VOLUME. 5.

CAPE ISLAND. NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16,1860.

NUMBER 36.

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A wind c«n>« np oat of tbs sea, And said, ~0, mist, make rsom for me." jt hailed the ship, and mid, “Sail on, Ve mariners—the night is gone And harried landward, far a war. Ci/iag—"Awake, ’it it the day !" It sear auto the foreat; “gbont !— Uang all year esTy banners oat" It tonched the wood-bird's folded wing. And said—"O, bird ! awake and sing." And o'er the farm. O. chanticleer! Vonr clarion blow—the day U near." Tt whispered to the fields oT corn— '•Bow down and hail the coming morn." It shoa*ed through the belfry tower— ‘‘Awake, 0 bell, proclaim the boar." It crossed the charcb yard with a sigh, And said, "Not yet 1—in qaiet lie."

A maid reclined beside a stream, Atfadl of summer day. And half awake and half a dream, Khe watched the ripple* play ; Gbe marked the waters fall and heave, The deepening shadows throng, And beard, as darkened down the eve. The river* babbling song And that it song with tinkling toogne, That npphng, shadowy river. ' X^ttVs brightest day arill fade away, raod forever 1"

The twilight past, the moon at last Rose broadly o’er the wight. Kerb ripple gleam* beneath her beams, As wroeghtin silver bright. The hearing water* glide along. Hot mingling with their voice. The nightingale u«w pours his soag. And wakes tbs shade* rejoice. And that he snug, with tuneful tongue. That bird beside tlia riWwr— «>aih i< gonatrna love shines on FsreTcr and forever."

| probation ; bnt she would not relent, r heart,” and be langbed, ''though,” adonlj telling him that if she decided be- ded be “I should regret exceedingly to fore the time had expired, she wonld iu- hate them meet with reverses.” He form him. 1 soon after took his leave, and retnrning' Minnie sat long in her room that to his office seated himself at his writing night devising tome means to asceruin desk, wrote, sealed aud dispatched the

his real sentiments. She thought if] following note :

,he '" re “"'J k “ <U<,m '. ■ Il « “i* 1 * 1 r ' st til- A.u, Ihirir, tb. tin, urand that he loved her ; and llien lh „ r l >p , ed ! ... f«). she could return that love. Slie revolv- i D g S have become somewhat changed—or ed many schemes, bnt none seemed , rather 1 have analyzed them more closely plausible ; and finally, when the bell ! and I fear we can never be happy together, chimed twelve, she resolved in the morn- I *«« that I wos somewhat premature ing to impart her trouble to her father, ! in P^opottl: though 1 *U11 eniertain and implore hi S aid, for .hn an, mother- | ”'“ rJ “ d

ship for yoa.

Your cool reply to my proposal led me to suppose that your feelings were not very much interested Hi myself—nnd perhaps it were best for both that the affair should terminate here. 1 remain most respectfully your obedient servant. Waltz* Rost.”

Morning dawned, and Minnio arose nnrefreshed and pale. As the breakfast bell rang, sbe greeted her father at the foot of the stairway. “What ails my birdie this morning ?”—be said as he gave his accustomed kiss. “I’ll tell you after breakfast, papa,” replied Minnie Accordingly, when the meal was finished, she twined her arm within his, and accompanied him to the parlor, where •he unfolded to him her suspicions, plans, and hopes Minnie’s father was not surprised. Mr. Roby had applied to him to sanction bis contemplated proposal to Minnie; and as Mr. Arlin thought him o talented young man, he told him that “if Minnie consented, he should.” When she had concluded,

Mr. Arlin said :

“Don’t be troubled, my danghter. It wonld be strange if we could not devise some means, by which to ascertain whnt this young iawyet is in love with,’ He then unfolded his plan, and when

Minnie shed some tears, when she re-

ceived this cool epistle: for she had hoped, as maidrus sometimes do, that her lover might “be tried in the ballanco aud not found wanting.” Bat brushing the tears away, she went to her father, and handed the note to him, saying, “Ah father you’ve lost the handsome accomplished young lawyer for a son-in-law. He dofi’l think your homely, poor

Minnie can make him happy.” Leaving the room, she paught up her

straw hat, and went out to ramble in the woods to a favorite haunt, hoping the sweet influences of Nature might soothe ond.calm her somewhat troubled spirits.

