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LOS   ANGELES,   CAL.,   SATUKDAY,   SEPTEMBEE  20,   1856.
NO.19.
I
Cos Otugeles Star:
PUBLISHED EVEKT SATURDAY MOKNIXG,
At Celis' Building,   Main Street,  Los Angeles,
(Opposite Bella Union Hotel,)
BY   H.   HAMILTON.
TERMS:
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For Six Months, ., 3 00
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Advertisements inserte at TwoDollars per square
of ten lines, for the first insertion ; and One
Dollar per square for each subsequent insertion.
A liberal deduction made to Yearly Advertisers.
Agents.—The following gentlemen are authorized Agents for the Star :
L. P. Fisher San Francisco.
F. D. Hall ; San Gabriel.
Messrs. Knox & Whistlkr Monte.
Col. Ira Thompson Monte.
N. Glesn j Santa Barbara.
JVdgb D. A. Thomas San Bernardino.
L. M. Jacobs San Diego.
WELLS, FARGO & CO'S
X3XPB.SSS.
A  Joint Stock Company witlL a capital of
$500,000,
WAjI. dispatch an Express from tiie City of
Los Angeles, by every Steamer, to all parts of Cali-
ornia, Oregon, the AtlanticStates and Europe, in charge
of regular and experienced Messengers.
LETTERS.PARCELS, PACKAGES and'TREASFRE
received and conveyed to destination with safety and dispatch. Collections made, Orders and Commissions filled,
and all business.pertaining toftn Express aHd forwarding
business, attended to with promptness and care.
Sight billsofexchangeprocuredon all the principal cities
of the Atlantic States, Oregon and Europe.
un7 ti. NT   ALEXANDER, ArtENT.
PACIFIC EXPRESS COMPANY.
THE undersigned,  Agent   Sk^^^*^^.
of the " PACIFIC EXPRESS J^ffP^gggggC
COMPANY," will despatch by every Steamer
a re^ ii.il' us.^res.s. in charge of a Special Messenger, to
SAXTA BARBARA.
SAN LUIS OBISPO,
MONTEREY,
SAN FRANCISCO, and
Ml parts of Northern and Southern Mines.
—ALSO—
Oregon,   Atlantic States and  Europe.
COLLECTIONS made in all of the above named places.
TREASURE, PARCELS, PACKAGES and LETTERS forwarded.
D ft A. ATS purchased in San Francisco on tht^ Atlantic
States and Europe.
Particular attention paid to the forwarding of Gold Dust
to the Mint for coinage.
Treasure, Letters, etc., received up to the latest moment
and ensured to destination
un7 JOS. A. FORT. Aerfint.
ttrapc Boxes and Sawdust.
T:IE UN'DEKSKrNED HAS MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO
furnish Grape Packers with lioxes of all sizes, of th/i
mo-tt suitable material, and dry Sawdust to any extent,
upou terms lower thin they cau be had from SanFrancis-
cu. and of better quality.
Sa aple<> will be forwarded immediately, and contracts
•entered into, and an am pic'slock always kept on hatnii. ; "
II. KELLER.
Ln« totenle& J"ne 7. tJWB.
IYEW   ESTABLISHMENT.
Cibinst Making, Upholstering and
UIV D ERT AKIN G.
The subscriber would respect
' fully announce to tiie ciiizeus o
3&L Los* Angeles and surrounding
country, tbat he is now mauu
ficturinif at his new stand on MAIN STREET three doors
south of the United States Hotel, Furniture of every
style and finish on the most reasonable terms.
The Undertaking Business
Will receive the strictest attention, as he will eudeavor
to keep on haud COFFIN'S of every style. Persons from
the country can have a Coffin of any finish at one hours'
notice.
Upholstering
In all its branches.
Spring Seat Sofas aud Chairs neatly repaired, equal to
new.
#&- All orders filled with promptness and dispatch,
" fcS^ KeThember   the place—Main street,  opposite Wil-
liftms' Grocery.
un7 JAMES D   BRADY.
New Fruit & Vegetable Market
rriSIES undersigned having purchased the entire stock of
JL Groceries and Liquors of .Iuh.v MoDoxobgh & Co., beg
l.'ave to inform his friends and the public that he has refitted and made great improvements in the store, audalso
opened, in connection with the
Grocery and Liquor Ba iness,
A Fruit and Vegetable Market,
AT THE 0I.ll STAND ON
JBC   r-m   -MC IWLkT    rSiB rX? ■Eat JBE3 SIB ■eBBT'jj
(Opposite Pine's Hotel,) a few doors from Commercial   Street,
Where will constantly be found a choice assortment of
the above articles cheap for CASH.
t^f. Country Traders are respectfully requested to call
and examine the goo Is.
