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Vol xii, cape island. cjSpe mat cotnrrx, new jersey. Wednesday. December 26. ises. no. «w.

Ww %at Vt «rniT The fsllewlag humorous llaes, Wrltivs t-j k ' Ann »i «a Iniu, •» pubU.hsd el the | H THE COtBTW. Zellevrep- occult, unbeknown. 9 «■' tk«rs Mi HOWy HI #lou«-, , ~ :th T. Ill among 'm ru.1.4 ,,na <M gum'i in Ikal p»>lk» Toiai ■ MM bath tea Consort bentsd. Tewaidttto^ooilsst?feU« feor ; tho-revy hi»,mi sh. ww i». J Lookrd ««« trow lMr to cllio , Aa* aha ImM fall u roar ogle At Ua «M ska ww paalfo'. - U» bacrt a foot aa' knows* it tu, ."'itcakffir®..; Uka sparks la tmrat-ap paper. ktWl'l'lUMoaUiail. aaa doubles o" Iho srckl* 1 Hit heart kept got.' Pfljrial, . ,hal kara waal pltjr XskJa. r ..Ai^fatthagla bat shear a Jerk ■a IB^l ilnWif Ma folder, Aa' m Mr apple# kap' to work Aa kf a watar spurred Mr. •WaTwi I.dwsstoalgnfo'^— - *TW seamy mat aha-# iprlakUa' #Io'#a j Haataod a spell mom foot fust, M He waMat M laid you nuthrr. lathe, "I'd feoffor call agla |" •a aha. "Think Ukaly, SHakrr" Ha too! want prlakrd Ma Ilk# a pin, An'— wmh M up aad kW her. Vfea ma, hlarofey, upon 'em allpa. Haley aat pal# at aahoa An klat a' smilj round the Up. At' laa>r round Ik a laah.. Har Wood Hi ijulek. though ilka f ha IMa 1 Aa' all I know 1# tkaj Wui cnsd i . la aealla' toaa arn' Sued#>% , |§iSffUa»MW6. HALf CMWfl-i CBBIBTMAM ' ITOBT. ^A Hal tat Ulllt oalcaat. 1 supsclltol 1 MT ■; TitUo reader., living with kind • WWrf'!1?* »T? » of eold 1 atW«. wtU aioa laauW™, fT.rjiblai ' • tonraka their lira# hippy-hut at idea ' what aa HIM it. Perhaps soma of the 1 ' older otat imagine it la ba a dirty, rag god 1 who oallt at Ua door for brokei. f — - UM to simitar ytar kaad, and witboal a 1 kind word arar falling oo jour rar. < •fWlwat lillla Hal's toadiOao. Hi I had no fliffhsr or WdUar— oalj a twaai. 1 feOky memory clingfog to kin or a goatls I aaa, who osed la stag him to sleep. aaa > on fi10*1"*- heaaUPal talat of aogtl# 1 a foo aoragaMaa srawat, aad dwall It highest boors*. Aad la thai kaauaa oo, < da} e«d had takau tils ■olhtr. ■ ■aw Hal swtoistsd WW almost a nys « . . •»- - lie. owwm WW wiwiuai w U1 j,

•J* BimiUmm ItWtooaths bits si frapaa appiaa or pwiatoaa thai ha pickad S| a tha stra«l( watUatit kiud hack wopsaa, waa by M» great vfofot ojw, ■' i^h>d tI»akiwafeitoXUod; bai-thitwa* ""**,•-»»» hnckAsr rwxmorm toh.hhpyu - %jfe,f»oaA, yWok.yyM.. *A« day Uog it • ww wtadar, waooar, wtadtr. ap aad dm tha loag felraat— up Aaa fe^fetla aod ! , dow* aattkar, until tight dowd Id, a.d Ma Unit baad faaad a tbaltar uadar lb. j . ka al wtwatakaay ar-paia of. coal. .' Iha ehlld wat hot can- > ' uSapakoaaidtwaaiaaalaiB ika kdfar a PMag M lloUhpdy BOW W Iha ..." MU -Ahora aaaaad to ha a guard laa aagal B«at h6B;'.pafh»pt it »»t tha aox>l »o>t.parw: " Hll M»ar Itolao ; ht had bwn MltMUUMWr *• >■>11 ll.ar.Ma. awhor-fe black ualrat i tm >i 1 1 iw 1 1 kfcataodA fet oaa af tha iv..p iflM gold plaaaa. Hal kaaw that jH iBBBM^w cood»>; briaad that lo kaapo af i»pil j» <M bkaad fraw tM UabMirf Mkiitoto. hi»dHTt Mk fefeoriw ahaat pad Wra Nw: lllllllfe HbI B um Chaw akaah ia tha top s

