The Ohio Union, 1854-04-19

.'ui T . . . ' , " V" Hlu14' .j -j ; i'-iI jj'.l iiS t.i.vi .: ': ' f f0Bef fling sull farther over ft very bad ro'ad,,wa, caroti suddenly. in, view of the .Potomac;, and' Mount Vernon., with its rpnnsioii bouse and smooth green la wn was feiore us... Haying sent in our address, we received peraviasibn from the courteous urfqu oi it lamny, MfllOj now nmu, uie , et'aie,'to enier,an,i jiurypy, the interior ji $ wjre ,strucii wnn its ,extreme, sim sim-lli,ciij;,' - lli,ciij;,' sim-lli,ciij;,' the lowness (jf (lne walls am ,ceih ifigs'i.and ihe hare floors which were wax-1 ed, nut as with us carpeted. ' . . , I , rassiog tnroogn me great hall, ornamen ornamented - ted ornamented with pictures ol English huniiiig soenes, Wrtsecended he oaken slair case, wilh its carved and antlque.'balusiirado j ;we atnbd ,i mo uour we presseu me nanuie tlie rwrpand t'he bed where he died, were be be-'ue - 'ue be-'ue ,;. Nbhing in the lofty drama of his existence surpassed, the grandeur of that final scene (the cold which he had taken from exposure, in overseeing some ps'rts'of his grounds, and which had ret aisled the earlier domestic; remedies that Wre. applied, advanced ij? the course ol two short .days into the frightful form "f the disease of the throat, laryngitit. 'Il became necessary' for him to take to 'his bed: 'His valued friend, Dr. Craig, was instantly summoned, and assisted by the best medical skill of Ihe surrounding coiim try, exhausted al the means of his art, but without affording him relief, . He patient: ly submitted, though In great distress, to ihe various remedies-proposed ; but it be became - came became evidenh Irom the ileep gloom settling upon the cpanlenance of the medical gen gen-tlemen, - tlemen, gen-tlemen, that ihe case was hopeless ; ad advancing - vancing advancing iqsiiliously, ihe disease had fasten, ed itself with deadly certainty.- Looking with a perfect calmness tipnn the sobbing group, around him, be said, "Grieve not my friends t it is as I anticipated from the first; Ihe debt, which we all owe is now about to tie paid I am resigned 'lb the event." " Requesting Mrs. Washington la bring two wills from his escritoire, he di- reeled one to be burnl,-and placed (lie oth er in her bands, as his last will and , testa testament, - ment, testament, and then gave some final instructions to Mr. Lear, his secretary and relative, as in the adjustment of his business (fairs. Ho soon after became greatly distracted ; and as,, in the paroxysms which becme murrj froiuent aud violent, Mr. j,ear, who was'af hia aide, assisted him to' turn, he, willi kindness, but with diftieuhy, arlien- dated, "1 fear i give yop great trouble, air but perhaps it ia duty.; which we all owe one o anoiner.-rt, iruat mat you may receive ihe same attention when you shall rcnulreil. ' : ' ' As the night waned, ihe fatal symptoms eecarm more Immmeni-uhrs-bruih mnre labored and suffocating, and hi voice soon failed hitn. Perceiving his end approach ing; he straightened himself In his full length; he folded his own hands In ihe, necessary allilude upon his- chest plating his finger upon the pulso of Ihe left wrnn and thus calmly -prepared, and watching his own dissolution, he awaited Ihe sum summons - mons summons of his Maker. - The last faint hope of his friends had disappeared ; Mra. Washington, stupified with grief, sat at the fuol of the bed, her eyes fixed stead steadfastly - fastly steadfastly upon him; Dr. Craig, in