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■" — ■- 1f«CAPE ISLAND. NEW JERSEY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1860,

NUMBBR98.

Home is Whsxw Thore'i Ou to Lor* U«. ' SV CftABUM SWAUt. Do«'i not merely fcrr square w»!fc, Though with pictures bun? sad gilded; Dome is wbaro affection calls — Filled with shrines the heart hath baildadl Hornet— go watch the feithfal dote, {Jailing 'nealb the heaven above us — none is where there's one to lore I , , * Homo is wbtre there's doe to Iota as I « D erne's opt merely roof and room, It needs something to endear it ! ' Home is where the heart can bloom ; where there's some kind Hp to cheer ill 0 What is home with none to meet T None to welcome, none to greet us? •jr • " ' - Dome is sweet— end only eweel — , Where there's one we lore to meet as ! wnrswcwcK^w^miwfw. VIDOCQ. Or, The Ch«r«Mi Barutr «f Ronn a ntruixir srrrcH. Not many miles from the city of Roa- ««, fa France, 1c located a wild and somewhat extensive forest, ^Thia wood (v chiefly inhabited by charcoal burners sad many are the dark legends is which . they figure. Of coarse the teles are /mostly exaggerated and in soma cases ' hart no fbondstloa at all. Dating the J year lte-, however, several travelers, arboae way lay throogh the forest, inys- 1 terionsly disappeared. The whole place ! was aooored, and the inhabitants vigor- ( * onsly examined, bat no cloe was obtained, and they were dismiised. For scv. , -«val months after this, no more travellers, were missed, and finally the public j excitement was allayed. It ie at this time that the incidents related is this •ketch oecared. ' It was a fine morning in autumn, and •*h« woods presented l beautiful appear " •nee. The birds were gaily singing, * and the rays of •• afternoon sun, not r too warns, gHdlng the tree tops. In the "

eery heart of the forest, surrounded by the heaps of smoking earth, stood one of the burners, lie wee a specimen of a man, as far as physical proporiions went f filly six fee t in MlhW aod stout in" "proportion. Ills broad shoulders « aright bate contain^ tho strength of a Heresies. IHs head waa large and cov- .* ^ ered with • shaggy mass of hair, and &is features were decidely repulsive. Sis eyes were small and nearly covered with 'btishy eyeljrbwa. He had altogether a cruel and malevolent appear'•ace. As we Introduce Lira to the reader lie was leaning upon a large axs. apparently ia a listening position. The rood ran by a plan where he waa standing, bat be eo'.id not see i.t along it, on ac- • count of a sadden turn a little distance ► from hlou TN* Haf.er.of horse's hoofs, however, eould o« plair.ly heard, and in few minuter horse and rider cams inio sight. The new er was a small and •olive looking nun, and from bis dress, was apparently a gentlemen well off. His ayes ware unusually keen and aaarchlag, and were beat upon tbo charcoal burner in such a manner that the | flatter completely quailed before him. I "A fair day, my good man," said the hoaemaa, in the easy manner of, one L spanking to his Inferior. ■ "Exactly. Monsieur, for om of my % trade ; I low net the broiling sans of V immmer, air the bleak winds of winter." H t "Since yon are so nteely suited, r suppose yoa most be what few men in the 1 j world are— happy," "Ton say truly, Monsieur — few, few, indeed, are truly happy. There is no H happiness without oenteotuMmt." "And are roe cent set V' ■ "At times I think i am ; bet when I I ■ see the ashtmsa rislieg by in a conch 1 Hj awl fear, rolling in riebts, with aervants I *»»* " ■| "And do too never think of approH printing ssy of these superfluous rich- j ■ ca