( tianarj ; haapt of hrown almond# and j Brazil not# ; caata of taioU and martyr#, . ; lifting Ihoir are# of faith io hnarra ; bn1 roaa crawtad with laural, ouarjthiag thai * ! could plaaaa tha gaj and tha grata, tht youug und Iha aid. Hal bad taao tbam •II; could tall which tfeop praaaatad ibr ' . moat goodly thow of paodiot, which tha l%rgatt uaft, aad wbjch tha larliaat antral# ' and charuha io their wbllo drapary. Th I , which pleaaad him boat waa a bgnro o' ' tha lufaat Striutr, that aiood in a little ' ' niche in one of the thopt. Too commao a place lo put >1, ha thought, whara the ! j crowd brathad pent it, aad rude boya i jutllad agalaut it in thfeir piny. He wauld ■ | hnra auahrintd it where uo iboug litlaaa or i eeil band coald loncb it — whara Ibara waa ; 'j naught but pimyaod holloed.' Htltrad the calm, holy face tbut wet uplifted — lb# j i twtat, patiant eyaa, that taamad to gar.e i inlo tba faiure, aad read what awaiiad | j him there. Ha almotl fancied lie could porcair# a halo round itaAood. I tippota • that tbo aturu, rigid profuttoru would bura | I chid the child— would hum ropromd him j r for the lorn of thit "imago." I would i aat. 1 would bid hiai le.a it for Hi# 1 I take p# to charltb it at a typo — poor aod i j faint to btouro— Of Hll gloat holloed, j Cbriatmat ore came at latt, loeaiy with ( j bright ttarligbt ; gay with the illamiaa- ! lioou in tha itraat, with tha decoration# j 1 in the houta aid th^p windowa; uaharad ; I in with Iha aweat cbimat of the great ' church bulla. There bad hate a beery | falfof tnow, and tha aarth wat tptllate. , j The tleigh beili rang oat thttr merry ntlea , I in the alreett ; marmlout indeed ware the ; chacgee tha tnow aod the frath amrgreaoa had wroagbt. Hal wandered along, look- j log into tha tbop windowt, where hung ! wrealbt of evergreen ; frath, trailing gronnd pine, wwean in with tht ivy and I tanrel boegka, and twitted Into letten aod device! — word# of welcome, initial!— toma tign-boardt tvea, hat all vary beautiful with Ihu gat-light tlrttmiug through thaoi. Intide ht could ten crnwdt of gsyly dratted people— talking, laughing, inn id k —with their liltlu out# hanging oa Uuir arma, all iookiag vary, very happy Not one of tbem bad a thought of hangar, or the cold ontilda ; net out inch thought cama la mar their happioaue. Little Hal fait a ehivtr af kortaw run over him at ht gaud at them. Tba gat-light did ool cheer him ; do ooo breathed a hied, loviog word Into hit oar. He might look at the but Mow waa at ooo lo bay him eveo one ; he Could pate the happy bvmta, coeld net enter. He wae oturly alunr. yoo, little raadart, never know abet it ie to be foraakeu. Bo wandered on nnlil bn ramt where the llttln gtatne atood. Tbt gu light ilraemtd fall en i#. and tome one had placed a wranth of laarel an it# i Mad, aad itt bote wae half buried la pine j boegbt. Berne cue loved it tbeo Maid# ' himtelf! that thought pleated bim. It J made hie little bean glad to look *tdl— the holy faco npturoad to iho glittering , •lata; ht fait at If ht could lit dowt and ; i die by iu tide. A throng eamo oat of tht , ' thop aod ho waodorocl op,. catling loving. , regrolfnl laokt back al it, aalll it wat out (