deep gloom, slood wilh his faee buried in his hands at the fire, hia faithful servant, Christopher, the tears, uncontrolled, trickling down his face, on brie side, took Ihe last look of his dying master'; while Mr. Lear, in speech speechless - less speechless giief, with lolded bands, bent over his pillow on the olber. , . . i , .: . . Nought broke the stillness of his last moments, but Iho suppressed sobs of Ihe affectionate servants collected on the stair staircase - case staircase ; the lick of the large clock in the hall, as il measured off, wilh painfnl dis distinctness, - tinctness, distinctness, iht last fleeting moments of his existence, and the low moan of the winter wind, is it swept through the leafless, snow covered' trees. " The labced and vreary spirit drew nean-rto its goV; the blond languidly oouraed slower and iiorc slowly lliroOgh its channels the poble heart stop stopped - ped stopped struggled slopped fltntered the right harlif slowly slid from Ihe wrist, up on which it flnper" had 'been placed Il fell at hia side and Ihe manly effigy of Washington was alLthal remained extend ed upon the death couch,." A'. T. Cor. and. Ln tv.-. a " t:l t.U 'CsTfJn the first consignment bf Seidliiz powders to the capital of Delhi, 'thel mon monarch1 - arch1 monarch1 was deeply interested in the aeaonnis of the. refreshing box. A box was brought (o the king hi full court, and Ihe interpreter explained lo ins majesty now II should be used. Into a goblet he put' llie ' twelve bine papers, and, having added water, the king drank H ofTi 1 his was the alkali) and the royal countenance expressed ne sign of satisfaction. It was then explained thai in the combination of tlie two pow powders - ders powders lay the luxury; and the twelve while powders were quickly disoKed in water, and aa eagerly swallowed .by his majesty, with a shriek .that will .be remembrted while Delhi ir numbered with the .king .kingdoms - doms .kingdoms the monarch rose, staggered, explod exploded, - ed, exploded, and id his full agonies ecreimed, "hoTd rne: down ''' 11 Then, rushing from 'the ihrono, fell pwsirste ran the floor. There be lay during, Uie long .,cuntinied , elTer, vescelice of ihe compound,; sparling like ten thousand pennyworths 0f imperial pop, and believing himself lit lite agtinie of -Jeaihv a melancholy and Aumititting proof that kings are mortal. : t '.'--t- rahd ,r -Hi. 1 I - .1 iVThal man who runt down the) girls. speaks ill of. married women throwa a quie ef tobaeep jn l)iooalnbulion box, and takea a penny put lo buy more, call nevefhavd peace in lliir world end never will, Bed-buga, musquitoss and the night nightmare, - mare, nightmare, and all the hobgoblins of a' guilty tonsoieirbe, will haunt him' on his Wat to that well healed prison where tha convicts are fed cinders and equdfprlil srftp,raud are allowed no other amusement than; to ait and pick their teeth with a r?fV hot po-k.rthrulisli'altalahilitl'.-lril'V"'

Ml! ,kj' 'il' J' M Jlil ,'..i'i-JlKI J , : t-.'.'t' ; , ..tT.PP LOVE. ON .Adfm.-, M aa love on anelbar, not Isng may we eiar, In tbiejileax world of raoi rn,U'g,soms drop while Hisdav, -,, .... . , Some lade in their aoon. and a lew Imget till evq, Ob f there breaks not a heart Batleivea someone .is,!aogrieyet , t.,.1 a.f 0) 1 ,ulo.i'' nl . .'. its .. .' . i .. .i i..,. The fonJeet !f purest the" trnest lhat met, j Hare siill found the need to forgive and forgets , Then, eh t tougb the hope lint we aourn.il de- 1 ti.Wa ' t...u ti 1U H .'toiitin -ii: , Let us love 6ns another as long as we star, , , ' ' - . there-are hearts riVelhe lvy. thad'gn all be de'oavi. ..ed,.!'