The scene was lovely, for it was the

sunset hour, and the dreamy, golden

MINNIE’S RUSE BV UZZIK Lt.llWOOD.

they parted, Minnie’s face halt resumed : light glanced down between the interlasoineibing of Us old look uf careless cing boughs u|»oii the soil green moss, gayety. making dancing lights and shadows in s'j The first week of Walter Roby’s . every greenwood path. The air was ’ i “baulibroent” as lie told her be should , soft aud balmy. Np sound broke the '* j call it, bad not pessed.-when it was ru- stillness of the forest shades save the O^tnored that Minnie Arliu hod entered sighing, plaintive wind-harps, or theoc1 the shop of Mrs. Rand, the milliner, j casionnl carol ol a bird. Yielding to

••rtu.LLretn .i ■ , «. • , ... ; os «n apprentice, and that when ones- the lulling influence of tho scene, Mm-“Heigh-hosighed Minnie Arlin, , ... , iol ... , , . , ,i , , „ itioBedahe hod replied, ‘She did not nte seated herself upon a fallen tree, and '■what a plague the so lovers are! Par-, . . . . . , , , ■ , . 1 . .• , r, . _ , . w lab to be a butden upon her father in , was soon lost m a reverie.

tieularly if one w not quite certain | .. , . . „ m, i .l j . , ,, hlB present drcamstances.” There!

Whether thev are enamored of nnn’t f

In her musings, she thought how

. _ ^ _ easantit

erty, which seemed in accordance with self alone

whether they are enamored of one’s aelf-j ‘t n • , , , I .'.T' . . w ^

I came also Oytug reports of loss of prop- pleasant it would be to be loved for one’s

or ones fortune—I wish I knew—” and su she said this, sbe glanced thoughtfully after the retreating form of a tail, gentlemanly looking young man. at that moment passing oat of the gate in fr v nt. •of her father’s mansion. Minnie wa«

ElI t '' e **° *" k ‘ *“ d **&*• i «*»» of *" ‘ h '“ ll »y»' kli »e „ . ii I • T wo days before tlie lime had expired,; of a dry twig startled her, and she sprang a warm heart, and a well cultivated* . j; . . » .. . . .urn ... , j . btoh amply comnenskli c! for .11 i ! w 1'" 1M follow- , op .l„ m | but. r ..r of >Urk oje.

j and a voice seemed whisper-

• Minnie's conduct, and many people be- j ing in ber ear, with soft thrilling tone, ] gan to believe that ’Squire Arlin would i love’s own cadence, and dark eyes were | be obliged to dispose of his handsome ! gazing into ber own with tender, loving | mansion and fine farm —Minnie contin- ! look. She had wandered thus far into | lied her daily la»k at the milliner’s shop : lore's fairy dream-land, entirely uncon-

mind, which amply compensated for all deficietioics form of and face, so that asuongthe truly discerning sbe found many

ing note :—

looked into her own, and a familiar voice

"Ma. Boer—If yea still entertain the reassured ber She laughingly greeted sentiment job professed at our lust ipier ,i, e iirtYuder, saying. "Why, Herbert, *i.w. 1 nil)-give Jo. o., reply ibi. «vw-1 ;M «*re.unM me." ' He mlM,

b : and adTancing^j meet her, replied. "I

jirtiiirwtaj. wnntd Il.». i ii I isaiz Abuk. ' did not think to find you here; but you otherwise would have sought a lovelier , W »j ter h#d bMnl tlie d ,, Bd , nale_ar« vou faint ?” and l*de. Bui lo »l] >be b.d pivcu a kind, 1 e „j„ vor ,d to ascertain their truth. He' ’BP 7

-it ducldud ovgativu, until she met .itb j , rcmWc d ]„( ,1,,,. Ieh

i friends.

