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ROME, FftllJAY MOENINO, MAY 28,1847.

WHOLE NUMBER 495.

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Ol io . From the Matamoras Flag-

Santa Anna's Address to his Ar­my at Bnena Vista

" Soldiers," said he ," our country has furnished us no supplies; fortunately, the enemy-have them in advance, and rest assured we have only to go and take them; this is your last ration; our next meal will be in the enemy's camp."

Greasers, whom I've often led, Greaaers, with whom I've often fled, Greasers, whom I've never f> d,

Come and dine wf me.

Now's the time and now's the hour, See the front of pork barrels lower. Soon we'll have them in our power,

On Buena Vista's lea.

By Palto Alto's bloody plains, By Resaca's gory strains, We will rise our jugular veins.

For beans and victory.

Who but feels himself a knave, We each can fill a coward's grave, Let each his bacon try to save,

To feed his chivalry..

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We fight for " grub" and not for fame, Gamblers always play " grab game;**^' But the great cock fighter being lame,

Will stay behind the spree.

Then onward to the hungry (ray. Pork and " frijoles" upon the day, Bat ah!—the cowards nut away,

See them turn and flee.

The cock-pit General's now undone, Carrambo! why your dinners shun ? Why from yelling Yankees run?

Now go and starve for me.

Ineffable Contempt. Give me a flowing demi[on of gall!

A pen of cane reed, split with a broad axe, A sheet of paper, broad as Congress Hall,

*A nil vigorous nerves, as tough as cooler's wax.

Let me be starved, and poor, and meanly clad, Encircle, me with dues to make me mad,

Coddle my skulpit with the fumes of brandy, Then let me write how modi I hate a dandy.

Y e niincing^iiinlhigjamooth-faced, nasty things, With corsets laced as tight aa fiddle strings,

Choked as a toad, and subtle as a cat, About the waist C sharp, and pate, B flat

Ye canning, sapereeviceaWe slaves, Ye self-complacent, brainless, heartless knaves,

Ye lizzard-looking apes, with cot-flash gills,

A T A L E OF T t l f c KETOLVJTIOX.

About a quarter of a mile fromCollybark* Point on a beautiful little knoll, stood in the time of the Revolution, a neat and pretty, (for those days it was very pretty,) American farm bouse, which was inhabited by an old native whom we shall call Adam Warren, his " better moity," and two love­ly daughters, just budding into womanhood. From the piazsa of the house the view of the surround­ing country was beautiful. The majestic Hudson, a short distance from the doorway, the Highlands and the tall trees with their rich foliage made it a scene almost enchanting. The. quiet and peace of the good old farmers were not disturbed in those days, by the noise of steamboats and other river crafts; a holy calm pervaded all around, and na­ture seemed fairly intoxicated with her own love­liness.

Close by the kitchen door of the farm house was a well, which was said to be over a hundred feet deep, at the bottom of which old gossips shrewdly hinted " lota of gold" was buried to prevent its get­ting into the hands of the British and Hessians.— Adam Warren's house was two stories high, very large and commodious, with plenty of room for his

family, and.more to spare for " company." I u those days painters and carpenters were not so plenty as they are now, you probably know, gen

The report of another rifle waa at that moment heard, and the gallant leader bit the dust.

« Quick ! quick! Edith," exclaimed Mrs. War­ren, " re-load the rifles, or they will be too much for us!"

" You are almost exhausted, mother," replied Edith, handing her a loaded rifle ; " let me take your place for awhile."

*' No, no ; keep out of danger girl; I am pre­pared for

Oh God ! that shriek ! how wild and terrible as it burst from the lips of the lovely girl when she saw the next moment her mother stretched a corpse at her feet! A rifle ball had penetrated her forehead, and sank deep into her skull.

" Let's hold out no longer," said Eliza, as she had been weeping over her dead mother; " there is no nee, and now she is dead, what have we to live for?"

" Courage, sister, courage !" replied Edith, tak­ing np the rifle used by her parent, and rushing to the window. " This shall avenge her death!'

" Be merry, boya, be merry!" shouted the pres­ent leader of the party, " we have nettle the ac­count of one of them, and the two others cannot stand it much longer."