1 1 of tight. Tkta feeling tad and torrowfal 0 ha kppt oa through thacrbwd, aaearalop- . piog until ho camu to a beautiful, quint a nam, wlih a broad path winding op to ii 1 through grout gbardiaa tprncct, that kepi i aautiual around it. Tbo giaet upruca | d j bought hung Mac the iron railing thai i tarroaadad all, hooded and mantled with a enow, aad looking at if carved from mar. . bit— aad the groat iron gate wat widt . optt. A mailt* light ilraamad through I tha uiaiuud windowt, lightiag tht toelo1 turn that atharwift wonld have beau dark ■ todar ahadt or tba tpracat- Hal pea tad # in tha gataway ta glaaee tp at tha tall i pinnae lb itht anvmed io pfferce the claada ! — flaakad by lUUo, low pre with marble 1 rooft thkl glitttoed aad uparklad— and . thai want tlawly up Ua path untiLUa. , Utood 01 Un oald utauu tlapa, with tba I red light ttreamaog down aa him. Ct moat beauli.'ai plica tt reoayad ta him— ao .till I reek iataaaa qaiat, to lately, with Ua » khat ha tax down in a uichv I it Ua_ w»H, feeling ulmoat happy. Tha > aieha watm mmrowl of tbo ucalpteT't art. I Pillar# raaa la clntUie, towariag up until : s BiEgtSMsrasR I to rally, that aaa woald ham thought thay ; wotui oudowod with life. Tha chart h via i outy old. ■* Uan wuvu eurvad ehun Hut r *iU foeau iiku aa awl't, looking dor a a: i him with thair atony ayuu, that aouma d to I wink and blink ul him from Ua frieta.— ■ BM1 Ua tbrfemg b ltd ihM tbgod on . u>d ua ; Uo iltigh beUa rang out at mer- » rttymrooH. nd how uadTlwu a wonhipr pav paoad oa to Ua Uroog wiUiu. lb ■ UlXla Igwre ntill aat there, lialeaieg ta tha ■ aeuud of Uo praaahar'a 'okc. aad faaliag I *■*} *Mpy aad Brad. Tbo daop thaadar « of Uo orguu rouaad him. aad ho atartad - up »« hMr U. CVHutm at iilkre pu^n, , > Wm tad dm uwujfm tha arehad roof, Tha i i'gffigrsrjsgzc i tUufoa mm freu» Uo Bpo of Ua aagwla '■ - yi ay-'

d ! like tha great heavy tlgh of one who i, i laavat all that it good and peaceful and r- ! cornea lo a great torrow j like one who it : laavat great glory and joy, and goat down • i lo poverty and griof, even aa He did, and :* | thap died nway in ene tremuloot tob, aa ' If I thoogh all hapa of joy and pa*6* ,ere 1 ia ' fled I Htl eat with claapad hand# aad ' I# | opllftad eyaa, hardly daring to breathe. I Meat ha ahoold loan toma of tha elruia ; 1 >* j lialealog eagerly for it lo riaa again, at ' e ! ha wat tore it mutt And it did ; coming • n ' in inch n repturouv. glorified gotb — each ' e | a tweet, melodioot retpoatt, with tha 1 ■a j voice of a conqueror ringing through it all 1 d j that Hul began to cry from vary tbankfol- 1 ir jntat. At Ibnt intlunl n form aevmad to 1 • | dtacand from the fretted roof. Could it 1 d ! he one of the eborabimaf No; it had the J e feet of the atcloa ia tbn thop. only un j e-j thouttnd timet more lovely — a lovelinett 1 d that io itaalf waa almott faarfol to look 1 J | upoo, ta traoacandan wu it. • I Hat dropped upan hia kntat with awe, 1 t | yet failing ha had nothing lo fair in thit | 1 n | pretence, to foil el lander, loving pity I ' J I waa tba face. A toft glow filled the whole ( ' • 1 place, cod enveloped all tha tlranger'a ' 1 >1 I form bat hia face, at with a tbining milt. ' ' A voiea, ia whota acoantt pity and love I ' » rware bleaded, fall oo hit ear: "Little one, | 1 • I which- wwnld yon bavt — thit crown of lift I ' ' i eternal, the reward of thota who are faith- j 1 1> ol hare below, or thit which 1 will thow I I | yon?" In bit hand ht hetdcgoldao crown | r f i plain and limpla ft looked, bot behind it; ; c - atretchhd away a abimmeriag viala where i " > aagalt were tinging; tba matte of herpa 1 1 > ; iouumurabiu foil upon bit tar; there waa * I I a throng of choaan ooea around tba > ® - throne, bat clearer tbaa all elan wat t | * i ■ bright angtl-fact that looked down lav- * I tugly.at bim— tht (act of hit awn dead d I mother! Than bit rapt eyaa turned from i * i tba beautiful viaioo; wilb a wave of the ! ^ - band tha llrangtr teamed to eltava a way j - ibrotgh tha church yard, block# of boutaa, | t all that intervened, and Hll aaw the tbop j " with tba ntnlna in front ; tha crewd of 1 i hhppy people buying toya for tliU hap- |c ' pier\|illla onet , pilet of tnowy enndiat— ! 0 I everything nica^liMoniog in the gat- 1 ' light ; vary pleaaant it looked ! Thau tbt ttrangtr turned l» him. aud 1 11 1 fiziug bit ayaton bim tuid, "Utile oce 1 which dott thou choott— lo be with them j or me ? One more look at Ua planum j " #cena and tha banntifnl tbop, and Hal turned Irom tbam nil, oad ia a voice l rem. ' * blingwith Ue fervor of hie kuppineat, nnid — "With thee, 0 Lord!" A heavenly * buret of motic awellcd out upoo t be air- ( fraud und trlnmphuot, and Hul, with I angel' a wing", toured twey to that land t j where we ioAht body cannot follow. b ' Would it tpoil my ttory, little render#, j I jf I tbonld tell yon that Hal't vitioa wat I * j all u vagary of hit little bruin, and that j Q when tht people ramt oat of church tbey ' j found a litllo duud, frozun boy there, with ' n hit htndt clutped, eyet upturned, and a tweet tmile en kit lipe? The crern, dear j ^ little ouet, I# eomethiog yon may all pe#- | tan if yon etrive for it. It it not beyond j the reueh of the hnmblvtt of yen. And;