As her father was very wealthy, many ‘ j D g ’ suitors knelt at the feet of Mlunie, who j

Walter Roby, the visitor who had just Ltd her adieu. He was a young lawyer, • ho bad recently come Into the village of Belmont, and who, possessing a hand

that he could not make Minnie Arlin, if poor, his bride. He was quite undecided whut todo, when he received Minnie’s note: but immediately sallied forth,

pereou, fascinating convcnatiODn) j d,renBbi,d to aatiafy blauclf as lo tb. and bland and agrreable man lnl u, of Ibn rumor, if possible. Siep-s-nu very soon won the confidence and | piD? inlo lbc office of . ,, b} hi<:iao wilh

particular- wbom be U p OIJ t erai , 0 f intimacy,

y ladies. He did not at first, be ^jd after a few motnenU conversa-

ith much at- t j 0Bj is it, doctor, alionl this

; but in the course of a few ; ^ of Ar|in? Is b , ^ ^ he seemed to be suddenly enam- redaced that Minnie is obliged to be-

very attentive. come a shop girl ?”

ee much fiatlerud by •*WeU/’ replied hie friend; “I of the “hand-, i bo0}fb t first there must be some mis-

aome lawyer,” y«t she had a large share

of that rare, bat important article.

take, but 1 heard the old gentleman say this morning, when some one spoke of Minnie being so industries, that Minnie Arlin would not see her father reduced to poverty, and not make some effort to oust him. So I presume their is foundation for the report. But my

Minnie is a noble girl with-

he gazed at bar with to much anxious solicitude, that poor Minnie’s equanimity was entirely overthrown, aud sinking upon her seat, she covered her face with her hands and burst ioto tears. The feelings so loug pent up, and the tears that had been gathered for several days,

bad at last found vent.

Herbert Clayton bad grown up with Minnie from childhood: He had always loved her, but felt that a deep gulf separatedJum, rf^oor widow’s sou, from the only fchild of the wealthy ’Squire Arlin, aud therefore compelled himself to “worship from afar.” He, too, had heard the rumors of ’Squire Arlln’s losses, and he supposed this was the cause of Minnie’s agitation. He could scarcely repress the hope, eweet and faint though it was, that Minnie might now be bis; bnt checking this feeling, be seated himself by her to comfort and cheer ber,*if possible. Gradually she became calm, and then-she imparted to

at M two weeks to reflect upon |L«.; ^ TOn lie «aa aoareabat tUeatrei bj tbi. c«l tlrere. I au.ar lo ha r.lhtv eloquent .ad at-! .Ith Mint

urged for ,

j him the story of Roby. He was indig-

property If .be has not «0| , t , och bareness and led ou by hU

replied Roby, carelessly, “I

was too fresh to allow her to ao aught but rise embarrassed, and though thanking Herbert with ber eyes, to shake her head sadly. But the chance .interview decided the fate of both. The more she thought of Herbert’s disinterested offer, the more his character rose in ber estimation. Meantime as sbe had consented to receive him as a friend he often visited ber; and gradually esteem for

him ripened into love.

One soft, summer evening, Herbert ventured to urge his suit again, aud this lime Minnie, though as embarrassed as before, did hot say, but returned a-blush-ing answer that filled his heart with joy. They lingered long amidst the forest shades and when they returned, Herbert sought ’Squire Arlin, while Minnie ran up to her room, like a frightened deer. When Herbert bad confessed bis suit> ’Squire Arlin, looked archly in his face, made reply, ‘‘Do you wish to make my poor Minnie Arlin your bride ? Can you think of taking a dowerless wife I” Ob 1 yes,” earnestly replied Herbert, ! should never have told my love, bad she still been as in days gone by.” 'ftie old gentleman smiled a pecnliar smile, and said, “Yes, Herbert, she ia yours—you are worthy of her; bull am glad, for your sake and ber’s, that I am not so poor that she will be a por tionless bride. But you must let Min-

nie tell you the story.

