to tho combat. By their friendly interposition, the breach was ngain cemented, and they paused tho ensuing night as lowly as two turtles ; but the next day at ("inner tho duck was brought upon the carpet, and a battlo fought and won, as usual, and from that tlmo to this, not n day has passed, but ha been productive of tint liku consequen ces. I must fnsUl iiou it, though it will on doubted ly seem a paradox to some ladies, that thu wifo is ever to blamf, when sho ierslsts, tenacious of tho argutiout, to con test with her husband : in trMal dispute sho ought always to show ho condescen sion by submitting. What bmellt can pos sibly result to her from 11 ic'iry gained at so dear a rate, as thu loss of her husband's affections I let her rather, liko tho great Scipio, learn to gulu n sure and lusting vic tory by tempoiiiug. Whet her husband has had leisuru torellecl.iuic become sen sible of his mistake, with hl delight, with what inexpressible raptures till ho behold tho dear woman, or rather C10 dear angel hIio conld make so great a sncrillco to his tranquility I ho uill amply repay, by pro fession of lovo and tenderness, tho mortifi cation aho underwent for his sake. Dun ring. It is absolutely necessary for tho ad vancement and prosperity tf a nation Uiat its peoplo should bo accusU.med to indulge in some rttoroaUc". xxiir nnslliue. .bv the occasional enjoyment onvuicn tuey can drive tho ghosts of by.gonu labors from their minds, and banish cant and ennui Tho recreations generally vay in charac ter among different nations, 'according to tho degreo of progress which civilization has made among tiio.ii ; but thorn is ono amusement which is common to nil ll is dancing. Tho danco is onjoyod as much by tho most misorablo and degraded of the hu man kind, ns thu by those who rank high est in the scale of intelligence and refine inent. It is generally used to denote feel ings of joy or mirth ; though among some nations and tribes it is not uufreqtieutly practiced for the purposo of depicting sor row, or augor, or of exciting thu passions, 'llio auciout (i reeks deemed this accom plishment an essential roquisito to thu com pletion of nn education; and even now their decondauts delight to assomblo at tho twi light hour on tho villngo groon, and drive tho mists of caro from their their bosoms with tho musio of their voices and tho revels of tho dance. Tho anciont Egyptians celebrated relig ious festivals by dancing ; and tho figures of tho dances were often arranged to rep resent in their evolutions thu motions of tho heavenly bodies about tho sun. A Jewish festival is thus described : " After thu sac rlfico llio people assembled in tho outer court of tho temple, illuminated by two largo golden lamps, llio priests, carrying lighted torches, began tho danco, while thu Lovltcs, stationed on tho steps of tho in ner temple, played on tholrharps. " Even in Franco two hundred years ago, dancing was permitted in hor churches on certain days of worship; but ns tho practice was thought to impart an appearance of licen tiousness to religion, it waa oventually an .'It . . .1- -- MA. A... ''1 nulled by law. Tho natives of Siberia hnvo characteris tic dances such as represent hunting tho crauo and running tho deer. Tho dancer who performs tho part of tho orano, covors himself with a cloak, tho under portion of which ho raisos by means of a stick, on tho end of which is fastened tho hoad of tho bird. Thus oqulped, ho commoncus operations, keeping tlmo to tho music, and communicating to tho stick tho peculiar inotiona of tho bird. Tho Kamaohutkana also havo a kind of danco that represents hunting tho boar. It is a sort of pan torn ino, and has charms bo captivating that great numbers join in tho oxhllaratlug sport, and continuo it sometimes from twolvo to flftcon hours. Tho Indiana of our own continent aro no tod as much for tho varioty of thoir dances as for thoir peculiarities. Our roadera aro probably all familiar with descriptions of tiio buffalo dance, the deer danco, dog danco and pipe danco; and thou, too, thoy have their tcriihlu war and scalp dance, which has furnished many a loquacious traveller with an ample thumo on which to descant. 