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Notice: to Correspondents.
Aczqiml-Ernest Fay, a very musical cl!hsion.-
Epitaph on an Old Horse: To Louisa: and Ode to
Friendship-by Glzadwynnt. The rest of the name
we can’t use; wo’vc had all hands at work setting it
up, and they won’t get it done till too late for the
paper.-The Death of Love, by .195. L. M. Tunney,
is her best etfort, and that is high praise.-Newport
in Summer.-Thc Bnshful Company, by W. 0.
Hum. This is one of the “phunniest” sketches
that we have read for a long time, and we were
obliged tolay the Ms. aside three times during its
perusal to save our hnttons.:A Winter Evening,
by Josephine Hole.--Forget Me Not, by Augusto
IIerbert.:Old Maids Warnings: A Chapter on
Horses: I;sila’s Guard-by Wavroua. Wandering. The
latter is beautiihlly written.
Respecyidly Dedimd-Way Sketches, quite pretty,
and show aiiue mind in the writer, but are not quite
up to the mark we mean torcach. We have uny
quantity of ordinary matter, and cannot atford to
purchase more.-Sketohu, by Col. They are not
equal to your previous olfort; try again; you have
the ability. See Notices to Correspondents:
Beauties of Nature and Art.:Traveling in the
West, by Mariner-too long, and too little point for
our use. We pay for what suits us according to its
value. Our tarilf is I sliding scale.-We shall
commence the Contoy Prisoners in four or five weeks.
-A Midnight Frolic; an amusing incidcnt,but
not of general interest enough to persons unac-
quslntsd with the 1hot.:A Stray Leaf: The Bur-
torus. These are not equal toyourself, Josephine.
They lack unity; they would not catch and retain
the attention of the reader. You can do both.
A. Wm. Sliloway--we can tell better when we
see something from your pen.
To Comnssroimmrss.-Do not send usartloles,
prose or poetical, which are not ‘nut rate. We have
volumu of ‘, ordinary matter, and only want
yollrbest. 'l'hat.,ancuoothor,wsdesirn horuttsr.
All authors are sarusstly requested to write their
manuscripts 1451317, and pay careful attention to
proper ' and pamgraphs. Many contribu-
tions are at once rqleotod, because those necessary
rules are disregarded.
several answers towrrespondents are delsrred till
our next.
Musical and Dramatic.
THE Museum is the only theater now open
in this city, and a crowd assembles every
night to witness the line dramatic represen-
tations peculiar to this house. Warren isas
funny as ever, and during the illness of W.
H. Smith, acts as manager, director, and
generalissimo. The Museum will always be
popular.
The new Boston Theater, under the man-
agement of Barry, is to open on the 4th of
Sept, with, it is said, the best stock compa-
ny that has ever appeared in Boston. VVe
shall see.
The National is to be managed by Flem-
ing, and opens on the 28th inst., with a
strong company.
Prof. Harrington, the Ventriloquist, De-
lineator, and Magician, is selling goods at
auction, and tickling the public, at Nos. 93
and 97 North street, this city. He is sure
to be surrounded by a crowd, let him be
where he may. He commences his fall cam-
paign of amusements in a few weeks.
Madame Anna Thillon has retired from
the stage forever-so the New York papers
say.
The tin-swell benefit of Grisi is advertised
in the London papers, “previous to her de-
P‘“"““5 for America." The whole London
PW“ indulge in one exultant strain of ad-
miration for the talents of this artist, as dis-
Played d“'’l“l! “'35 l-6-at engagement. She is
expected here in the Baltic about the 215:
inst.
A new musical instrument has been ex.
hibited in Paris; it is on a large scale, a
combination of the harmonium with the
$nhg2’s lliterarg Ellussnm.
piano, producing effects which on the latter
could never be’ attempted. By zt simple
pressure of the knee, an organ-like prolong-
ation of the tone is obtained, and the volume
of sound is trebled with the greatest case;
the tones of various other instruments are
also imitated.
The rowdies of Swanton, Vt., lately broke
up a concert given in that place, by L. V.
H. Crosby, the composer. The Swanton
Herald disapproves of such conduct, but it
is not half severe enough. Rowdyism will
exist just so long as the citizens will wink at
it, and no longer. That is so, and cannot
be controvcrted.