M- All kinds of Country Produce taken In
exchange. •
^- Remember the place— Opposite Pine's Ho
tel. Main street, Los Angeles.
u'„7 l^t JOSEPH RICE.
SEWING MACHINES.
GROVER, BAKER &C0.'S PATENT.
THE undersigned has on hand and is constantly receiving a supply of the above superior machines, together with duplicate parts, Needles, Thread, &c, which he
will sell at reasonable rates.
, N. B.   Machines repaired and warranted.
S. 0. BRIGHAM, Sole Agent.
For California. Oregon, and the entire Pacific Coast,
Office, Sansome street, near California,
ju7—3m opposite Tehama House, San Francisco.
Sraess Cark
FOR SALE,
J Wine and Aguardiente.!
The Subscriber offers for sale at his residence in this
eity, for the benefit of whom it may concern, and on reasonable terms,
1,300 gallonsof California WIneand 400 gallons
of Aguardiente.
feV.9—tf STEPHEN C. FOSTER.
Carriage and Blacksmith Shop.
By JOHN GOLLER.
LOS  ANGELES   STEEET,'
NEAR THE FOOT  OF COMMERCIAL.
TEE subscriber respectfully informs the publicgenerally that
he* will keep constantly on hand,
and will manufacture to order,
Coaches, Buggies, Wagons, Carts &c,
in a neatandworkmanlike manner. He has on handjand
for sale a fine stock of Easiern White Oak and Hiokory
Plank and aiels. He keeps oonstantly on hand' a large variety of Cart and Buggy wheels, Spokes, Felloes, Shafts,
Neck Yokes, Double and singletrees.
Horse Shoeing and Blacksmithingr
in allits various branches, executed with promptnessand
dispatch. Particular attention-will be given to the manufacture and repair of PLOWS, HARROWS, and otherFarm-
ing UntenBils. He has an extensive assortmentoflronax-
els. Springs, Bolts, Plow and Spring steel, and other male-
rlalpertalnlnp to the business, too numerous to mention.
Also, 20 Tons of Blacksmiths' Coal.
..Witt none but the best of workmen in hls^emplDyi H»
feelBeouadeotthat he can give entire satisfaction to_hiu
C^Ter*- JOHN GOLLER.
O. E. THOM. c. 3IMS.
THOM & SIMS,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law,
OFFICE—OJV MAIJV STREET,
(Opposite the Bella Union Hotel.) vrn7
•Tolm. "W.  Sb.ore,
COUNTY CLERK.
Fees   payable   Invariably  In   advance..
"JD~xr. Carter,
OFFICE   AJYD   DRUG    STORE,
LOS ANGELES  STREET,
Adjoining Keller's Store.
PRIVATE RESIDENCE—HOWE'S BUILDING,
MAIN STREET. un 7
Chas. R. Johnson.
H. S. Allanson
JOHNSON & ALLANSON,
Successors  to  Alexander  c£   Melius.
■Wholesale and Retail Sealers In GENERAL
MERCHANDISE,
MAIN STREET. Los Angeles. nti7
SOLOMON   LAZAED,
IMPORTER,
And Wholesale *id Retail Dealer in
Frencb,   English   and   American
Dry Goods.
Corner of Melius Row, Los Angeles.      ang 9
AUG. W. TIMMS.
Forwarding and Commission Merchant,
San Pedro and Los Angeles, Cal.,
7 II. READ, Agent, Los Angeles.
JE2>   Gr.  3E3C-A-IjIj7
IMPORTER AKD DEALER VS
Blank  Books, Staple   and fancy   Stationery,
Writing Paper, &c. <&c.
Corner of Front and Commercial Streets,
SAN FRANCISCO.
August 9, 1856. 3m
GIVES NOTICE TO THE RANCHEROS AND
Butchers of this vicinity that he will give the
highest price for Hides, Calf, Sheep, and Goat
Skins, and for Wool.
ysS~ Liberal advances made on contracts for
the coining clip of Wool.
XjXJIVOBJbJJrS.,
A general assortment of Red wood and Pine
Lumber, for sale at the Lumber Yard on Alameda
street, near Aliso street.
Office—™AImedaStreet, one doorfrom tbe corner of Aliso street. un7
JUST RECEIVED,
NEW  SPRING  GOODS.