The report of a rifle was heard from the window and another Hessian bit the dust. Hark! there goes another, and another, and anothe: • Each one carries death with it.

" Damnation," shouted one of the Hessians, " this is paying dearly for a tittle booty ; seven kil­led and nothing gained yet. Come boy's, let's see

tie reader, and therefore Adam Warren was"pre- \»' we can gain a little rest. The other p i rty will

1 vented from having the external appearance of his house looking just as he wanted it—for he was

| a man of good taste, and rather upper ten thous

be along in the morning, and then we shall have them without any trouble."

He had hardly spoken the words, before Adam had recovered from the effect of the blow, was on his feet, and had his hands grasping tightly round the ruffian's neck.

" Let go your hold, old man, or I'll strike yon hard, 1 tell ye."

As he spoke the other ruffian raised the butt of his rifle in the air, and the next moment the blood spirted from a broad wound in the old man's fore­head, and he fell backward to tho floor.

" And you take that," said he, striking Elite a blow with his fist, '• and see if you can't keep your jaw tight for awhile."

The fair young girl reeled and fell behind her father without uttering a syllable. As she foil he uttered a deep groan—he was dying.

" Now for the one up stairs, and we are safe, said the ruffian, motioning his comrade to follow.

Edith, had but one rifle loaded, and aa she saw them approach, she determined to do the most with i t

" Stand back!" she exclaimed ;—" I will shoot the first that comes near."

Her courage and determination made the two ruffians shrink for a moment with fear.

•' She is only a woman, Bill," said the tallest advancing.

" But she has tho devil in her eyes, now I tell ye."

" You are not afraid, are yon ?—come on." Edith's mind was made up—she fired, and with

a terrible yell, he fell dead at his companion's foot " Yon have killed him, bat not me'." shouted

the fellow, jumping forward and grasping her hand. " I have all your gold—they are both dead down stairs, and you have now got to follow them. But

j . L • Z- • ». .u IL. „ f . u i.„**trio, took up their quarters for the night on the pi-andish in his views. It was the close of the last | *""» v *

" Agreed," chimed iu the other two, and the \ stop— if you say you will freely become my wife,

day of summer of 1783, that our story commenc­es. It had been a lovely day, and the departing rays of the sun shed a rich lustre on the surround­ing scenery, which made it more picteresque and beautiful than ever. Adam had just finished his supper, when the news arrived that an intimate friend of bis had fallen from a tree, broken both his legs, and was not expected to survive. It was a distance of over ten miles, and although Adam had been hard to work all day in the field, he re­solved to set off immediately. After seeing that every thing was safe and secure in the house, for Adam Warren was a man pretty well to do in the world, he bad " Black Bess" saddled for the ride. He had frequently gone away and left his family alone before, although those were dangerous times to do so, and as tiny had never been molested, he felt no fear this time, and an they seemed perfect­ly willing to stay alone, and exerted theme^ves considerably te get him off

" Mind, Martha, keep the house well fastened," said Adam to bis wife, aa he mounted his horse.—

I have the rifles well loaded in the garret, ami ttfllf

WILLIAM / O W l W W L h a i returned lo his old stand near S u a win | p , where be will be bsp-py to we¥ o » U t J t e W o m e r . and the (motto generally in his line of business. He will be m attendance at all homo.of the day.

W E S . P A R K H U R S T , ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR at LAW,

Solicitor and Counsellor in Chancery, and Supreme Court Commissioner. Office m Arm­strong's Block. Iv2lf

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Stryker, Comstock 8c Beach. ATTORNEYS, SOLICITORS and COUN­

SELLORS. Office in the Mudge k. Doty Block, opposite the American Hotel

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J. V. COBB, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON—House and

Office on Dominick street, first dooor east ot Putnam's Hotel. Particular attention paid to Chronic difficulties, and diseases of the Eye and Throat SSyl

" FROST A U T ^ S B Y T ATTORNEYS at LA W. Office on Dominick

Street, directly over Howland A Hill's Store, Tno'a. G. Facer, H. T. U-rutr.

azza. The sun rose mild and beautiful next morning,

the birds caroled forth their gay notes as merrily as ever ; bat there seemed to be a stillness about the old cottage—a mournful stillness that spoke of death and sorrow.

