SEPT.  30 
MOORE’S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
WHAT  THE  BULLET  SANG. 
O  Joy  of  creation. 
To  be ! 
0  rapture  to  fly 
And  bo  free  I 
Be  the  batUe  loot  or  won, 
Though  its  smoke  shall  hide  the  sun, 
I  shall  find  my  Lovo— the  one 
Bom  for  me ! 
I  shall  know  hua  where  he  stands. 
All  alone, 
With  the  power  in  his  hands 
Not  o’erthrown ; 
I  shall  know  him  by  his  face, 
By  his  godlike  front  and  grace 
I  shall  hold  him  for  a  space. 
All  my  own ! 
It  is  he— O  my  Love ! 
So  bold ! 
It  is  I— all  thy  love 
Foretold ! 
It  is  I.  O  Love,  what  bliss  ! 
Dost  thou  answer  to  my  kiss  ? 
Ah,  sweetheart,  what  is  this  ? 
Lieth  there 
Bo  cold !  [Bret  Harte. 
- .  —  w  »  » 
NOMADIO  LIFE. 
The  accompanying  llluatmtlon  gives  a  spirited 
Idea  of  Bedouin  life  and  m.annera.  The  Bedouins 
roam  over  Arabia,  Irak  and  the  eastern  and  south¬ 
eastern  parts  of  Syria,  They  live  in  tribes  of  from 
two  litmdred  th  twenty  thousand,  moving  from 
place  CO  place  as  the  exigencies  of  their  Oocka  and 
herds  require.  From  the  earliest  ages  they  have 
Icfl  a  pastoral  life,  dwelling  In  tents  and  rearing 
cattle  with  which  they  supplied  the  cities,  going 
out  on  plundering  excursions  or  spending  their 
leisure  t  ime  In  horsc.-raoing,  athletic  sports,  story 
telling  and,  slnco  tUo  Introduction  or  tobacco, 
smoking.  All  domestic  labor,  except  milking  and 
spinning,  Is  left  to  the  women  and  slaves.  The 
women  also  perform  the  part  of  holr-dressers  to 
their  husbands  In  curling  thcl  r  locks.  The  Bedouin 
despises  all  labor  and  la  proud  of  his  liberty  and 
genealogy,  which  he  traces  back  to  Mohammed^ 
ISH  M AKL,  or  JOKT A  M . 
OUR  COUNTRY; 
ITS  ACQUISITION  AND  DIVISION. 
BT  LESTEK  A.  ROBERTS. 
*  [Continued  from  page  205.] 
MICHIGAN. 
By  the  treaty  of  1T83  all  forts  and  military  posts 
wltlilu  the  line  named  as  the  boundaries  of  the 
I'nlted  Ht.atcs,  wore  to  bo  surrendered  by  Orcat 
Brluiln :  but  In  m.any  places  In  the  northwest  bi** 
was  not  done  at  once,  and  It  was  not  until  1795 
that  Detroit,  the  principal  post  In  .Michigan,  was 
occupied  by  Federal  troops.  From  this  time  AUch- 
igan  was  inclndcd  Iti  the  Territory  Northwest  of 
the  Ohio. 
In  1805  that  part  of  the  countiy  now  known  as 
the  lower  peninsula,  was  organized  with  a  Terri¬ 
torial  (lovornment.  To  this  was  added  in  18is, 
when  Illinois  Imcame  a  State,  all  that  portion  of 
the  Northwest  Territory  lying  north  of  Indiana 
and  Illinois.  In  1835  the  residents  of  the  lower 
peninsula  formed  a  Constitution,  preliminary  to 
application  for  admission  as  a  State.  This  Con¬ 
stitution  declared  the  southern  line  of  Michigan 
should  be  the  line  fixed  by  the  ordinance  of  17f>T, 
which  was  the  meridian 
tton  and  a  double  set  of  local  officers  were  ap 
pointed.  A  sheriff  acting  under  Michigan  au¬ 
thority  arrested  some  persons  who  rebelled 
against  the  law  as  he  understood  lU  and  conveyed 
them  to  Monroe,  where  was  the  Jail  of  t  he  county 
of  that  name.  This  was  looked  upon  by  some  as 
an  oul  rage, 
"  Then  there  was  ninnnting  in  hot  haste ;  the  Bb'fid, 
The  rauatcring  sipuvdroii  and  the  elattering  car, 
Went  i>ouring  forward  with  impetuous  speed, 
And  swiftly  forming  in  the  ranks  of  war.” 