New MUSIC.-G. P. Reed has just pub-
lished SOUNDS FROM Nxzwrour, as played
by the Germania Musical Society. No. 1.
Morning Polka; No. 3. Sunset Polka Re-
dowa; No. 6. Midnight. The above are
beautiful pieces, and should be obtained at
once.
lVe find the following clipping on our ta-
ble, with no credit marked upon it; but as
it sparkles with the “ him,” we throw it in-
to the hopper :-
“ Woman or: run S-raon.--Why is it that
there is so much fuss made about a. woman
as soon as she goes on the stage ? A lady
of ordinary appearance, who would scarcely
be noticed in the drawing-room, dabs a little
red paint on her cheeks, bares her shoul-
ders, (which we cannot bear,) goes on the
stage, when lol half a dozen young noodles,
and half a dozen old foodles, fall desperately
in love with her, and all the papers speak of
her as the lovely Miss Lucy Leicester, or
some such name, although, perhaps, she is
really Mrs. Stubbs, with two or three chil-
dren. Why is this? It. is not merely that
lamp-light and paint add beauty to the face
and figure, for the charm does not wear oil‘
even should the woman be seen off the
stage. We must imagine that it arises from
one of the compensating arrangements of
Providence, whereby what the woman loses
in social position, is made up to her in noto-
riety.”
f Wasnmorox.-It is a. singular co-
incidence that George lvashington com-
menced his career as a. soldier on the 4th of
July. The last anniversary of our Inde-
pendence was celebrated 100 years after
lVashington’s entrance upon military life.
$11 NEW GUN.-A Mr. Smith, of
Alexandria, Va., has invented a. rifle which
is designed for shooting conical two ounce
slugs. The Alexandria Sentinel says that
of ten successive shots fired at a target
about fifteen inches in diameter, at a dis-
tance of six hundred yards, not one failed
of striking the mark, and tour of them per-
forated the cen‘t‘e2‘.'
%' This remains of the bachelor who
“ burst into tears " on reading a description
of married life, have been found.
$=BALM or A THOUSAND FLow-
Ens.-For beautifying the complexion, or
curing diseases of the skin, we know of
nothing in the market that is equal to this
wonderful compound. Ladies now consider
it as indispensable as water to wash, for it
reserves the skin from chipping, and that
roughness that is often the result of expo
sure to easterly winds. It is for sale by
Fetridge & Co., Times Building, Boston,
and by all the druggists throughout the
Union.
Epixrnrn.
“Hs: who runs, may read,"
Says a writer in the Sun;
A rule his readers always heed
ls, “ lie who H-ml: may mu."
Modern Wit.
VEIKY much of the oriyiual wit which
floats in the newspapers is a re-hash of stol-
en products“ It is no uncommon thing to
find an old acquaintance so changed that
we scarcely recognize it. And, as a gener-
al rule, the new is inferior to the old cos-
tume, and it is a wonder if the better por-
tion of the wit is not hidden by the new
dress. lVe were forcibly reminded of
this, as we saw the ibllowing epigmm the
other day in the Portland Transcript:
“ Of all Job lost his history tells us plain
God gave him double portions back again;
God did not take his plugucy wife, ‘tis true-
What could the patient man have done with two? V’
This is our old acquaintance, a child of
S. T. Coleridge, though we hardly knew
the little chap in such ragged clothes. This
is the way he used to dress:
“ Sly Boelzebub took all occasions
To try J ob’s constancy and patience;
He took his honor, took his health,
He took his children, took his wealth,
His servants, oxen, horses, cows-
But cunning Satan did not take his spouse.
But Heaven that brings out good for evil,
And loves to disappoint the devil,
Had pro-determined to restore
Twufald of all he had before;
His servants, horsm, oxen, cows-
Short-sighted devil not to take his spouse!
Cholera Infantum.
TEE eminent Dr. Channing, though one
of the most brilliant literary and scientific
scholars of the present day, has a quick ap-
preciation of the ludicrous, and we heard
him relate the following the other day for
the amusement of one of his patients.
The patient was speaking of the fatal ef-
fects of the Cholera Infantum during the
resent complaint only known
among children, and usually when cutting
their teeth.
“Ycs," says the lJr., “it has been quite
troublesome, and that reminds me, by the
way, of a. very funny incident that occurred
yesterday at my office. An old lady called
in to see me, and says she, “ Doctor, I'm
very sick, and have been so for a long time.