Long before the hour of ten arrived (the time that Adam waa to.come back,) Eliza and Edith were planning how they could best get away, and inform him of the danger that awaited him, if he approached the house.

" After all, Eliza," said Edith," I think we had better resume our old position, and guard him from the attacks as we best can. If we attempt to es­cape from the house we certainly shall be detect­ed, then all hope is lost for him !"

" You ore right sister," replied Eliza, clinging fondly around Edith's neck, " and may God bless yon for a kind, noble girl."

Hark ! what sounds approach! T ie the tramp­ling of horse* hoofs. A moment and Black Bess I turns the angle, of the road, with the gallant rider-

" Throw those dead bodies in the bushes, Ned ; quick or die old chap will be here before yon.—

you shall live—I like your face, and I think we could agree pretty well. Which do yon prefer— what say you ? Speak quick; I'll have no delay."

" Sooner than wed a wretch like thee, I would

" Which will make the cost about equal to a glass a day '"

" I suppose it will; but thafs nothing." " Six glasses a week at sixpence each, will

make just the aum of three shillings which added lo the cost of tobacco, will make fifty c <nts a week for beer and tobacco, or what would amount to a hundred dollars and over iu four years."

" Dear knows a poor mechanic has few enough comforts without depriving himself of trifles like these, said Johnson.

" By giving up such trifles as these, for trifles they really are, permanent and substantial com­forts may be gained. But, besides tobacco and drinking beer, yon indulge iu a plate of oysters, now and then do you not '."

•• Certainly I do. A hard working man ought to be allowed to enjoy himself a little some­times."

" And this costs yon two shillings: ,v« ekly, said the pertevering friend.

" At least that," was replied. " How often do you take a day, holiday

yourself?" ••Notoften. I do it very rarely." " Not oftener than once a month V* "No." " Yes, I suppose I take a day for recreation

about once a month and that is little enough, dear knows-"

" You apend a trifle at such times of course ?'—

Never more than half a dollar, I always limit myself lo that fori cannot forget that I am a poor journeyman mechanic."

" Does your wife take a holiday too?" asked the friend, with something significant in his look and tone.

" No," was replied, " I often try to pursuade her to do so ; but she never thiuks she can spare time. She has all the work to do, and three chil-

to

prefer to die upon the rack!" replied Edith, in al dren to see after, and one of them you know calm, clear voice; " you are answered, now do! a baby.'

Rome, N. Y. I

VAN DRESAR A ELWOOD, ATTORNEYS and COUNSELLORS at

Lmw, and Solicitors in Chancery. Office on James Street, in the rooms formerly occupied by P. P. Johnson as a Justices' Office.

THE-COW THAT CAVE THE MOST MIUW—A milk­

man of this city, say's the Lousiavitle Democrat*, was accosted on the first of January by on* of hie negroes. Bill hod charge ot the cows, aiJJ coming np, with one hand on hi* wooly topknot, and describing a semi-circular scrape with his one leg, the following dialogue took place:—

" Massa, New-Year's gift for dis child, if you

please." " Well, Bill, here's a dollar, for you." " Tankey, Massa, dis will do for me ; but de

cows, Massa—dey want a New-Year's gift, too " Well, Bill, yon may give them a sheaf of oats

each, and yon mind, and give the cow that gives the most milk, two sheaves."

« Yes Massa, 111 do dat berry ting, gosh!" Some time after, our milkman went to see how

Bill and the cows got along. Finding him in the cow yard, he sailed ont " Ho! Bill,did yon give the oats to the cows !"

" Yes, Massa, I did." - Very well—bat halloa! what are these two

bandies oh the pump for V " Why, good Lor, Massa, you know berry well

dat him am de oie cow dat give de mos milk '.'' " What! the pump give milk, you Mack ras­

cal!" " Te be sore him does, dont we milk him ebery

morning? He no gib de white milk, but he gib de blue milk plenty, so me gib him de two—E'ya!