.' : fi i. , . i i,ii it i!ji. ti j That soem to twins fendl? through aaashiae ana . i i int. i., ..-,,-:,! No leaves droop in sadnesr, atill galls' tlie; '' .-.Sflread; ' - u" ' i '' ' '''' Undimmeil. 'said the) blighted (hs lonelythe dead,. , ' ,: i ,,: i, !i V, ; Like the mistletoe that clings to the oak, ' aot ia las,'' ' l-.--.-H i vvj.i.D : Bvt wtCh leaves close aroind it, the roots ia the F.iliu but to entwine it imbibe tha same dew. brfalf with tho loved oak, and pariah there too. '."!!. ; i.- il M'f ' I ' r- -.'.Hi i. . Then let ai love one another .'mid sorrows the . . worst, Jaaltered and fond as we loved at the first; Though the false wing of pleasure may change 'and foreshow w, :; 1' I. i. And the Ifrijjht, urn of wealth into psrctidei break. . . Tbero are so ins sweet; affections which wealth , cauuoiut.;-,,, ,-: , , . . . n ; That cling but siill closer when sorrows are nighj And yet 'remain with us, thuugh all else pass ' 'swny,- '! ' " ' ';' ; : Then Jet's love one another aa Insg as we etay., ' ".! r-i i " ii ! ' .-TUB tUHXPIKB BUY AXD; TUB BlXKEIl. ' It was during a panic' some years since, that a gentleman, whom we shall nun call 01 r. Ihompeon, was sealed .with,, some some-thing - thing some-thing of a melancholy look,,, hi his dreary back robin,, watching his clerk paying away ihousir.ds bf pounds hourly. Mr. Thompson Was a banker of excellent cred credit - it credit inhere existed .perhaps. in tlua cjty .uf London nn safer concern than lhat uf Messrs. Thompson & Co., but at a mo moment - ment moment such as I- speak ol, nn rational' re reflection - flection reflection was aJuirUrd, pn former siabilily .was looked to : a gc tie raj distrust was frit, and' every one rushed lo bis bankers Ui withdraw his hoard, fearful lhat th.' next instant would be too lat, forgetting entire entirely - ly entirely that this rtffp.was ofll others, tho most hfoty lo insure the luin besought to avoid. Dut to return. -The wealthy citizen sat gloomily, watching the ontpouriug of hia gold, and with a grim smile listened in clam clamorous - orous clamorous demands on his cashier ; for although he fell perfectly easy and secure us to the ultimate slrengin ot Ins resources, yet be could not repress a feeling of bitterness as he saw constituent after constituent ruth in, and those whom he always fondly im imagined - agined imagined to be his dearest friends, eageily as assisting - sisting assisting in the run upon hia strong box. Presently the door was upend, and a stranger ushered in, who, alter gazing a moment at the bewildered banker coolly drew a chair, and abruptly addressed him : " You will pardon me, sir, for asking you rather a strange question ; but 1 am a plain man, and like to come straight lo the point. 1 have heard that you have a run on your baiiki air,'1' '. ' , weiir "' ' "Is ii true?' ' ,. 