1 now, little readera, which would you hurt — eurtb't gllttriug treuuret, that fori twhllt are bright aad tfemptiag, hut which 1 at latt tiro to dreet— or Hal't crowa ! 1 1 Unrkl I fancy I hour your little volte# " coming Irom for and near TO mi, toft nod loir t'i tbt iutntner wind, or Un rattle of 1 ao eogel'e wing, nayiog toflly, "Htt'n ' Cnown!" I *t i ii re. , Dcflaition# tf Character. Fine Fellow.n-Tha man who adrtrtiaat i , ia yaar paper, Ua.aaa who oarer refuel i , to lend yoq-nrauty, nod the follow who it i . coining your litter ** I , Gaafiht People.— Tba yoaag lady who i , latt Mr mother do tba ironing, for foar i I of tpollittg bar ban dt, tha mlu who wetre ' , Ihio-toled thoat oa a rainy d»>, and the ' ( I"»l «M««" "ho_ U Mhetned to be « ) MM polking piU bit fotber. i k Itduitriont PeoyW.— The young lady I /Sqho reade romance In bed, the friaed who I [ ItHrayt aeguged wham jeu call, aad Ut I cor reepeadent wire ^ueeot find timt to ] , antirer yeurletteK'- V T t , Unpopular People. —Th# fat roan ia an * , amaifeoa, a tall man in a crowd, aad a I ehort man oa a peradt , [ I TimM feoplo.—^ <eVtr about to pop I Uh qaattieu, a maa wke dona not Bka to a | be thot at, and a etaambout company wiU < , a cbaltrm tare an board. ■ i DiguUad Mu — A chit ia aeonalry < , town, a mldebipmM aa a qutrur-dtck. I . and a tchael oemmittee en ezamlaotien I r **rr i Pferereated People.— Woman by that , lyreut man, boyt bp their pereoti aod t ' teacher*, aid alt peer people by eocltty ,

at larg*. Unhappy People.— Old bachelor# aid 1 old maid# Ambition Paepta. — The writer who r pa?* t^d mofOitaM far inaartreg hi# eom- ' mtnicaliau, the palitieaa who qeiu hit 1 party Meeate he aoant gat into oSca. I aad Ue hoy <Me agpaeta to he PreoMeat. Humble INrewat — The ha. baad who > tkaa hie wifo't akeraiag. Ua wire who ' biacht Bat kbthaad a boat#, aad tM maa i who tkiaht yaw da kim much ksuur. ■aaa PaepU. Tha maa who kieht ' paapta wbaa they are dewa. aad Ua uab•erfbev wh* reMree ta My forUa paper. ' -Thtmmtlieitw. rt Qom. TU, 1 ^ft»Wd<M, hwmg azpaa j