"What does Monsieur mean ? 1 trust no thoughts ef disobeying the laws of Qod and man alike, ever eoter my mind." "I meant nothing ; it war merely an idle question ; but I did not stop to talk , 1 thus, but to ask the way lo P . It j Is getting late end 1 most be on the j move." "If Monsieur is in a hurry, I cirT direct him to P , in about hall the ' time."" I "I shall be mnch obliged to you, my friend." "This lose begins very near my home; ! which is aboal a half a mile further on. j Yoa had better stop there, as my wife j can noint It out to yon." "I will do so. Here is a reward," j exclaimed the horseman, offering him a piece of gold The other drew back, ' and refused to take it, alledging that be had done nothing to deserve it. The horseman then put spurs to bis borac ! and rode away, a bend in the road soon hiding bim frbm sight. Having rode . on nntil be imagined the ronnd of his horse's hoofs could not be beard by the j charcoal garner, should the latter be lis- i riming, he dismounted and silently retraced his steps. He arrived at tbe place where he had left tbe charcoal bur- 1 ner, but tbe latter was not to be seen. The stranger hastened back to his horse j and remounted. ''It is as I expectod," he muttered, i Thle road makes a large bend here, and , by cutting across, he c in reach his hul I -before me. I care little though, as ' "forewarned, forearmed." We shall see J , who'll come oat first. I comprehend ] i why be refused my gold piece ; be con- : aiders It as his own, and thinks he may j ■ as well tike altogether; bnt I must hur- (i ry on, and finish this business before 1 1 nightfall." | R„ u- . _ l . !

f 8o saying, he pat spurs horse ' # and rode. Ten minute's sharp riding ' f brought the charcoal burner's eabiu in ' ( view. As he first caught sight of it, j t be tbongbt be detected a man's face ( pressed s gainst one of Uio windows. k Of this, however, he could not be cer- . "'the face, if aoch It waa, iostantI ly disappeared. At tha sound of Uio horse's hoot* an old woman appeared I i»t the doorway, and gaaing curiously at . bin, waited until be rode up. The horseman could not help thinking that the woman waa a mast fitting coropan- ( ion for her bosbahd. The expression . on her countenance was even more vilI Innous. The stranger, however, did not stop to criticise her appearance, but ' courteously saluted her, saying— , "I believe. Madam, that yon are the wife of a charcoal burner, whom 1 met up the road.1' The woman replied in tbe affirmative. "Then I will tell you that I am bound for P , which I wish to reach before nightfall. Tie told me of a lane which was much shorter than the regular road, which he aaid you could point out to »e." "Certainly 1 If this Is all Monsieur wishes. he is easily satisfied. You may •ea, a little way hp, that large tree which towere above tbe rest. Jnat beyond that large rock, and the lane enters the road on tbe other aide of it. Aa it is very narrow and nearly grown np with hashes, yon would hardly notice It. Bnt with these directions yon can hardly bil" "Never yon feer ; I shall not mlsatbe road." "Is that all Monslenr wishes 7" "I believe to ^ bnt stop a minute, I ! offer-d your husband a piece of gold, lie refused to Uke it. Perhopc yon | be more sensible." , The old woman -grandly took the pro'- « feted eein, saying : , "Pierre is too senslttvu. We might 1 both starve before be would take a ' cent 4 •I see you differ from htm a little." 1 retained the horseman, isughing. He ' then put spurs to his IrerM, swd rode 1 on. In a few minutes be reached the i KaHKnHi&MaiHHHHHBBi