't..".,'".;.' . Keally, sir, I triusl decline' replying to your very extraordinary query. If how how-ever.'yoti - ever.'yoti how-ever.'yoti have any money in ilie hank, you had butter al once draw it nut, and so salisly yourself; our cashier will iiistanily pay yuu ';" and ihe banker rose, tter hint for the. stranger to wilhdraw., " "' ' ' ' " Far from at. sir ; I luve not a'siifpcuce in v'otir hai'iJa. ' , '' , "Tiien hiayT a'ek" you' what is your biisiiiess hero 1" , " I wii-h to know if a smalt sum would aiifyoti' at ttiij' moment !v ' " Whv do toU' ask that niieslion V ' ',' rt Bucjusp, if it otild,' 1 should gladly pay 'in a 'small deposit." "".' '' ''''u I ne money uuaier larmo, . ,, ' ' You ''seen, surprised ; ynU tfuii'i kiibw1 tn7 person or tny moilve." I'll at'once'ek, plain.'" JDo yot ' reee'ollecl sonie ' tweriiy vears'aifi), when jntt resided in lissex." ' .Perft-ciii1:- . - - ' Well thcii.'sir, perhaps-yon have not fofffolten Ihe turhqike gte ihrfitigh wrilch yon parted; darly f ' My fnther kepv tlf gate, and was wry mien- nonnreu viin a few minutes thai with yon. J One Chritl' mae morning my father was sick, and I attended the loll-Sar.- Ort 4ht day you pasaed through and I apaatd thw gate. ' )q v on rrccollect it, sir, ?"( . ; ; "Koll my friend.".' ' , l; Nn, sir, fevi surjh men remember their kind deeds; hut those berrefitsd by them' seldom Gorget diem I am perhaps- prolix! listen, however, lor a fww moments, and -Ull I...- .i - v i small iittvo .yI'v. , r 1 . , ' a , , ,.. . ' The banker, who tagad lb feel inle'reel inle'reel-eti, - eti, inle'reel-eti, at tinea assented. ' ' " V'-'"''' u- Well,' sir,'"a I said 'before, i threw open the ghte for you, and as I considered any self m -duty bound, 1 wished yd I lisp lisp-pv - pv lisp-pv Cluisimas.:. ' Th.uk , voii, my, lad,' replied you 'thank yon, and, the same . A...U.. -.i ii t. - .-.ill- .'.(. y ut you . BIIU IICIU IS SI l ltO 111 iliaKV ,1 "V and you! tt rw me' i seven shilling" fhee;! Il war the first money I '" possessed, and never shall I forget my joy an rttseiv rttseiv-uig - uig rttseiv-uig i, or your kiod iinile when bestowing it. Hong treasured il, and as 1 grew up added a Utile tn it, till I was able lo'renl S toll myself. Yuu smm aTter left that part of the eouhlry end Moet 'sight of yoo yoo-Yearly; - Yearly; yoo-Yearly; liowevet.' i have been gaining, yetrV present 1 brought rod foriunet Tarn now rompsrattvely rich, -and to you I eon1 aider I owe all. So this morning, hearing aeeidentally that rtlets) mtttm otvyonr bank, I cullccterj iU my ejjiul, tai

: THE HAPPY FARMER, i I ! "' ' ' :ar mtr. LB. aisocmiit. : ; i Saw je tde farmer at bi plow , ..'At yon wef ridiiij byIV (',', '. , . Or, wearied 'neothliis noondiy toi,,' ( ' . :' 'Whb 'aurnm'er luna were high 1 And thought ye that his lot was hard r '' ' ," And did you thank your CoJ, "" ' '; -.'.' , ' That you and yours wore not condemned Thua like a slave to plodf 1 ' ' ' : 11 ie , , ! li . Come, iee him at his harvc.t homo, 1 .. When fiirden, field and tree, . . - :, ., Coaipiro, with flowing sterts to fill . lliat barn and granary.. (1 . . ,i, ilia healthy children gaily sport ' ., Ajriid new mown hay, , .. Or prouudly aid with vigorous arm, ! His task as beat they may , . , The dog partakos his mas'er'e joy,' ' , ' And guards tile loaded wain, The feathery people play their wiuga And lead their youngliug train. Perchance the hoar'ygrandsire'i eye ' The glowing scene surveys, ' And breathes a blessing on his race, Or guides his eveuing Praise. .. , . i ; ' ' - S- ' "'i The hirvest giver Is s friend A :' , The Maker oi the soil i And earth tbLtIvther, gjTes them bread, . And cheers the patient toil. Comejoio thorn rouud their wintry hearth, , Their heartfelt pleasure see, And you can bcttur judge bow blest Tho farmer's life may be. . . THE EUGLE SONG. '. ' BTTCirirreoM. The splendor falls on castlo walls And snowy summits old in sloryi . ' The long light ehakos across the lakes, And the wild cataract leaps in glory, Blow, bugle, blow set the wild echoes flying) Blow, bugle; answer echoes, Dying, dying, dy. O hark ! O hear I how thin and e'ear. . . And thinner, clearer, Itnf'hor going f O sweet and far, from cliff and acnr, The horns of Klfland faintly blowing I Blow, let itshear the purple gjuns replying i Blow, bugle; answer echoes t Dying, dying, dy. ills'..