8. VAN DRMAE, J. M. ELWOOD M Rome, Oneida County.

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JACK ASHORE.—A Vera Cruz correspondent of the Nashville Union, nays, when the sailors got a shore they wandered all through the country,and once a party of them came very near, being cut off by a body of lancers—they came into camp much excited, stating that they had seen about two hundred Mexicans on board horses, tacking about through the boshes with harpoons in their hands. During an alarm on the beach one night, an officer endeavored to form some sailor* who were in great confusion, but finding his efforts in

morrow—good by**," and as he said this, he dash­ed tes spurs into the horse's side*, and was soon oat of the lane in the road. His wife and daugh­ter watched him from the piazza till they were out of sight, and the noise of his horse's hoofs had died away.

" The Hessians will have to.be pretty cute to get our new hats this time ; wont they, Eliza ?" said Mrs. Warren to her eldest daughter, as they were seated around the seeing table in the even­ing.

" Indeed they will," was the reply. " How is that ?" asked Edith, the youngest, who

was very busily engaged in sewing something sim­ilar to patchwork.

" Why mother has buried them!" said Eliza. "Buried them? that's quite a joke, ha! ha! you

don't mean it?" asked Edith,-laughing until the tears started in her beautiful blue eyes.

" I do mean it, and what's more, I mean that no one will know where they are but ourselves," replied Eliza.

" I think myself it's a famous idea," said Mrs. Warren—" people bury money; why cannot we bury our hats?"

"Hark!" exclaimed Eliza,-suddenly starting up, " I thought I heard a voice under the win­dow!"

Immediately all were silent as death. Edith dropped her work, and Mrs. Warren followed her example. They were still as possible for at least ten minutes, but not a sound was audible. " Oh, pshaw,' she's trying to frighten us!" exclaimed Edith tired with listening.

"Or else it's the wind she heard," said Mrs. W., looking superstitiously over her spectacles.

" I am positive it was a human voice!" said Eliza.

" Oh, nonsense, you are getting nervous," re­plied Mrs. Warren, resuming her work.

', Well, I might have been mistaken, but it sounded very much like the voice of a man."

" Hist! did you hear that—the report of a ri-r said Edith.

eight" « I t shall be done, captain," and a chubby little

fellow walked from the stoop to execute the order. "Comes on old Bob's head! he has made me bloody all over!" «

" Black Bess, with her rider, soon approached the house. On seeing three men on the stoop, dressed as Hessians, Adam began to suspect that all was not right, bat sooner than exhibit the least particle of fear, he rode np to the old walnut tree in front of the house and dismounted. The old man was without even a pistol, and seeing that the three men were well provided with fire-arms, he concluded to treat them friendly, and act as unconcerned as possible.

" Fine morning, Major,'* said Che nearest to the door as he came op to the stoop.

" A very fine morning, Hideed," replied Adam. " W e have travelled unejaiiahti since day­

break, and have taken the liberty to rest awhile on your stoop—sappose you have no objections ?"

" None at all, gentlemen," he replied, • wont you walk iu with me and take some refreshment?"

" All is now lost!" exclaimed Eliza, aa she heard her father's invitation to them.

•' Not yet," replied, Edith, running to the head of the stairs with the rifles ; we are now equally matched. Nerve yourself, and we shall soon tri­umph?"

" I have a terrible foreboding, Edith, that one of us will die this morning."

" Hush! hush!

with me as yon like. " You had better think a moment longer, my

blossom." " You have my answer already." " Well, since you are so ugly about it, you shall

be gratified. After accomplishing my purpose,! you shall die by the side of those down stairs—so come along my blossom;" and he caught her in his arms, and polluted her lips with a kiss.

He had hardly done so, however, before a well-directed blow from behind sent him reeling to the corner of the room. In an instant Edith had re­covered herself, and looking up she exclaimed— " Saved! saved !" and fell prostrate at the feet of a young American officer.

" Secure that man," said he to the soldier by his side, " and he shall be mode to pay dearly for this morning's work. W e were right in suspect­ing that some foul play wax going on here."

•tairs, and wax surprised to find that Eliza wax recover ing from the effects of tho blow, end kneeling by the side of her dying father. In on instant Edith woo there also. The young officer offered his as­sistance, but it wax of no avail. The spirit of the

Do you know that this day's holiday once a month, costs you exactly twenty-two dollars a year 7"

" No certainly not, for it costs no such thing."