t I large rock alluded to, and could then if , perceive the entrance to • narrow lane, y ' artfully concealed by lushes. He soon | made bis way through them and when a : once into the lane foard it a little wider It than he expected. Hi stopped a mot , ment to examine the piiming of bis pise j tola mattering : . * "My worthy friends are rather sharp. - They do not do their nurdering in the s open road where spilled blood might j lead to their detection, but inveigle the f unfortunate traveler into the dark lane, j where lie may be safely put out of the ; way and none be the wiser for it. At J . an; ruto I am fully prepared for them, j and they will not pat me out of the wnj ! without a struggle." ' ; Ilnving seen that his arras were ready I i for use, he rode sloirly forward, keeping j • a careful watch on Well side of the road ' that he might not be surprised. As ' j long as the woods kept open as thev j ! | were, he had no fear, as there was no j i ; good biding place for a man. Ere long i ; tbe woods brgsn to get thicker and more 'sombre. Little hillocks covered ! with bashes becsint frequent, until at | last the; became a long range skirting ! each side of the road. The horseman felt that tbe time which was to try him , was near at hand, and be dropped the i reins nntil his hand Covered a bolster j pistol, which he firully grasped, th on gh | in such a manner ai a person would not notice, and he then assumed en air of carelessness though his watch was now ( keener than ever. At length he came : to a place which he-felt certain containj ed an enemy. Nature Bcrnied to have j adapted this concealment The rocks j which skirted the road at thin place were: , about brenst high, and so perpendicular na to have the appearance of a wall ; | they were covered with a grow th of ] so thick as to be nearly impor-

i . vious. The tall trees on each side of ' ; the road, twined their tops together, i t forming s natural roof of leaves and r | branches, and rendering the place as i dark and dismal as midnight. f It was indeed a scene sufficient to appall , the stoutest heart, bat the horseman, ol- c , though bo knew that tho next moment | might be his last, rode forward with as 1 careless an air sb he might hare worn hod be been traveling the streets of a populous t city. His hand still grasped tbe bait of a r 1 pistol, and his keen ej o still sesrebed each ■ > covert. Suddenly a pistol shot rang oat < upon tha sir, and bis hat fell lo the groaod t with a ballet bole throogh it, not more i than an inch abovo where his bead had t been. Instantly tarning in lha direction ( of the sound, he beheld a slight wreath of < i smoke curling op from behind a bash, and t without e moment's hesitation ho leveled ( I bis pistol and fired. Tbo aim was Icrrribly , t fatal. A wild shriek rang upon the sir , and the orxt moment there sprang from behind tbe tree, not the charcoal barner, an , he bad expected, but his wife. Tbe blood j was Sowing copiously from her forehead, { and she preeenled a horrible spectacle. ( H he tottered to the edge of the wall of rocks and fell into the road a corpse , "Had 1 known it to be a woman," the ho rise man mattered, "I never would have fired. But it is too late to moralize. What eon have become of my friend tho 1 charcoal boraer T" As be spoke he turned around quickly ' and encountered tbe object of his thoughts. 1 It was lucky for him that be was so. quick. ' Tbe charcoal burner held a gleaming knife [ in bis hand, already uplifted to strike. ' Whilt tbe horseman's attention had been ' engaged by Ike tragical rnd of the woman * he had sll> ntly crept up behind him. llie I would-be assassin, spreog forward, making 1 a doeperate pas* at his breast. Tha horseman atill beld tbe discharged pistol in his 1 and with its long barrel managed to 1 parry the blow. 1 He then buried bis spars deep iato his ' sides, aad the goaded beast sprang ' forward so violently as to dash tbe obar- 1 cost borne* u> the groend, aad ©ompleialy 1 over Mm, dashing tbs knife from I hood, leaving bim stunned in the mtd. ' die of the read. Tbe horseman tamed i f 1 steady, oai drawing Ms remaining pteto. j 1 from Ms bolster Waited for tbe other to 1 rise. The latter staggered to his feet aad 1 against the rocks on the side of the rood, gosed sullenly and revengefully on his y w i . ■ - -