- ' 0 love, they die in yen licit sky, They faint oo hill, or field or river; Our ecnoea roll from soul to suul, And grow lorever aud forever. Blow bugle, blow; aet the wild ealioes flying, And answer, echoes, unswer : Dying, dyiug,dy ing. ---if sffllantoiia. NAPOLEON'S MERCY. . Napoleon waa conversing wiuj Jose- phine, when one of hia ulfieers enltri tl acd announced a young woman from I.yona. "What la her business with me ! "Sums peiiiiou,". auswoied Do Star- tille, tho olfiuer. .. , "Show her into , our presence," aaid Napoleon. ,. , " . . I he ollicer sonn re-apnenreu Willi a lady leaning on hia arm, wrtotte face, as much aa could be scanned turouirh the thick f jlds of a veil, waa very hcaulil'ul. blto trem bled aa ahe approached the door, ' ! ii m... !,....;. " ...i. ;.. i i... ...t.t. IfiaUVlIIUIBlIU, . . If U9J,,lt,l4 IIL1 gUIUU kindly pressing her hand, "lake eoiuajra, but anawer promptly every qttesiion the btnperor piopoaes;ne ueteais hesiiuiion. Then ushering her into tho spacious apart- meni, he bowed and retired. , , ... .. The trembling girl, perceiving Japo Japo-leon, - leon, Japo-leon, nn whom her fondest hopes depen depended, - ded, depended, forgot herself and. her lituidily; she ihougtit only ot another, ihrowtiig herself al the feet of Napoleon she exclaimed in a voice choked wuh emotion, "Mercy, aire; I aue for merry, and pardon;" She could articulate no more. .-,.;- : . Josephine ilrpped from her partial con cealment, and1 ' then' approaching the ground, contributed rnoVe by her sympa- mixing words ol encouragement to restore the courage of tho young petitioner, than even the Emperor by his gracious m-anher aa he bade her ariao. , . " "Your petition, SUdunioiselle," aald be., ; ii ,i-i I:.) 1,. .-i; ".it Ilenriolle Armoud (for that waa her name) looked imploringly at the ICmpemr and exclaimed) ' Ah, sire, I ask pardon for Louis Delamarre, who is condemned to be shot to-morrow! UI grant him your royal pardon l"j -, .i . .. . . ; - A eloud gathered on the brow of Napo Napoleon - leon Napoleon as he interrupted her with "A du du-srrler, - srrler, du-srrler, Mademoiselle; tie has twice deserted. No, he must be made an example for the rest of the regiment.'''' ,!", , , , ' ,,, ."Out ill e causes of .deserjion, !" cried llonrielte, in agony: "ha was compelled to join the arrrty agaipat hia will." ' . , "What are the causes of hia desertion?1' interrupted Napoleon. r, . '. , .. ,. ,,. i "Two weeks since," answered Hsnri. etta,"b receivu dnewa thai an only remain ing parent, a mother, lire, , waa imiher death-bed, and Innged day snd night to be behold - hold behold her sun again. Louis" knew that re relief - lief relief front hia poat -was impossible. His mind was. filled with one thought- lhal she' might clote her eyes forever,' sire, while resting on son slis loved so fond fondly." - ly." fondly." ". "Did she die!" asked the Empress, with interest. , , , . .,...: . "No madam," replied Henriette; "she tl last recovered.' But hardly had Louis received her blessings, been folded' in her rtri; tfrer fi trtbtfl'frorii hef 'fT'