But you’ll have togive me heaps of medi-
cine, for I'm proper hard to operate."
The doctor inquired if she lived in the
city.
“No, I don’t live in the city. I live in
C ; but I came into the city today, be-
cause I would see if there was anything
‘would do me good."
“ W'hat are your symptoms?” enquired
the doctor.
“ Well, I'm about fifty,” she replied,“ but
I feel as if I was eighty."
“ You don’t understand me," says the
doctor. “I wish to know your symptoms,
that is, how you feel at different times, so
that I may know what ails you.”
“ Oh, you needr’t go to that trouble, doc-
tor. I know what ails me. I've got the
Cholera Infantum.”
To Make Water Gold.
The following is a simple method of ren-
dering water almost as cold as ice. Let
the jar, pitcher, or vessel used for water, be
surrounded with one or more folds of coarse
cotton, to be constantly wet. The evapora-
tion of the water will carry all‘ the heat
from the inside, and reduce it to a freezing
point. In India, and other tropical climcs,
where ice cannot be procured, this is com-
Tll0l'l.
lf5”l'i' is stated on the best of medical
authority, that the bite of an enraged cat
will produce hydrophobia as quickly as that
of .1 mad dog.
House Olfsl in Boston.
Bosros is noted the world ovcrlbr being‘
the cleanest city in cxistcnec, and in order
to continue to merit. the above reputation,
she must watch her laurels. The ollhl
question is now agitating the public mind,
and there appears to be a general wish
among the legal voters that carts should call
at all the inhabited houses in the city every .
nwrnizzg in the 10251.‘.
This is a reasonable and just require-
ment, and should be responded to by our
city authorities. If they reply, “ It is too
expensive,” the inhabitants say there are
hundrcds who stand rcaxly to bind them-
selves by contract to remove it for the city,
and pay for the privilege, if allowed to
keep the offal.
‘Va feel ustly proud of Boston for her
cleanliness, and hope that every suggestion
for improvement, be it never so small, will
meet with attention and consideration fr-oml’
the 3.lllli0l‘ltlQS. The Sunday Dispalclz, a
fearless rcformator, paper, contained a. line
editorial on this subject, a. week or two
since, from which we make the following
closing extract:
“ Let the otfal question be amtated.
While the Board of Aldermen are snap-
ping over the Chief-Engineer wrinkle, let
them put their nasals among the neglected
offal, and learn its mora .”
T
WWOULD GET Maiuuun.-Our ex- ,
changes tell us of a couple down South who
walked one hundred miles, to avoid oppos-
ing relativcs, and to be “ made one flesh."
VVhen Cupid “ goes in ” for it match, rela-
tives “ n’n’t. nowhere.”
fit YOUNG lady of our acquaintance
who ate four slices of watermelon, three
green apples, an ear of boiled green corn,
and a. raw tomato for dessert, said the next
day that she thought her health this sum-
mcr wasn't so good as usual.
s
fllllun garlic and sa.(i'ron are very
poisonous to cows, and in many instances
prove fatal.
Gone Astray.
VVE know not the author of the follow-
ing, but it is certainly creditable to a noble
heart 2 ‘
“ Cold words to fall on a loving heart-
‘ He has gone astray.‘ And is this the time
to desert him? This the time to taunt him
with words that mil like lava from your
passion, and only sear his soul? No! he
passes under clouds; be his light now; per-
haps he has no other.
Many a true heart, that would have come
back like the dove to the ark after its first
transgression, has been frightened beyond
recall by the angry look and menace, the
taunt, the savage charity of an unforgiving;
soul. Be careful how you freeze the first
warm emotions of repentance. Beware lest
those pleading words, unheeded, sting you
in some shadowy vale of your future sor-
row. Repentance, changed by neglect or
unkindncss, becomes like melted iron har-
dened in the mould. Trifle with it never.
Be the lirst to meet the erring with Olllr
stretched arms. Wipe the hear from his
eye-pour the balm ot‘ consolation on tho
wounds that guilt has made. Let your
hearts be the grave for his transgressions,
your pity find vent in bearing his burden,
not in useless words. 0 forgive the crring!
Did not he who died on Calvary ‘B Sliinld
him from the contempt of grosscr minds;
make brightness and beauty where all was
cloud and storm before in his sad life.”