„ (From tk# N#w Tork Ctttzea.] d Petty Extravagance, a Many young man are rained by extra- ' a vaganca ia tmall thing#. They appear ! 1 to forget Ue old maiimt that a paoey ■ aaved it a peony gained, and every little | # mtkte a mlckle. Clarke end othere wboee i it limited ehould live within it# If tbey cm live comfortably and ; raapaotably and are able to make a decent l ought to M not ooty eatlafied but thank. , Aod there are few who if careful aod , economical that cannot do It- Tba young | maa wba cannot ahava himtalf, but noil . occupy tha toneorial chair two or three ) time# a week if to be pitied. There are j . many who would deem it dorogalory to . , thuir digni'y to wiald a razor. Aod then , , it it tba laahieo to go to the barbei '• , it , it pleataal to o« oo fomiliar term# with i lo call him Tom, Dick or Harry ; it 1 look# geatimiaoly aod off-M oueil to throw , | ; it i# flattering to ba told , , j that your beard (?) it programing favor- i , • ably, avan though there ia oo likelihood of ilu moki-g ill uppearence for yaare — . , , Tha youag man who mail etnoka aad can- | I tbey are more azyamiva aod balp I to form a dandified appaarance. caooot I j have much of a commodity uDfortuoately i I rat bar ecarce — common aaoee. But our , i dandy, our "ciotbee-waurmg man, to i , j una Carlyla'u wordt. will eay that oo one but an iriabmau taioka# a pipe m th# ttreelf. Dot this daady ie euppotad te I ; an Amnricao, who baa been ta tcbool. i I I rub man. There are few Iritbmso i I'erbape it ie that they cannot | | afford it. if m, tbey ere fortunate ia | poor. If our dandy had tbu true < i evince uui regard for hia foliow-cira- i I turee, iadiaa included, into wbata facet be ■ cannot avoid pafiiog bn. lo tbem. abom. r I cable truoke at be paeee# by. It coeu t j pipe and tha bail killickinick wauld coat c I par weak, aad the latter I# koown to t i ba Jnet aa aujoyabla. Then our duody t j mual imbibe aoda waUr lea water woaln i not do ; it'a rulgar, and not palatable I eoongb lor wealthy throau. In cold waa- t i tbar he It apt to indulge in auudrj hot a | tlingu, cohblart, and otbar drlokt with [ wordt te Ua initialed. Of coarae ba pa- . t tronizat boot-black# ; ha could not Hoop l bluet hit boott. Ha ceeuot walk two a block#, but itkuu thueitl or iliga Ua t | altauut tha thaatre tad worat place# . ■ wkat fatbiooabla mat donn not? He i : often aptt bit tmployar, and tut# to out- < j do him in dratt, and it highly tucctaifi! f j in making t fool, or wortt. of himtelf. It I a ' epuld be all njy well for bim to hive a I i barber to ibara bim, in tmoku pure Ha- t | vionaa, to ride in tar# and #iag#t or In # j bin own vehicle, to drink toda eater or , t 1 champagne, a brandy tmatb or a bolila uf . | claret, aad aojoy Ufa la every way imgio-

| able, eonld he afford lo da uo. Bui for a youag man to Uvu on etgbi buodrad dollar# i a par ie a elyle equal lo at many thoutaedt, ia criminal ly erotg._ It ia Ua tort 1 road lo ruin pared bf pally txlra.agaoc., i aud oflto uudiug diaatuoszly. Fiva cent# it eel mech, nor it ten eutUagzeal deal ; j bat five limit ten or It* timet fire ceuu make kalf e dollar, tad Uat it a modern, animate of ika amount of patty extravagances indulged in dkiiy by meet young man. The moeey ft expended feeliibly, sued not be a miter whan and wMra b# ehonld not be, aad Up lata hs ipeod# whan it it pel required, Ue morn bu will be able to apead wbea it it requirad, bat idee Ife^iog by tOfifeeUil(4ror that rainy day Which nearly all meat in tba coarea of lift. Young men who want gut on in the world iboili live within their rotMi, aod tbonld hot allow a falta pride to prevent UM| from tkavingUtir ov# jewe, from blickiqA-lbiir two baett, pU. They will be boot iho wortt for their own te treat! to n etrtaln exjt will dp Uem mora good than bed if through Utir lnduulry and ability Uay akeuld Mcoma waalth/aad out afford te iadalge in Uoae trifling luxation, if Uoy era loxanea, Uay will fool gratified to know Uat Ue extreme of a little aalfodeeial In their yunnger day. part of Ua hoadatiea of Uair Petty rxtfevagtocae hat rniaed a yonng map, bat thelf ruin ahouid a waraing te eUarp te avoid Ue ahoal which thay altaok al Ua aitMl of tba , voyaga af lifo, ■ r ' " i

— A French anpilalitl offered to pay a #1,600,000 for Ua admiteiei IhM tetbe - exhibition ia Font Pbxl year; eta half ■ at once, Ua aihafhalf pa Ua •»• of Ua , opeeier. TWa woald have axonarelad . Ua gaaraatora from all naku, bat Ua t offer waa decHnod. > — A corretpoadant writing li<am Con. ■ aard, N. nndar daU of Dacambar 10, •ay# Uat tM goU miaing favor ia kwoni tag imminent ia Uat eaetiM. OH Cali- - foraia rniaom praao.oea Ua North Caro- . ' linn mi«m for anpnvier ia waallh to Uom afOaUfietMa. Lotf. oamban of taplul- , jfoa. had mviead foam UaMarth, aad meay , of U. laMwrnaMfog prepared for*. Iwaami#.