m MSB M— MM a conquoror. Thus tbe strange couple regar,t ded each other fir some time, until et lost n the horeeman broke (he silence. a '"So. my friend," be said, "yoar career itr ended at last." "Yea.l corse yoa ! I'd rend yoa\ asoader too. if " "Yoa dared, 1 presume, " pet in the slranK"r. "1 doobt not yoar good intention*, end D can only thank heaven that yoa have not a t power proportionate to your will, bat I am B duably thankful thai 1 have been the mssni of ridding the earth of such a monster. 1 ^ presume yoa can give a pretty good account ■ of those mysterious d.oappaaraoces of 1 later ' "Aye, that 1 can. yea are the first richly r- freighted traveler who has eulered that lane aad escaped tbe ballet or knife " i- j "Pebaw I do you take me for one of those j simpletons whose parses are belter filled I ! than their beads I" "No!" exclaimed tho other with sadden energy. "I know bettor. From the very | first yoa seemed to have read uiy very in- > i toolion, and yoa matt have beon seal ox- ; pressly to betray file.- lo other words ;oo I are a detective in disguise." [ "Yoa are right," was the reply. t "Well you have come oat best, bnt yoa , have played a desperate gUme Few would have escaped as yoa have, for my wife is a good shot. Bat you eaemed from tbe first j to be fortune's favorite." "I certainly had a narrow escape." re- , turned tbe other, poiotiog to the ballet i bole in his hat. "Bat ills not the first time that fortune j ' has proved friendly to ine," "Well, who are you?" at legili demanded the other. "My name ia Vldocq !"* "Ureal Heavens/ the Parisian detective! I might have known that it would be all up with me when y«m were pitted egiunti me." j ; "Yes ; business at the metropolis being rather dull, and having heard some rumors of your doings, I thought I nuuld take a trip nut hero, if only for the gooJ of my | health. But it is growing lite, and you must be moving."

"Where must I go?" ( "To the gallows in the end, " was thecoo| reply; "but at pres&at to the jail at I* " "To the gallows f returned tho olhor fiercely, "Never; any death but that." Tho detective levelled hia pistol et tbe charcoal-burner's head, exclaiming : ' u "Yon shall liavo a ballet tbroagb your if yoa prefer it!" Tbe other docked his head as if in expec- , lation of tbo shot, and theo made a despe rate spring at the detective. The latter, however, was in no hurry lo fire and coo'y awaited tbe other's attack. The charcoal ban.tr grasped the reins with his left baad> ^ and with right endeavored lo grasp the pis I tol. The detective, however, canght his ! right with bis own left, aad holding it up with an iron gras->, passed his right hand * under, until his pistol pressed against the Other's forehead, when he fired. The-.as *aasin instantly relaxed his hold, aod with a terrible cry, fell back a corpse. ' Vidocq bpving accomplished the purpose of bis visit, did not delay kia retain to i'aris, but having explained tbe wbolo affair to j ! tbo proper authorities at P , he depar- : led. i ' And thu waa tbo earth rid of two ub great j monsters >o human form a* ever lived. ' POPULATION OP THE GRAVE. From cxteasive circaletiop. it seems the 1 of human births since Christ to j 1 this time, is about thirty-two thousand mil- ' lions ; and after deducting the present j 1 apposed population of tbe world. I ' this woal.lfeavo 31,040,000.- 1 ' that have gone down to the grave, giv- < ing death aad the gr«vo the victory ever [ < the living to the number of tb'rty thousand I t .ad eight millions. Of thiy number in tbe ! grave, about 9,000,000,000 hare died by I What a picture ! Nino billions of onr race snatched sway by war, that crueLde- | view to gw} rid of men in the quickest man ■ anr possible 1 Ws trample upon the dait 1 of these million, ted they cry opt. Ys ' men, work with all might to set np J the kingdom of the Prioce of Teeee, when ( there shall bene mora war. ■ May the allpowerful Bund of tbe enivorae speedily eanse the warrior to aheallm hie battle ■ blade; and then not only shall tho millions « directly slays «tand op and live, but mil- • more who Indirectly suffer from bis « Exchange. < All good citizens should subscribe for tbo connty pepcr. ' • - - fill 1.111.1