Minnie did tell him the story and Herbert was almost aghast at the idea that be had won the band of the heiress of 'Squire Arlin’s wealth ; but Minnie laughingly told him that her poverty had lost her own lover and won her another.

Herbert was also a lawyer.

NOBODY BOY A MUNTBE. Such was tbs sneering remark of a person not a thouised miles from tbs door of tanrlnm, in referring to the profession we follow in pride. "Nobody bnt a printer." hi sooth I It makes oor Mood re a rampant lb rough oor veins, to beer such ezprresinne fall from tbs lips of those Dnrsed on repab. Ucan toil. "Nobody but a printer, anyhow !" Who was Benjamin Frankiin T “Nobody but a printer, anyhow r Who eras William Caztoa. eae of the fathers of literature T "Nobody bat a printer!” Who **» Karl Sian hope T “Nobody bat a printer !" Who wo* Gov. Armstrong, of Mnswcbasett* T “Nobody bat a printer!” Who was Gov. Bigler, of PenntvUnia, and Gov Bigler of California? “Nobody bat !>nuters l” George I’ Merris, N. I*. Willi*. Jpseph Gales, Charles R.chard*oo r James Harper, Horace Greely, Bayard Taj lor, Robert Seen, and .Senators Diz, Cameron, and Niles—who nr* they t Nobody bat printers, anyhow J" One thing is evident, every person that chooses can't be a printer. Brains are ae-

cvn-nry.—£*.

The men named in the ebove little oatbum of indignation, were not "nobody bnt printers, anyhow ; they were nr aiw mea of dignity and power, or men of great aelivily and influence. One of them only wonld have descended to netiee the prating of n fool who veined respectability rather by the accidental occupation of the hoed*, than by the inherent qaalitiee of the bead and the heart. He who eondrecenda to compliment such folly by throwing away ind-gaation npon it, is in danger of being really "nobody bat a printer anyhow." The silver discovery ic California promises to be of far more importance than tb* discovery of gold in 1648, inasmuch aslhe product of the lighter metal will now be more abundant and its comparative appreciation ia voloe growing oat of its relative scaicity will cease, thos removing tb* ap-pn-bensiAD of a trooblesome change which has given so moefa uneasiness to political economists. The samples of silver-bearing

But poor, j quartfi fully justify the reports just paband without influential friends, -he had *'

many time* been nearly discouraged ; but now lie felt bis- heart become strong within him, more because he had won the heart and hand he eo long had desired. than at the prospect of her father’s wealth They were soon after married, and ’Squire Arliu’s handsome mansion was thrown open to the crowd of friends who gathered to witness Jfinnia’s bridal. Before the day '.arrived, however, the story of Minnie’s rase had become Aimored forth in the village, and Roby fading himself end his selfish principles too much the topic of conversation, found it convenient to leave Belmont for some other field of labor. '

THE RIYZE JORDAN.

A correspondent of Utica Herald thus describes the river Jordan.-—A line of green, low forest, trees betrayed the coarse of the sacred river through the plain. 8o« deep is its channel, and so thick is the forest that skirts its bank, that I rode williin twenty yards ef it before 1 caught tbs Cr»t gleam of its waters. I wu agreeably disappointed. 1 bad beard the Jordan described as an insipid moddy stream. Whether it wos the contrast with the desolation aroaod, or my fancy, that made its green banks so beautiful, I know not, bnt it did seem at tbat moment of its revelation to my lodging yes the perfection of calm and loolinets. It is hardly as wide as the Mohawk at Utica, but far more rapid and impassioned in its flow. Indeed, all the rivers 1 have ever Been, the Jordan has he fiercest current, lu water is by no clear, but it is little deserves the of muddy. At the place where I first sew it tradition assigns tb* baptism of our Saviour, and also the miraculous crosstag of the children of Israel on their entrance into promised land. Like s ti