Tltc Key of Dcatb, I In the collection of curiouitiea preeurvod - in the araenal ut Venice, there ii a key ol r ■ which the following eingolar tradilioo ie 1 r | related ; About tbu yutr 1 660 on# of those > ; daogaroor men in whom extraordinary i I talent it only ihe fearful tourca of crime ■ aod wickadneu beyoud .that of ordinary I 'already affiaorfd to another lie dr. ; mended her bund in marriage and wu# I | to ba avangad. Probably ekillad la me- > chaoical arte, ba allowed himself an net ■ | until bo hud luventud lbs ino.l formidable i { weapon which could be imagined. This i which wae so contlrocted that It could ba : taroed round with little difficulty When 1 turned it uocot.red u upnog. which oo I 1 pruieare. launched from ihe ether eDd a > needle or Iudc.1. of such eobile fiuene#. I | that it entered into the flesh aod buried itaulf there WMbooi leaving any uxteioal trace. Tubaldo walled io diiguiee at Ihe door ef tbu church id which tba matdeo nuptial baoedictlan Tha astaetio eeut the slender .teal, aoperceived. into the breast of the bridegroom The wounded the midet of Ihe ceremony, ba lain lad and wae carried lo his house, amid the lamentation# of the bridal parly Vera wat all the skill of the pbysiciaos, who could not which appeared almost miraculous, orcu ■■au. d. riulrd tha otrooei tiligaoce ol ■ amiuatioa uf iha bodies. Iha #mit!l inilru. maut wus louod ra^ia gangreuad tie#!. | ■or hi# own life. I ha maiden thus ctoeli, to .paak^with her al Iha gale Her reply 1 tempted to wound Lor through the gale | place prevented bis movements from be- ' leg observed On bar reioru to bar room - tba maiden lull a pang ber bretat. and •ingle drop ol blood. The pare recreated . conjecture , ool , culling deep ,oto Ihe _ t wounded part, extracted the needle be- c 1 fore any mortal mischief had commenced and laved the fife af iha lady I he Slate ' Iuqnieitioe a#ad every mania to dueov-r ( the band which had dealt Iboea inelduou# c and irt.-siet.bla olowt. Tba vi.it of Ta- | , baldo Ia tba convent caused suspicion to . , heavily upon him ; hie bouse was

■ gibbet. Joth Blllingt on Hkating. ' Having hard so much led about ikal- , ' 1 ibg parks, end the grata amount of bellh ' ' aod mosiul thay wui imparting taw the • ' prasobl getaratboa al a elite advance ' ! from" fat i eott, I bot a ticket ted want ' j within tbe foots. , 1 fotnd the ice in a slippery Condishun, , ' covering iekert of ertyfithali water, which . wax tweed by e slock eempauy, aed froze ' te Older. ' Upon one. xide ov the pond vxx erekted 1 little greaary bnildibgt, where Ike wiai- ' men tot on bencbtt white the. felfort ■ (klvtred With blushes) bitched ILtmagick iron taw their foeu It Wae a most exciting tceea ; I wanted ! ' taw heller "belly," or ley down and Tool 1 i over. Hut I kept it, nod aked with glory. j Helth wax piktured oa munoy a noball I brew. At tha f« mail aogtlla pat out en the ! pend, tide by aids with the mail angellt, ; ■t wax tbe mult powerful ueeet I ever ' •toad behind. Tha long red tape from their eekt xwum ia Ue breeze, aud tht fauihoru ia the Jeokuji flavttrtd ie tha brssxe, and other j , thingt (lew match tew meoxbu) flattered | it the breeze. I dao't thiik I wax mere crazy before . in my life— oa ice. Far 1 long hours I stood and gaxsd with dam excitement. 1 felt like e kenaal! kerte turned tuddeeiy out to greet. Ax one ut tbe angellt, more teddeo I than ell the rest, cam Bieiog dowo the I trek throe liegtM abed or har mala eogvll, , f all aj«» ware ftrgjag wiU her haraoly , . butt ov tpaad ; aba eas mad to Mve cat j lace from earth, aod wax bound for tbu , , Capo of Good Hope, when, awl lew oaci. , with gergous snoop turrifich, down ciump- , Ung into a limpid Map tba went with . ■quail larrifick, a livieg, luvly maaa ov diaaalrut shirt and tapring ankle. AU ( altered ivoaad tM barstad Mgoll; I bat lo! ia a mioailt't apaca tor wmgs i agia wax plumed, aad avry lather wax io . iu lawful pltM. aad oa aba Saw, iafls ■ Ilka win tkra tlx bateau# Moabaa. ' 1 tod MW aoiff— -aaore bappTOaM Um • bltebgiX taw um aodbxls^wty waedud I tock law ay home at Ua torero I fob— ,