'Jim aborigine of New fjoulh Wales, who aro mining tho most lavage and de graded (Kioplu of tho human race, enter with thu keenest zest into this spociea of amusement; for this purpoio they tako tho utmost pului to deck their bodies with a profusion of finery and paint, and often present an exceedingly grolesquo appear ance. Thu " corrobory " or skeleton dance Is tholr favorito. It forms the usual close of their combats, and is alio frequent in a of psace. Indeed, it appear! almost, snry, to stir up their blood and un-V tho excitement thue produced tho whole times nocessnry, dcr thu excitement thus produced uaturo of thu peoplo seems to je changed. When tho darkness of evening approaches, a fire built in a sultablo location by tho women and the boys. The preparations being coiuplelod,aud the lira burning bright ly, llio jierformurs, usually about twenty in numb'ir, are Keen advancing in tho guise of as many skeletons. Thu effect is pro duced by pipe-clay, with which they paint broad white lines on their arms and legs, and on tho head, while others of less breadth aro drawn across tho body, to cor respond with tho ribs. The music consists in beatlni! time on their shield and sinir- III'', and to it the iiiovemouts of thu dan. I Jill1 iiiuiiniici'i 01 iiiu uiiiifjiitmiru iiiiiivui ui x,u rope and America, (termativ, that conn ! 1 'IWn'lMl IIIIMOKVf IIMUI4 SSI I I 'IISVI divines, is famous for having introduced thu waltz to tho world. Her phlegmatic student find that In no way can thoy so easily counteract tho wonting effects of tho midnight vigil, or tho atwlhctic lullaby of thu incessant meershaum, as by occasion ally indulging in a social " trip o the toe," cijiecially when thoy can find a charming llitio bright eyed partner. Tho Usnaiana love dancing? The Ital I ft if nt-fi (jail Mil tilii I rtwiiiiiftfij niiil nistsnjitit ' ians nnil Nwiu.nuIovJLainaziuA'r! anil th fondness of tho lreuch people for the art, is proverbial it world over. The Marifka originated in Poland : akd the Polkai'whtcl is danced throughout tho whole length and breadth of the civilized world) and is at the nresont timo the favorito danco of tho Eng lish nation, was first introduced in ono of thu northern countries of Europe. In Nor way, sunny Castile, and oven in oor old Ireland, this amusement is common to ev ery grado of society. And in sober Scotland dancing is pro ductiveofas gonuino enjoyment as any where. 'Hie attachment of thu Scottish peasantry, particularly, to this amuiemont, is very great. Tho winter Is their season for instruction and enjoyment, and often, alter the labors of tho day are over, the young men and womon will walk miles to participate in tho excitement of a social dance a largo barn frequntly serving tho purposo of a ball-room. Thu Scottish mu sic ia celebrated throughout thu world for tho wild sweetness of its strains, and as tho violin strikes up a native air, tho bent form of tho rustic, which but a moment baforo seemed ovurcomo with fatigue, becomes erect, his fcaturca brighten, and his feet be gin voluntarily to mow aa if iutbuod with 1111 irrohistablo sympathy. Dancing is probably loss in voguo in tho United States of America than In utiy En roK'an country. Our I'liritnu fathers, when they settled on those shores, deemed it one of tho vanities of life, and discoun tenanced it by every means in their power. But their stoni rulo gradually passed uwny, ami U10 reel, llio contra dance, nnd U10 co tilllon havo long found euthusiaslio vota ries among tho young and aolivo of ovory condition nnd sox. In this progressive ngo, however, tho moro modern "Scot tischo" nnd "polka" scorn to bo rapidly usurping tho attention of thoyouthful portion of tho community, und porhaps, oro many centuries havo rolled over tho world, tho United States will bo ns famous for supe rior cultivation and oxccllouco iu tho art as Franco and Germany arc now. Dancing is universal ; on ovory conti nent nnd among evory jtoople, aavago nnd civilized, tho practice of it is sustained. Tho leaves of tho forest aud tho grasses of thomoadow, danco to' tho musio of thoir own rustling i tho waters of tho running brook dance, merrily murmuring over their bed ; and infinite rnyn of light danco a dis tanco of ninety flvo millions of miles thorough tho realms of snaco to render all tilings visible to us. Tun plutiets danco round tho sun, tho moon dauocs round tho earth, and wo poor mortals danco through lifo all forming ono grand figure cease less eternal. llotton Journal. cers conform. These movements aro com-. '" " cuuu " "TH c """ '" posed principally of sudden contortions of"'0.'' ' ,l'r """-My g" uc!l " hr,err0' the limbs and body, and violent muscular I fe,ve,I A c Uen of.N. lorh. In Tur- actions, amounting almost to frenry. I il U c"t",,ar ,0. Ij? cl"",," tt" r ., ,.. tt . 11. 