a few pebbles from iu banka os tokens remembrance of tb* most familiar river in the world. Three miles below tbe spot where 1 now stand the noble river—itself the very emblem of life—suddenly throws

li*h*d, the ere is worth ia iu richest delopmeni about 85000 pertun and the field of discovery appears to be a solid mide of this wealth thirty miles in length. • Wifi you lake this woman to be year wedded wife!" asked an Illinoismegietnsie of the masculine lo. a couple who stood up

before bim,

‘Well, Square, yon mast think me a tarnal green bund, to ask me snch questions os that ar. Do yon tbiak 1 be sueh a plagoey fool as to go to the bar bunt red take ibis ar gal from tbe quiltin' frolic, if I wasn't conscriptaously sartin and determ, ined to have ber ? Drive on with your business, and don’t ax fcolisb q

A country editor, who-has been jilted by printed calicoes more times than he darw put down in figores^lUps slanderously, and to work off his bile, wilh 'malice prepense,* pitches in all ronnd : "Talk kindly to a woman, and -she will think ‘you’re soft,’ Tbe sex are y«fy much like spaniels—they ore- apt- lo think that severity denotes manliness, tihow ns a prize fighter, and we will show yoo a man who has as many lovers as Adonis.' Dr. Beeswax, in his "Essay oa Woman,’' remarks, with some truth, tbat "beauties generally die old maids."—"They d oT find a purchaser until the market is closed. Out of a dozen beauties who have ream out witbin tbe last eighteen years, 41 eve a are single, and they spend their day* ia working^green dogs on yellow wool, wbll# their evenings are devoted to lev spirits end French novels."

The following rules of order or* hanging upon tbe wall of a hotel at the capital of a Western State: -h*. •'Members of Assembly will go to the table first, and tbe gentlemen afterwords. Nota Bens, rowdies and blackguards will please not mix with numbers, os it is hard

i WMi» ft, ».«n u’d picM ‘o l-H —fro-iltt otto."

"Charles, what is the caase of tbs market house bell ringing • T" said a lady to her beau. ‘'Well" osid the bean,qah*solemnly, ‘If I were to express an opinion, I should give it as my deliberate conviction

ii»U CD th, parrid bonns of ib. U.»d ; u.i ,°m,l»d, i.-pilli., tl, rep,.Sea. i *— A In wye* engaged in a core, tormented a Srcrran CsBBAa*.—Take a large fresh . an ness so much with questions mat she cabbsge and cat out tb* bean. Fill the j poor follow at last cried oat for waterplace wilh a stuffing mads of cooked chick- j “There." said tbe Judge/’ “1 thought yoa'd

dqn't think I’m committed I

J| en or reel, choppod very fine and highly { pump him dry." focUngt toW Minnie of hi. own lore'and s^owd, rolled into balk with tbe yolk of j

Hi, toocii,4

hopes.

friend]v heart,

for ^ shorter J fiou.

Here was one who loved for \ j ^

even if

That is indeed a twofold knowledge which

er. end boil in a covered”kettle 'fo/two ! P' 0 *'* ulike ** "Mow of tbe wise and It mak-s a very delicious dim. .nd I ^ ^ tl ] e r f 0, ** h ‘ borrows he •

Minnie, it is true ; hut nothing **’- 1 herself, and was to take her, even If j ^ of „ D Bie f u , j ur U fing small piece* of cold i corny from the d-irkocss, and iu confideiicw i, at all. So irvubk' '.boat tbe poor. B*t Ibu wwand she had received I meat. ; from the light.