. A geollemaa at tbe south pert of this Tit} married some months since ntt amiable • and accpmplishod young lady. ITe had bsenvmarried but a few weaks beferw his • sslky. fault finding aod jealoos temper .began te show itself, making every oue gbopt him most unhappy for esvsral days at a time by ill-caiara. Dating one of tbeee I fiu.be retired en# night sod Jnqknd i wife oat oTtfin chamlwr. Hhe eutrealed i te be let in. aod used all the portaaeion i she was mistress of for an hoar or move. Vexed .at lost beyond her self ooatspW by . his unmanly conduct, she want to tha cql1 lar, brought up the family axe, dashed in one of tbe paaeia of the door, aod potting ' her pretty head through, caliqly .asked him whether be would "unlock the door, pr make hor come in this way," Hia astonishment at the spirit shown by his Bfipmily ■did aoe submissive wife iadopei! .hhp (o _ comply el once. Bo ended the sqlky , fit. y* The car|ien tor's Mil for repairs was paid ^3. will. out a grimace, and he behaved for a A littlu while as a husbsnd ought.— Boston V Htrald. , mri 7a A ' AH ELECTION INCIDENT. L The following inctdeot which transpired at Baltimore a few days ego is too good to . be lost w A very old man appironrhed the pollia I holding hfa ballot* reedy to be -deposited. j Tb* crowd made way with nM accord ; yV i bat one arilve, vigilant eomarilte* man, A i who did not knew the new comer, or appte- ^ cists the general msvemsofe. iulerposrd M I with hit challenge, aitd the following enlloi quy look place r ' »— i: nlN Challenger — -I challenge that wotmff as Old Man — -The ground of tbe ckalbsngr, Sri?" U- - - ' I ■ »l).' if Challenger—1 * Have you been ontnesiiaed r -ci I'Ttfign Old Mao— -Bora in the oonntiy, sled*- i Challenger— Do yoo Use iu this Blalel" OIJ Man— "Yea. sir." So Challenger— "la tha cltyt". -.s. 'it .- aAi Old Man-" Yes. sir." 1 Challenger — "In this VV srd f ' ---• -fOld Man— "Yea. sir." n

I Challenger — " Llow long have you lived this W rid f Old Mao — 'Eighty years, sir." Challenger— "What's your name?" Old Man — "linger U. Taney, sir." Challenger— •• W hat's y»>ur besinessT" Old Msn — Chief Justice of the United Slates sir." Tho Cballengwr had nothing farther lo ask, bat just theo, "appreciated the facts-" SALLY ANR BHARTB CURIOSITIES. "Pa. do chimneys make pictures T "No. child, why do yoa m»k V "Why, I hoard Mr. Lanqicdon say oore well." —"Mn, have steamboat boilers wings T" "O. don't bother me — no !" " \\ by, la, I heard a gentleman talking soont a boiler — "Pa. can I hat gold ring of ma's run ?" "No. child, no." "Well, I heard a gentleman ssy that it chased." — "Mn, can steamboat wheels hag?" "No. child what put such a thought is bead T" i "Why, I heard a man talking alowt | wheel arms, 1 did." I [To be continued as soon as the creek falls | i A Justice of Uie 1'aaco ia Dubuqaaa < whose love of )iquor exceeds biB knowledge. of law, visited a sick friend tho ! other- night, upon whose table stood a turnj bier of bruody which had been ordered by | the doctor. After a liltiu conversaiiqe, the Justice recommended e wet bandage | across the eyes as a sure cure for bis- friend* romplaict, and after adjasUogSOwossefplre, left the room. Upon removing the bandage tho sick inou found that his brandy had goce, us well as hia friend. The finishing touch to a msitiS;e core mony, perfouned by an exqnikitn divine, thrown the chain of bymon aroond the bwppy couple, ho concluded by auying, "I now pronounce you buiband and fady." The ■udieace.stnffed their. Iiaudkerobiefs into their mouths, and got out or tho room as quickly as possible to teka breath. . A man pith a moderate sppetire dined at s hotel, and, sftsr esling the whole of e voeag pig. Wes asked if hi would have pediUng. He said he didn't core much ebowt pMdteg : hut if they had soother Utile hog he would be UuroWW fibril. If you desire to br rich, keep jm«r Nasinsss before the poople by advetlising. " ;/l j '■J.- . . ... -4: Ji . . • ^ . m nLk a