" Well, let us see. Your wages per day comes

old man was soon to return to God who gave i t— With great effort he was raised partly up, by hb own request, and taking hold of the hands of Eliza and Edith, he faintly articulated," Blessinga on ——." The last words died away in his throat, and he sank back in Edith's arms—dead!

Five months from that day, America and Eng­land were at peace, and one year from that; Edith Warren was the wife of Edward Little,the gallant yoang officer. Eliza never married, but lived with her sister till the dcy of her death.— Where ooce stood the old farm-houtx of Adam Warren, there is now erected a large and elegant mansion, owned by a wealthy merchant

vain and apprehending momentarily an attack, he ordered the boatswain to get them into line im-1 fle

" And now another voice under the window, said Eliza.

" You are right this time," said Mrs. Warren,

odto. Rome, Jan. 1st, 1847.

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B. P. J. having made arrangements which re-qniro him to be at Albany a considerable part of hi- time, he will attend to baaraess there for those who desire his services at the Slate offices. Pen-tionageney or Special Terms of Supreme Court

A. L. Johnson will attend to bunness here in hi* absence. Particular attention will be givOB to

loft with aim for •etttemeat * • / Attorney for Pensioners and for irons of sanding to Europe for remittaa-

•arepared as usual with accuracy. February 5,1847.

mediatly, when that worthy called out, "AH hands form in line of battle on the starboard tack."— This brought them into line forthwith. They put every am in requisition, riding without saddle or bridle. One of them, in trying to ride a la Mexi-cana, and sitting so far back that ho threatened to fall off, waa accosted by a soldier with," Hello, friend, what do yon sit so far back on your horse for?" " Avast there, my laddy, every man has a right to sit on the quarter deck of his own eraft, I reckon," answered the old tar with the utmost

't froid; then giving his donkey another slap, jogged on with his feet trailing in the sand.

' i Ili'l ' • • • * i ''MI inr ii«iii,iMi|i

•steavaa rotavntksj home in an omnibus • dinner-party where he had dined very

heartily, a fat citizen opened the door and inquir­ed tidly, - all full insidr, V* - 1 don't known bow It moy be with tho rout," aaid the diner-oat," bat

of oyster-pie did the baoinesx for

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" Madam," said a doctor to aa old maid—^yon stand in need of the can and air. Tffi ye* have them, yon cannot got well" " Low! doctor, I have no objections against having a son and heir,

J T An ass snoot have large ears, because he hears a greet deal before be eaa understand.— Balaam's aw wax an lunpllio. Ho probably traveled a groat deal and picked op mock useful information There are " a few mere of the same •ort loft," who go upon two teg*

THE SUM OF TRIFLES. Or, " 1 Penny Saved ii a Penny Gained."

•v T. a. ARTIII;«.

"Saving! Don't talk to me about saviug, said one journeyman mechanic to another.— " What can a man with a wife and three children, save out of eight-dollars a week?"

"Not much certainly," waa replied. " But you are nervous, I am sore you | still if he is careful he may save a little."

" I heard a voice and a footstep, too." Hark! hark! don't whisper?" They are wa'k'ng on the piazza, I do believe '

" T i s the company of foraging Hessiaus," said Mrs. Warretrra' a low voice, '* The doors and win­dows are well barred and bolted down stairs, girls-and let ux look after the rifles in the garret"

In a moment the mother and her two children ^ had ascended the stairs, and wero m the garret, or as it was termed by A<l»m i tie •• tsofi Room."

_^iimrti^ymm&§A d pti mfion, girls, so we eon give them as good as they send," said Mrs. Warron, closing the room door.

" That we can," exclaimed the girls, and each one took a rifle from the corner.

! hoarthat! thoy are trying to force the

are. They are in the house now. Hark! some one knocks, at the stair door. There is a scuffle below—may be they are murdering him—hark! that knock again, 'tis his, and he has escaped.— Open it quick; open it Eliza, while I stand here with this good rifle!" |

The door opens, but instead of her father it is the present leader of the counterfeit Hessians dres­sed in his clothes. In a moment Eliza discovered that she had been deceived, and started back with a bound and endeavored to gain the top of the stairway.