Odds and Ends- ' wsll with a minora of tallow, lam- black | listed ia tha S.vsoty fifth Regime. t. in corporal re the .Ssvenly-sixlh. marry har sbcouiI husbaod becaues rhr , J""1 ,b* •'» "I fi'» protector, and could wear out hit old cluibrs -An Irishman who was engaged lo cut , per and turning io bis comrade, exclaimed. 1 — A Frenchman who had been in In 1 d-.a, speaking of tig.r-huota. plaauanllj ' remarks W hen » Froochmau buur. 1 is tigers, ah ' » sport i. greed, eiageifl. 1 qes! bui. well 10 ugars hunt re French. | man. one' tars » vsry devil to pay — A cabio boy on board a ship, the t rambling to th- l .ptaro Prey. nr. will yen wait till I say my prayers? — Yes. was tba stern reply Well. worshiped lbs Falls a !T day Irom tiro talking over its wooders Al su early Falls again, be snog out Wile' Whirs would JO# be slier reeding it to' • 'It's nut my retention to -eud il ut ail. Itu i a copi t-r as good re u.y pocket as ... tba post office? Ay. la.lh, #ud y. psauies. Uat » here is ib.i l.ttaigoreg ' To M.star 1.1 loo). Kiikeany U .11 do you err- 1 in go.ag to Kllkeoo, myself. eave tbe posiags. aod you know it takes u , C urious C lock. Many y-ar. ago Ih.l. ... . clock m.de | c.p.ei. ol panoiioiug many movvmeois. ( ibere ... ou it a negro, n au.plroro su.j _ n dug. Wano me uiot-k .truck, ike shs,,. ( lb# clock ».e eio.bit.d lu lbs King ol | spare, who are greatly delighted aith it. | ^

, "i# bi. roast merit, ii juui Maj.sty touoa i » one of tua apple, wb.cb sou re ibo sbspll.ro . bases t, juu will siiii.ii, la. hilaiity uf this aoiuial.'' Tiro king look - . aa apple, aud lb. oug -aw al bis aaud auu i ■ | barkatl tu loud that lbs king's dog. which j > lure, began la bark aleu, at which lire ! ,-,.ruotu, ciussicg Ui.ms.lv.. re ib.y wu'jt. j uobiud, tu rek tua negru what u clocw u , i was, th. Minister o#ked, but received uo ' reply. Drug than ubVtrved tbtt the negro ' bad not yet lenrnen Bpani.b, upon Vshici. J 1 .tba Minuter repented the qoesllui. Hi j I F rwpcb, aud tha black imua-dialsly au- j 1 ; swarud bliu. Al ibis new pr-digy tbt ' ' firmnatt of tba Mreulur altu luraouk blui, [ ' aud ha ralrealed precipitately, uvclanug ' ' : being, ft ia prebnbia that re tbe |ior ' , • form unci ol tbeae trick# Drux tuucm d ; cartaiu xpriegf ia tba uiechaauai. nl- ; though tb.t it net m.niioosd in nay al tb« j uccuuoia uf hit clock. SotcI Mode of CoxmxmittiiiK suicide. { j Tha follewing exuaocdretry account of a duturminud utlampl al uwcidu it graytly , ; related bj tha Kpooa ol Madrid ; | "Tha individual ia qnatuan baiog tired : of hit lift, resolved lo Uke each measure# | a# most infallibly insure hit death. I'o ' that and ht tuned fur the tan tbora, pro vided with n ladder, a rope, a loaded pis tol, a bottle of puree., and a 'box ol mulches.— Having toma bet before discovered a post siauding a lillla way eul in tha water, ha fixed his Uddar agaiasi il, aod atcaediog, fasunad one and of Iha i cord aod pannad a slip knot roaad hrs osck. •wallowed the poiaou and alriking a light i Mt Bra to hie elcthM, tbeo placing th. , pistol to hie aat. kick-d away ika iadd#^ ( bet ia doing m hit bond xurarved, and re i he Brad el Ue ease ntonree'. ito toiUt, ■ lattaad af peeelrating hia braie, dcatdtd . the rape, t#d>e fall iMatto tea. exile- r gerthiog bit toraing garmaaU ; altu a 1 1 quantity of tall wt'ar ht ttrollowasi ceased ; to threw" op tto prists to 'tod taken, I that to tecomhfod oa •hate, cooviocvd (a that kit time had SM y»t art it ad. .