1 delicacv which prevails in that country, for Iar difTerenl from these, but though less KOtUilimiin to dance with a Indy." No exciting, corU nly quite ns pleaurable. are uc, c,mirnon c,0 prevails in any of tho .i...i. . ..r .1... ...if..i.. 1.....:.. r 1.-.. 1 . .1. . . n. Commas Rohso. 'Hill is a very common phrase, frequent ly quoted, though not generally well under' stood. It la a common romark that aucb a parson has good common son so, or that another is destitute of It. What Is com mon sense t It is described ns a faculty or part of a faculty, possessing a quick and universal perception of right and wrong, truth and orror, propriety and Impropriety, in human affairs, by Cicero, Borkloy, Shafisbury, Fentlon, Locko, Hume, Ilobba and Priestly. Dr. Ueul. Rush defines It aa follows -. " I Consider It," saya ho, " aa the percep- ,lo,n ofH "U',Jr 'PP'r ,0 ll'? ,f "V Pyt of mankind. It has no relation ta-. ' Wnjj true or false, fight or wrong, proper or Improper. For the aako of per spicuity, I shall define it to bo opinions and fouling in unison with tho opfniona and feelings of tho bulk of mankind. " It is evident from this definition, which wo think a good one, that common sense must necessarily difTer in different ages and localitios. What was good common sense at one tinto will not lx at another. It is not considered good common sense to talk of republicanism In England. Neither Is it considered good common sense to talk fa vorably of monarchies orinonarchinl forms of goverment In our American Congress, Thu notions of common sense as enter- " . . , ,a western countries of Europe or in the States of America. Nearly all tho reforms and changes that have been effected in society havo gone counter to tho common sonso of tho ago and place. Let us not forget, then, thst common sense is made up of the "opinions and feelings iu unisou with tho opinions and feelings" of the majority of thoso in any ago or place that givu direction to pub lic sentiment. What goes contrary to this will not generally bo received a good common sense. iYirto j'oricr. . ' ? Mcsrra Snriuen. Vt " Whiio residing, a few years ago, in the .- .Monumental City, I used sometimes to go on n Suuday to a smalt church near my residence, to hoar a komewhat famous ne gro preacher. Tho church had been built by a few benevolent gentlemen as a placo of worship for their slaves. The preacher, himself a slavo, waa an old negro, famed throughout tho city aa a tterfeclTy original sjttcimcn of imagination and humor, and more especially for his very unique con struction of various portions of tho divine Word Ho frequently numborod among bis hearers tho tlile of tho city, drawn thither in tho hoje bearing "somo nw thing t" nnd truth (0 say thoy woro seldom diapK)lnted. To give somo idea of his stylo necessarily Imperfect to'an outsider, for his gesticulatiou was peouliar and for cible I will narrate two morccaux: In describing Christ's entry into Jorasalcm, ho said: ' Well, my bruddren, whuti de people in 'llusalem heard do Lord waa coming, dcy 'baudoucd dcr okerpashon, and cut for do subbuh ; crowding tru de gate, I'sotio doubt, liko a flock o' s.icep; and somo broke off do branches nfT de trees, and t'rowed em down, aud eomo t'rowed down straw nnd liny, and do rest took off der clotlios not nil obdem, I 'spoct and tru 'cm down In do road. Hut 'twas no use, my breddron ; wld all doy could, dcy couUhvt slop dat are colt ; ho kim along, and .wont right in do gate' easy as r.uflin' 1 " On another occasion, when striving his ut-' must to bring about a revival, ho elevated Ids humble flock several ticgs in import ance Ho said: "Now, if any oh you nig gets t'ink dot 'kn to you're black, aud poor and misorablc, yon'so oh no groat conso kenco in do Lord's oyes, you'sevaslly 'sta- kon, I 'spoot, as I could provo by many tiints ob do divlno Word J hut ono will bo 'fli-lnnt tnr vnur dull niiinnreheuslnn. Da Lord says, in one place, " God will uot lot even n spnrrer lull to tlu ground wiuoui His notlco : " nnd In 'uudder place Ho says, " Aro uot two sparrers sold for a fardon' f " A fin-don', I would inform you, Is s'posed to bo 'bout ns much as a cent. Well, den ; now, if do Lord takes so much caro of a sparror. worth only half a cont, of how much 'portanco, my dear bruddern, In Ills eyes, aro you flvo and six hundred dollar niggers I " ii"ncAeroocA-cr. Pa do chimneys tnako pictured N child, why do you ask thatt Why I heard Mr. Lampard say, ours draws very well. Ma, havo steamboat boilers wingsi Oh dont bother me, uo. Why, la! I board a gentleman talking about a boiler flu. ur K Vt ..'j s. hvi t jwftc;" j