•• Hold! not quite so fast, my pretty one, I must taste the nectar of those pretty lips before you go-You have d» ne considerable mischief, and you must now in a measure repay us!" and so sayiug the ruffian caught the tender form of the young girl m his arms, and would have polluted her lips

i with a touch of hi*, had she not, with one super- j human effort torn herself from him.

" Stand back, you fiend or—" the words were scarcely out of her mouth before a boll from the ri­fle of Edith had entered hi> brain, and he fell senseless at her feet

At the report of the rifle tVwWd ftttm trW hohtof

"Open the wiiidew>~cantlouiTy, Ultza," said Mrs. Warren, " and we will give them a taste of our quality!"

The words were scarcely oat of her month,when crack! crack I wont the throe rifles.

" Ha ! ha!" shouted the leader of the party be­low, << wo have them now. Throe fair faces, or my eyes deceive me. Something snore than we expected—by Jove! wo Boot work hard for thorn!',

* Tho name is now changed to Croton

Precious little !" briefly returned the other, with something like contempt in his tone.

" Even a little is worth saving," wa« answered to this. " You know the old proverb, " Many littles make amickte." Fifty cents every week will amount to twenly-six dollars."

<< Of course, that's clear enough. And a dollar saved every week will give the handsome sum of fifty-two dollars a year. But how is the half dol­lar or the dollar to be saved, 1 should like to know i I cannot do it, I am sure."

" I can then, and my family, la ax large yours, and my wages no higher."

" If you say so I am bound to believe you, but I must own myself unable to see how you do it— Pray, how much do you save V

" I have saved about seventy five dollars a

year for the last two years." «• You have !" in surprise. " Yes, and I have it all snugly in the Saviuga

Bonk." " Bless me ! How hove yon done tffis ? For

my part, it is as much as I can possibly do to keep ou*. of debt My wife is a. hard working, saving a

v,—. -.„..,- J njoo"." aa « to l« found anywhere. But al| [je»'ti<e^Xa«pei«4|tf«(mi r«H Jbt xl Jtt*\i&&-

deivoredtoyndhrmtoTpoatiaThe room; and seeing his child before him he rushed towards her: but before he reached the stair, a blow behind made him reel and stagger to Oie floor.

« They have killed him! quick, Edith—they hgjfekaied him toolnaeluB*4 » * » • 5 « * * H her father fall.

"It ia too late, now, my beauty," said one tit the ruffiano, as ho caught hold of tho bosom of her dree, and lore it open. - If . *«> »•* «>w,jro. have done u. enough injury, .ad by my good name well make you pay for it Hoxo»l oho rosy lips, Bill ? IU take her, and yon can have the other up stair., bat yoa will have to fight omariog hard together. Shohapxrfoetehe-doofltapMtieoat.. Tho way the popped over the old commodore was aeoimootoal l lood-*erk»,n*wItoBye. Good giri.thoogh, and worth getting J"

•awwriny nt** "How much does

Johnson ?" « Nothing to speak of.

the man named J $ n » ° n

" A shilling a week T

to one dollar and thirty three cents and one-third-This sum multiplied by twelve, the number of days lost in the year, gives sixteen dollars. Half a dollar spent a day for twelve day. make, six dollar., and six dollar, added to sixteen amount to tweuty-two. Now, have I no: calculated it fairly V

I believe yon have," replied Johnson iu an altered tone. "But I never would have believ­ed i t "

" Add to this thirteen dollars a year that yon pay for oysters and yon have—"

" Not so fast if you please. I upend no such

" Lot oo try oar multiplication again, coolly remarked the friend.* " Twenty-five cents a weak, multiplie J into fifty-two week., give, ex­actly thirteen dollars. Isn't it so.

" Humph.' I believe yon ore right Bnt I never would have thought i t"

" Add this thirteen dollar, to the twenty-two if costs you for twelve holiday, in the year and this again to the price of yoar beer and tobacco and you will have just sixty-one dollars a year that might be saved. A little more careful examina­tion into your expense* would no doubt doubt de­tect the warn of fourteen dollar, that might be sav­ed ax well aa not, which added to the sixty-one dollar., will make seventy-five dollars a year uselessly spent, the exact turn I am able to put in the Saving.' Bank.