Rich, Hewmark & Co.,
COMMERCIAL,   STREET,
"TTTOULD respectfully inform their friends and the pub-
VV lie generally, that they have now on haud, aud are
receiving by every steamer, a large and splendid assortment of
Staple and Fancy Dry Goods.
Also, a large assortment of
coiiiijjr-isi'ug the newest and most fashionable styles, selected expressly for the trade in this city and vicinity.
Ladles' and Qentlemeii's Hosiery in great variety,
Aud a thousand articles we have not room to enumerate.
Their former patrons and the public are solicited to
examine their stock before purchasing elsewhere^ as
they are determined to keep the bust goods, and the prices
cauuotfailto suit.
DonH forget the name—Rich, lVewmark
& Co., COMMERCIAL STREET.     jun7
ZKTotioo.
"VTOTICE IS HEREBY GlVKN. ihat all persons cutting
J_t| Wood or otherwise trespassing upon my Rancho of
Santa Anita, in the Township of San Gabriel, will be pro
secuted to the extent of the law,
JOSEPH A. ROWE
•   Los Angeles, March 29,1856 is tf
JONAS G. CLARK & CO.
f<\        1S8 Washington, street,     f?»
Egfe. SAN FRANCISCO. Selsi
JH     IMPORTERS,    IJ\
Wholesale and Retail Dealers,
In every description of
FURNITURE, BEDDING, &c &c.
:FTT JEL KTITTiriB
WAREROOMS,
In the Building opposite Washington Market,
(Formerly known as the Clipper Warehouse,)
And 49 and 51 Fourth street, between J and K
streets, Sacramento.
We have on exhibition and in great variety,
ROSEWOOD, MAHOGANY, WALNUT, OAK AND
PAINTED
PARLOR AND CHAMBER SETS,
SOFAS,
OTTOMANS,
LOUNGES,
AND EASY CHAIRS,
Work, Centre, Dining, Extension and Fancy
TABLES.
Merchants' and Lawyers' Desks,
BOOKCASES,
SECRETARIES,
BUREAUS,
SIDEBOARDS and
WHAT-JYOTS.
Office  and  Kitchen Furniture,
o n .a. i :fl s ,
Of all qualities, newest style and most approved
make.
Large and small French Plate Mantel and Pier
MirtRORS.
j&- For the TEADE, we have a large stock,
on clippers to arrive heavy shipments, and will
receive regular and complete INVOICES of goods
adapted to the wants of the interior and coast.
ism- Particular attention and care given to
TRADE, ORDERS and the FURNISHING of
Hotels and Public Buildings.
08- Goods purchased will be sent to Steamers,
Vessels, and all parts of the city without charge.
JONAS G. CLARK & CO.,
No. 128 Washington street,
aog 30 3m. San Francisco-
Tbe Sad Fate of Lieutenant Lull;
HTTHOS.HOOD.
All you that are too load of wine,
Or any other stuff,
Take warning by the dismal fate
Of one Lieutenant Luff;
A sober man he might have been
Except in one regard :
He did not like soft water,
But took to drinking hard.
Said he, " Let others fancy slopes,
And talk in praise of tea ;
But I am no Bohemian,
• So do not like Bohea;
If wiDe's a poison, so is tea,
Though in another shape;
What matter whether one is killed
By canister or grape ?
According to this kind of taste
Did he indulge his drouth,
And being fond of Port, he made
A port hole of his mouth ;
A single pinch he might have sipped
And not been out of sorts ;
In " geologic" phrase, the rock
He split upon wa« quarts 1
Full soon the sad effects of this
His frame began to show,
For that old enemy, the gout,
Had taken him in toe ;
And joined with this an evil came
Of quite another sort;
For while he drank himself, his purse
Was getting il something short."
For want of cash he soon had pawned
One half that he possessed ;
And drinking showed him duplicates
Beforehand of the rest;
So now his creditors resolvtd
To seize on his assets :
For why, they found that his half pay-
Did not half pay his debts.
But Luff contrived a novel mode
His creditors to chouse ;
For his own execution he
Put into his own house ;
A pistol to the muzzle charged,
He took devoid of fear ;
Said he, | This barrel is my last,
So now for my last bier."
Against his lungs he aimed the slugs,
And not against his brain ;
So he blew out his lights, and none
Could blow them in again ;
A jury for a verdict met,
And gave it in these terms :
" We find as how as certain slugs
Has sent him to the worms."
[From Harper's Magazine.]
Mr. Buchanan's Celibacy—Interesting Story.