Congrc stiomal flummxry. ' Mono,,. Dm-. 17.— In tka B.aaU, for. 1 Sumji.p introduced a bill to prevent and panrsh (raudul.nl repretsntationx to inline. emigration to foreign errantries. ■ which provides thsl if any one indnoas n o.gro or olh.r |u-rson Ie go to n foreign ciseolry a h.ra such pereoti would be linble lo be sold us n peon, or otherwise reduced 1 to ssrviludr, ha should be fined not Ism linn five thousand dollnrs or impriMOed • live years, or boih. Tad bill wm referred. I'M bill in r.p.al th. urnoetlj section of tiro cuofiacntlon bill wm tnlcan op. 'Mr. t rrnmbnll nod Mr. Johnson debuted en it. m.rtts until tba maruiiig hoer expired wh.o tba Naoraska adinitsien bill cama up ■• ordar. Sir Haadricka. being m- . uilad to tin Boor, upuk. at same length iig-inst lb. adniiauion of Nebraska aa a niai., and Mr Brown, of MitMari, gnsa notice ol . proposed amendment to the .fleet that tiro .dmi.aiot #baU not take place until negro suflrag. is allowed ia up. bal Mr Juhosuo, who had lbs floor, token of respect lor tbe memory ft the lei. S.uuiur Wngbi, of New Jersey. lu th. House, Mr. Harding, of Illipeix, ufl.rad a resolution, which wu adopted, tcodvriog unfaltering support lo th# Kx- ' trioc, and s#p«crolly commanding ttotaua uf tha oatiuaal voice id reforadoelo Maxirancy from the national books wat dei government bonds tbukld be intund onlau , they ur. subject tu laiallun wat laid an , iha labia. '1 Pi B.oaW'a amandmonl# to . the holiday rocctt ro.uluuen wre agroad lo Mr U.agU.m uflorad a resolution, which WU adopted, directing the C'um1 cable iu restoring peace lo Ika Blates of direciiag th. Jodiciary ( umiciltae te rarogi. laliuu is u.c.reary tu protect loyal punning a cuiiimittua ul live lo inquire if tbv ussvstiiieul and coll.eiion of taxes la the aouiu h.u u.sr laithfuily made, was adopted The Committee on Foreign Allaire maa. . re-purl iu r.piy lo Mr. tu. *.».ctiv. Dup.iuuatl offer ilk s.rpeace .1.0 UulUluU) among tbu ftoulb Ani.ricuu rtiui.s Tiro Huutu tbsu w#at into the k uoimillua ol Iba Whole. Mr. of t ungrata io ustabliah territorial govj ltk.UA i. 1'ic. in- — In the Seeale Mr. I rn, of Louisiana asking for e provisional ; gov.iom.ol, and m.da a law remarks so .1 n.anon.mlJk II.. ....hi .V I

' j H. recommeud|i#g C'ongrext " io ai£«ro,jkr I Ira raconstrueliou of tba elites. A lew nzcbiDges of hersulasa rrparla. uccarrcd bstwvan him and Mr. Davis uf keulucky, aod tha morning hoar j having expired, im- bill lor Ihe edbiusiou I uf Nabraaku cama up. I be quaullois waa I UD Mr. Brown's au.eudnisol, which Was a " j -Nebraska abali uoi lake effect except , upuu th# liudamootai candillon that there ' shall be no denial uf tbe alvctlfo IruockiM, ' j ur my utber rigble, to any paraou by ' rsatou of race or cutur. Mr. Wade spoke i in uppusitien to tba aioabdment, cou.euU- | lug that Congress bud no right to exact ^ sueh canditions (rum Nebraska wtoa thay b I Cowan and Mr. Houlittlo also spoka in ' opposition, tbu fornror. propusiog an ' ■ amaodiaaol ta Mr.- BrownNs utoadmant, ; j to Ibaaffial that tiro tow Blato ahouid ; owe allegiance tu tha gaoaral government . and net claim aulburiiy buranltar to cend era or aliao snsin.ss. Funding Ika eonsiduialion tha S.osla Adjonroad. * In tba Honsaa resolution inquiring lata the recta bf tbe burning or the New Ironsides net adopted. Tbe Legislative, .Ex - -court- and Judicial Appropriation ' bill i *»t considered in Cnmmttlee of the Whole. An amendment wat .greed to that tha purchase of tba (llnbo for members , should caasa al tba cloto or the Fortieth , <- oog raaa. Without duporing ef tto bili , he Hoesa a-ijoeroed. ■>' — Tba men who gave tha information which led to tto nrraat of Juh'fi H. Bar. 1 rati it • French Canadian, named bt. Maria. H* wm formerly a UaiuaMldiar. tad aaived In the Tapal Zoo. res. Both he and Barrett Ware ie love with the ehaw lady ie Washington, aod B». Marie betreyed Sarratt threegh jaalnwey. Heeays itoi oorravtlold bim Uat U.eotw's eneas. lioalioo w!r» prvcoocejyad plot ; that ho (dnrratl) carried direct from Jeff Davfa a i Cabinat at Richmond tto prieci|aql dotoils or tto plot to Washington, and that tha , aoauaiadtiua was aet only ia acswrdoara with tto deal roe af tka Devsa Oabioat, bwk w*t dene by thasr direclieas aad -ardars i — The stale mtqijif Ito paSba debt for | tto month of Me.emtoi stows |to tout J debt to to#J.fiM.mff7Vead Oka to* jB «to Ttowerj to to BiXAMAUI.