Johnxon was both surprised and mortified, at being thus convicted of spending nearly one fifth of his entire earnings in self gratification of one kind or another. He promised both himself and his friend that he would at, once reform the matter and try to get a little ahead, aa he had a growing family that would soon be much more expensive than it wax at present

Some months afterwards, the friend who had spoken so freely to Johnson, met him coming oat of a tavern and in the act of pntti ng tobacco in his month. The latter looked a little confused but said with as much indifference as he could ax-sum e—

" You «*« I am at my old trick* again '" " Yes and I am truly sorry for it. I was in

hope, you were going to practice a thor­ough system of economy, in order to get before hand."

" I did try, but it*, no nse. As to giving up to­bacco, that i. out of the question, I can't do it— Nor could you if you had ever formed the the bad habit of chewing or smoking."

" We can do almost any thing, if we try hard enough, Johnson. We fail because we give up trying. My tobacco and cigar, used to cost me juet twice what yours cost you, and yet I made a resolution to abandon the vile weed altogether, and what i. better have kept my resolution. So(

yon see, the thing csn be done. All that is want­ed, is snfficient firmness and perseverence. I ore 1 to like a glass of at* too, and a plate of oys­ters, but I saw the expense was rather a serious matter, and th* indulgence did not do mo a parti de of good- So I gave them np, also, and if you try hard enough, you can do it too."

" I dou't know, pe-haps I might ; but some. bow or other, it strike, DM that seventy at eighty dollar, a year laid by in the Saving.' Hank is rather a dear saving if made at th* expense of

ay going to do ?'«'.• •,»«•*_ Jmam j i ^

dollars, upon which lot will be produced. Is it not so T*

V»a I suppose it ix But it is common** basins—, and oo* lO it There aro ptooty of chance* • faver of your losing every ceatt yw» have, and than banc obliged to go back to journey work, which wi i not be the most agreeable thing in Iko world. IW my part, I would much rather spend Ik* httfo I have a. I go along, than to stint and deny oraotf every thing comfortable for six or sevoo fOWO, {• order to sot up in hnsine*. for myself, and ikea loos* every eeot It is not every man who con succeed, if be does. Th* foot - , tketo WswA W journeymen ox well ax master for me, I have no taste for going iuto 1 and don't believe I should succeed if I did set up for myself."

" 1 expect to work joorney-work all my life, and might just as well take my comfort aa I go along."

" I shall not attempt to dispute what yon say about some men being born to be joarneyinaa. and others to be master workmen," replied the friend of Johnson, " for I am well aware that ih* gift* of all men are different; and that saane BOOB are so peculiarly constituted, that they would aet succeed if they were to set np ia businms foe themselves. But the want of a J of inclination, is no reason at all why a j man mechanic shouid not save every cent bo eaa earn."

" What good will it do him ? He ia bound to be a poor man all his life, and why should ha deny himseif the few comforts he box ax he goes along, in order to lay up a hundred. or two dollars T

" I am surprised to hear you ask such a qnes tion, Johnson. But I will answer it by saying that he should do it for the reason that I save my mouey ; that is, to enable him to educate bis children well, to lighten his own and hi. wife*. t< | when they grow older, and to be able to obtain for' his family more of the comforts of life than they uow enjoy.

'* I don't exactly see how all th s is to be achieved. Suppose he gets together aa much oo five hundred dollars ; and instead of risking it ia business he sends hi* children to schools, hire help for his wife and take a fort as he goes along : how long do yoa suppose his five hundred will last ? But two years, and then he must come down again and be tea time* as unhappy, for it is a much easier matter to got up than to go down."

" Pardon me, Johnson," replied hi* friend," bu t

I must say you are a very short sighted mortal.— If you can't imagine any better mode of using your five hundred dollars after you nave saved it, I don't blame you for not caring aboot mokiag the attempt to do so. But I can tell yoa a better way."

» Well let us hear it" _ " With your five hundred dolara, after yoa

have saved it, you could buy yourself a snug little cottage with an acre of ground around i t How much rent do you now pay Tl

your tobacco cost you

A mere trifle," replied

• A strange question, that to oak, Johnson— I will tell you what good if is going to do me— I intend oaring every eont I con possibly lay by,

| until I get five hundred dollar.; and then I mean to set up for myself, and become a master

t never oxe any-

"And then?"