Some years ago a member of the United States
Senate, distinguished not only for his talents, but
his fine personal appearance, was seated in a richly furnished parlor in the City of Washington, engaged in a lively conversation with one of the
most amiable and accomplished married ladies
that ever honored our national capitol with her
presence. The subject was the common, and mo3t
agreeable one of marriage ; and the lady, with a
beautiful enthusiasm natural to her character, was
impressing upon the notice of her distineuisbed
bachelor friend, the 'claimB of a young female
friend, whose position in society, cmiable disposition, and liberal education eminently rendered her
fit to be the wife of a distinguished statesman, who
had seemingly seen too many years without a proper companion to divide his honors and bear with
him the ills of life.
The gentleman, who had for a long time entered with a hearty good will into the half-serious
and half playful conversation, suddenly became
excited, and remarked, that he could, on such a
subject, bear all that was said in jest, but when1
seriou3 arguments were brought to urge him to
change his condition', then his reply must be—
that to love he could not, for his affections were
in the grave.
The lady was struck with the Senator's manner,
and surprised that throughout her long acquaintance with him she never expected that he bad
found time, amidst the struggles of a laborious
profession aod a high political position, to " fall in
love." With the blandishments only known to
the sex, and with a curiosity prompted by the
kindest of hearts, she asked for an explanation of
tbis seeming mystery, and the gentleman for the
moment overcome by the eloquence of his interlocutor, explained as follows:
" It was my good fortune, soon after I entered
upon the active duties of my profession, to engage
the affections of a loving young girl, alike graced
with beauty of person, and high social position.
Her mother, her only living parent, was ambitious; and, in thoughtless desire to make an alliance of fashion, opposed the union of her child;
with oue who had only his talents, and the future
to give in return for so much beauty and wealth.
The young lady, however, was more disinterested .
mutual vows of attachment were exchanged, a correspondence and frequent personal interviews sue
ceeded, and the future seemed to promise a most
happy consummation of all our wishes. At that
time I had just commenced, under favorable circumstances, my profession in my native town, and
making some character, was finally engaged as
counsel in a suit of importance, before one of the
courts holden in the city of Philadelphia. The
opportunity was favorable to make an impression
if I possessed the ability to do so ; and I gladly
accepted the position, and bent my whole energies to accomplish my ambition. Arranging to
write frequently to one who divided my heart with
my business duties, and to receive frequent epistles in return, I set out for Philadelphia, expecting to be absent at most, not more than two weeks.
The law's delays, however, detained me a month
beyond the anticipated time; and, although I
succeeded beyond my most sanguine expectations,
and established myself in a position before the
highest court of my native State, my triumphs
were dashed that in all the. times thus engaged,
I had not received a line from Lancaster, instead
of which the atmosphere was filled with such rumors that the person on whom I had set my affections had been seduced into the ambitious design8
of he"- thoughtless parent, and that I had been discarded—a thing I could not believe, and yet the
dreadful silence seemed to endorse.
" At last, released from my engagement, I took
the usual, and in those days, the only conveyance
to Lancaster—the stage. The idleness consequent
upon traveling gave time for consuming thoughts,
and my suspense became painful to the last degree, aud, unable to bear the slow pacer of my conveyance. I determined to anticipate the usual time
of my journey by making the last miles on horseback. In carrying out this determination, I mounted a fleet steed ; but just as I reached tbe suburbs
of my native place, the antmal, from some o'nao.
countable cause, sprang from the road, threw me
with force, breaking my arm and otherwise injuring my person. Picked up by my friends, I was
conveyed, helpless, and full of physical and mental agony, te my home. Scarcely had tbe surgeons
performed their necessary duties, than one,Tvhom
I esteemed a friend, announced to me the gossip
of the village, and, among other things, detailed
the particulars of the courtship and engagement
of the young lady in whom I was so much interested, with a well known person of a neighboring
city—a person whose claims to regard, no one
could dispute. These things, stated with such apparent good faith, connected with that fessrful silence of six long weeks, bad no other effect than
to increase my anxiety to unravel tbe mystery ;
and on the following morning, concealing my
wounded limb under a cloak, probably pale and
haggard, I presented myself at the mansion of my
mistress. I was received in the presence of the
mother. She confirmed my suspicions. The young
lady stood by, the picture of despair, yet silent as
the grave. Desperate at what seemed this bad
faith, I returned to my house, wrote a hasty letter
demanding my correspondence, and returning at
the same time, every once cherished token of affection. I received all I sent for, save, perhaps,
some forgotten flower.
" That night the young lady, accompanied by a
female servant, left for Philadelphia. Arriving
at her uncle's house, she complained of being fatigued with her journey, and retired to her room.
Complaining ofsome setious pain, only soothed
by narcotics, she Bent her faithful but unsuspect-
iug servant and friend to a neighboring drugstore
for laudanum, received it, expressed a wish to be
alone, and seemingly retired to sleep. The following morning not making her appearance, the
family became alarmed, broke open the door, and
found the young lady dead—in her hands the little keepsake retained from my correspondence.
The uncle, as if comprehending the particulars
which led to this dreadful tragedy, had the body
encofflned, and with it returned to Lancaster
Placing all that remained of this once lovely being in tho parlor, he brought tbe mother forward,
and displayed what he was^ pleased to term, the
result of her work.
" I was sent for, and arrived tc witness tbe eloquent agony of that mother's heart. Over the
cold remains of that daughter she revealed the
particulars that led to the awful result. My letters and bers, by untiring industry, the command
of large resources, and paid agents, had been all
intercepted. The reason of my prolonged absence
in Philadelphia had been explained as the result
of the fascinating charms of city belles; even an
engagement had been pronounced. AU this while
the victim had been full of hope, She had heard
of my arrivalin Lancaster, but not of my accident,
for long weary hours she sat in the parlor waiting
for my prjseace, but doomed to disappointment.
Here was seeming indifference, a confirmation of
all she had heard. On the other side, I was made
the dupe of the mother's arts, and the fiend who
had poisoned my ear was merely the agent to carry
forward the great wrong. The last interview I
have described, which resulted in the return of
correspondence, was enshrouded in the consequences of all these plans. The result was death to one
party, and the burial of the heart of the other, in
the same grave that closed over one who could not
survive the wreck of her affections."
Many years have passed away since the incidents
detailed in the above sketch transpired; many
years since they were revived by the accidental
conversation in a family circle of Washington society ; but the country strangely enough becomes
interested in the event, from the fact that the
" White House " may possibly have a bachelor occupant; but one, not so because of indifference to
woman, but really from the highest appreciation
of one of the loveliest of the sex.
The Slave Trade in the Black Sea.—If any
credit may be placed in the statements of the Russian generals, the slave trade between Circassia
and Turkey has almost ceased. But such is not
really the case, and I obtained a correct account
of the real state of the case from well-informed
men during my last residence at Trebizond. The
trade with Circassian girls is still carried on as
extensively as before, only it requires a little more
circumspection, and is confined to the stormy winter months, lasting from October to March, during
which the Russian cruisers remove from the ha-
venless coast. The spectator is filled with astonishment on viewing at Samsoun and Sinope the
small fragile barks in which the Turkish slave
dealers venture on their adventurous voyages during the most perilous season. These slavers commonly furnish themselves with a charter from the
Russian Consul forKertcb, under apretextof shipping a cargo of corn at lhat place ; and they are
protected by this document if they fall into the
hands of the Russian men-of-war on the passage,
or if they are cast away on the coast in the vicinity of the Russian fortresses. Unless they were
provided with these charters, they would be treated as slave traders by the Russian cruisers, and
even transported to Siberia. The vessels they
employ are so small that if the sea is at all calm
and the shore flat, they can be drawn up on land.
It is commonly assumed that these Turkish ships
supply the Circassians with powder, but this ia a
mistake.
The Turkish slave traders very seldom bring
any arms to the Cucasus, and these consist commonly of ornamental arms as presents for the chief;
nor do they bring mnch powder, and only a pres
ent to tha princes and knights. Tbe Circassians
will not engage in barter, and only hand over
tbeir beauties fof Turkish harems against good
bright silver. The tribes of the Uoticasus are t»6*
deficient in their fire-arras as well as kinschals and
schaschkas (swords,) and tbey fiud opportunities
of buying powder and lead on all hands,even from
Cossacks on the Kouban. It commonly takes a
couple of weeks for the slave traders to complete
tbeir arrangements with the Circassians ; the ko^
nak answers the purpose of mediator. It is generally only tbe daughters of pschilt (slaves) and
tschofokotls (freed men) who are sold to tbe Turks ;
rarely does a work (nobleman) resolve to exchange
his sons and daughters for shining piasters ; yet
this sometimes happens. The girls commonly
leave their rugged mountains and inhuman parents without much regret, because tbey have been
carefully prepared for this forcible separation, by
tbe splendid picture that their relatives give of
the enjoyments and magnificence of a Turkish harem.