•« Nothing but a little boo* thinir stronger.

" I^ppozeyounev.rtak.ro.an.verage more than a glass a day f

- N o , not that " But you soonetii

glut with yea T

•« Of cours*!

tometime*—"

sxk x friend to take a

this is a thing wo must ol) de,

•• Seventy-five dollars a year." " Of course this would be saved after that,

which added to what yoa ore already saving would make a hundred and fifty dollars a year.— Take fifty of that to buy yourself' a o w , some pigs and chickens, and get lumber for your pig-stye, hen house and a shod for your cow is whi­ter, and you would still have a hundred dollar* left, the first year to go into the Savings' Bank.— Your garden, which you could work yourself by rising an hour or two earlier in the morning, your cow, your chickens and your pigs, would make a

* itaim»iigj» »°r mmm * mjm *# additional charge* in entering your ohildsao at better schools. In three year, more laying by a hundred and fifty dollar, a year, which you eou'd easily do, would give you enough to boy another cottage and an acre of ground, which yon could easily rent to a good tenant for eighty dollars a year. In three years more, going WDM economy, yon would have dollar, more to invest, which could bo dago in property that would yield yoa .evenly or eighty dollars a year additional income.

By this time the village would have gr>wn out toward, your ground and perhaps doubted, may be q uidrupled its value for bu Iding lot*, soma rf wliich you could sell, and adding the a i i o j f I* the sav'n^s of a couple of years, bo able to buTd on) or two more comfortable little I o vu lots. Going on iu this way, year i by the time your ability to work ax a journeyman began to fail yen, the necessity for work would not exist, for you would have a comfortable property, the regular income from which would mora than support yon. Now all this may be don* by sim • ply giving np your tobacco, bear and., oysters, aa I your day's holiday once a month. Is not the rs-sult worth the trifling sacrifice Johnsou ?"

" It certainly is," wa. the serious reply. ** Too have presented a very attractive picture, and I suppose a true one."

" It is, yoa may depend upon it. Every jour­neyman mechanic, if he be industrious have a prudent and economical wife ax yoa have, may accumulate a snug little property, and live quite at his ease when he passes tho prime of life. left not all very plain to yon f

" It certainly is, and I am determined that I '' will try to get ahead just in the way yaw do-scribe. If you oan rave seventy-five dollars a year, there ia no good reason why I should not d* the same."

" None in the world. Only persevere ia yoar economy and self-denial, and you are oartaaa of accomplishing all I have set forth." '

We are sorry we cannot give ax good an ac­count of Johnson as we could wish. H* triad to be economical, and to break himself of hia bad habits of chewing, drinking, and other self i gencea, for a little while, and then sunk his old ways and wect on as usual.

Ten year, afterward, the friend striven so hard to make him see his in* to act accordingly, was doing as fine a sx .ny master workmaa ia the children were going to good schools, i now the mistress of a neat, comfort .bh , nislird house, was relieved from the domestic duties, by a strong,

heJ, tow~a.bucu-n*afcr**W before, 1 famify had increased from thro* to si x while her husband, instead of drinking oo* a day, now indulged in two or three, i on. ways spent upon himself, nearly dooMo < he d d when hi* fiend strove aa hard to I

be pretty well advanced by that time, to better schoole. I shall also he able, I hopo, to get help for my wife, who w II need assistance hi the house. »

" All vary well to talk shoot but aet so easily

," replied Johusoa. " I don't know. For ev*ry effect there is havo

adequate cans*. Th* M M of all thai will be .the saving of asveoty-Bve dollar* a yaar Th* I I have been doing for three ot four year. Jangor— I bright with life's

^-Mk^Aft.' * * I llojtM^pXxiong « * * f f l & ^ £ E ? - * ; an /bTabl . to sand my children, who wilTpi- vjora and self m

H*p*'oady hi* peer wife, oew to 9 aWeM, toiling oo, and w 11 have to Ml oo I from exhauotation mtotkegrave,! reoem* scattered bard lot at th* orphan.

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