Each vessel carries a full cargo of thirty or forty girls, who are packed close together like herrings In a tab, and submit with resignation to ths
distress ofa sea voyage, which they hope soon to
exchange for the delights of the city of the Sultan. The captains are well versed in all the characteristics ol the Black Sea. Once or twice a
month in winter a fresh wind blows down from
the Caucasus, lasting generally several days consecutively. The Turkish captains make use of this
wind to get offas rapidly asprssible with their living cargo. They commonly trauspoi't the girl« to
Riseh, or to Sinope and Samsoun, but never direct to Trebizond, for the Russian Consul there,
M. de Gersi, keeps a tolerably vigilant eye on the
shipping; and though he may secretly connive at
the trade, he will not suffer it to be carried on too
boldly before Lis face. It is compute^ that, on the
average, five out of six vessels accomplish their
mission. It is reported that during the winter
from 1843 to 18ii. twenty-eight vessels undertook
expeditions to the Circassian coast. Out of this
number twenty-three returned without loss orhin-
derance, three were burned by Russians, and two
foundered at sea with their cargo of beauty.—Travels in Persia, &c., from the German of Dr.Mortiz
Wagner.
Tbe Sea Shell.
"That is the roar of the ocean which you hear,"
said our hostess as we lifted from the centre-table
a beautiful shell and placed it to our ear. It is
true there was a low murmei, like the far-off roar
oi the sea, rising and falling, as if borne to the
ear upon waves, of air ; now clear and distinct as
the dash on the beach, and again low and tremulous as the dying winds. We closed our eyes and
listened to the murmur of the shell. As we lis-
t?ned we dreamed.' We stood on the beach as it
stretched away, the restless swell curling with
foam, and dashing wearily upon the sands. Solemn, almost sad was the murmuring anthem which
sobbed on tbe still air. It is a sublime scene—the
ocean. The throbbing pulse of the mighty element beats slowly at your feet.
'' Ten thousand fleets have swept over thee in
vain," for as far as the eye can see, there is not a
track where their keels have been. It is a trackless waste. Not even a cross is seen to mark the
spot where crime has been. There are no monuments where thousands have been laid down in the
yielding waves. Where are the gallant fabrics
which have sunk in the '• deep, deep sea? Where
did the gloomy billows open to the ill-fated President ?"
There was the gallant Arctic, steaming homeward under full sail, and warm hearts beating faster under her dock at the thought of green hills
soon to rise from the waters. But the shock came,
and fast the remorseless waters rushed into the
ill-fated steamer. Slowly, like tbe march of fate,
the huge fabric sank. One wail went up to God,
and downward went the Arctic with her living
freight, with sail set. Secure from storm and decay, she is anchored beneath the sullen waters.—
Her sails are filled by the dark green waves as
they ebb and flow. No smoke curls from her
chimney tops, for ber great iron heart has ceased
to throb. UndistuVbed, the dead ones still rest
upon the slippery deck. Holland is still by the
side of his gun, match in hand. Tbe womanljt
locks float out into the waters, and the damp cheek
rests cold and still in the clasped hands. Manly
faces look up sternly among the shrouds. The
stripes and stars, and the cross of St. George lift
wearily in the ebb and flow of the tide. And wherever there is a heart whicjl longs for the loved
ones under the wave, the shell will bring sobbing
murmurs to that heart.
Thickly strewn are the dwellers on the ocean
bed. Its steeps, and vales, aud deep dark glens,
are all peopled. But they dwell in peace. The
march or fall ol empires is not heard. Rust has
gathered on blade and in the cannon's mouth, The
inhabitants of the deep gambol unharmed about
the battle craft whose oaken ribs have shivered
with deadly broadsides.
No monuments on the ocean 1 Man has piled
the earth with the structures of bis genius and ambition. Earth's greatness is commemorated in
marble and upon canvass. But the sea has no tale
to tell. Far down and unseen are tbe monument
builders, the coral, and the waves, as they throb
to the shore, bear no record of the dead.
Neither has the shell a word from the ocean
sleepers. It murmurs only of the whispering winds
and waves,	
John Newton once visited a lady for pastime, and
during the evening conversation she told him sh >
did not care three skips of a louse for him.   He
took out his pencil and composed the following
lines and read them to ber:
A woman told me in her own honse,
She did not care for me three skips of a louse ;
I forgive tbe dear creature tor what she bas said,
Since women will talk of what runs in theirshead.
We are only interested in others in proportion
to tbe interest we take in ourselves, and look for
in consequence from them.
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