Ohio  troops,  led  by  their  Ouv.  Lucas  In  pereon, 
marched,  early  In  lS35,  to  the  scene  of  action  and 
encamped  at  old  Fort  Miami,  eight  miles  above 
Toledo  and  four  miles  above  the  disputed  terri¬ 
tory.  Whether  this  wim  in  Ignorance,  by  mistake, 
or  with  a  desire  to  carry  tJie  war  into  the  enemy’s 
country,  doth  not  appear. 
In  the  moamime,  the  Michigan  soldiers  were 
on  the  war-path.  By  an  adroit  tiank  movement 
they  marched  around  the  Buckeye  troops,  entered 
Toledo  and  rook  pos.se»slon  of  the  town.  “  Here,' 
salth  the  record,  “they  overran  the  watermelon 
patches,  made  fowls  very  scarce,  demolished  ut- 
terw  the  ice-hoase  or  Major  sticks  ev,  burst  open 
the  front  door  of  his  residence  and  carried  him 
off,  as  a  prisoner  of  war,  to  Monroe.” 
But  now  appeared  upon  the  field  of  action  the 
whlte-wlnged  angel  of  peace— in  fact,  two  of 
them,  in  the  pcrson.sof  Rickaru  Bush,  of  renn- 
sylvanla,  and  Col.  Howard,  of  Maryland,  ambas¬ 
sadors  from  Congress,  with  power  to  negotiate. 
An  armistice  was  declared,  the  armies  dispersed 
soon  afl.er,  and  t  he  iiuestton  at  Issue  was  nirciTe,d 
to  Congress,  which,  at  Its  next  session,  proposed 
to  Michigan  to  surrender  all  supposed  rlghfs  to 
the  tracts  in  controversy  which  contained  less 
than  1200  square  mllea,  and  receive  therefore  that 
Immense  Icrrllory  now  called  the  Northern  Penin¬ 
sula,  90  well  known  for  its  rich  mineral  deposits. 
This  proposition  was  at  firet  declined;  baton 
more  mature  deliberation  it  was  accepted,  and 
Michigan,  with  its  present  bounds,  became  a  State 
m  1S3T. 
THE  NORTH-EASTERN  BOUNDARY. 
Very  soon  after  the  Treaty  of  1783,  tllfforence 
of  opinion  arose  as  tb  the  boundary  between 
Maine  and  Canada,  and  occasional  collisions  took 
place  between  the  seitlers  on  the  borders.  These 
finally  became  so  freqaent  and  engendered  .so 
much  111  feeling,  that  It  was  felt  necessary  by  the 
Government  or  Maine  to  appropriate  means  and 
send  troops  to  the  disputed  territory  to  protect 
the  rights  of  Its  citizens.  Fearing  some  hasty 
action  would  be  taken,  Mr.  Tvler,  then  Presi¬ 
dent,  sent  Gen.  Scott  thither  to  u.se  such  concil¬ 
iatory  meiisurcs  a.s  would  preserve  peace, [ponding 
negotiations.  In  the  meantime,  the  correspond¬ 
ence  botwoon  the  two  countries  on  this  and  other 
questions,  hud  reached  a  serious  point. 
Finally,  on  intlmutlon  to  the  Brillsh  Govern¬ 
ment  that  a  commisainner  empowered  to  tllacuas 
and  BctUo  all  questions  at  Issue  would  be  received 
In  a  friendly  spirit.  Lord  Asiiuukton  was  appolnt- 
efl  and  Mr.  Webster,  then  Secretftry  of  state, 
represented  the  Untted  .states  Government.  Be¬ 
side  this  Maine  boundary,  several  other  mutters 
received  their  attention,  among  which  was  the 
northern  bounds  of  New  York,  from  Lake  Cham¬ 
plain  to  the  St.  Lawrence.  These  had  been  fixed 
by  the  treaty  of  1T83  on  the  45th  parallel  or  longi¬ 
tude,  and  In  1774  a  survey  to  establish  boundaries 
was  made.  To  this  line  so  fixed,  the  State  of  New 
York  extended  lis  jiirlsdlcMori,  and  the  Federal 
Government  began  the  erection  of  extonsive  for¬ 
tifications  at  Rouse’s  Point,  at  the  head  of  Lake 
Chainiilaln.  But  In  1817-lh  n  now  survey  wus 
made  with  better  Instruments  and  rnoro  care, 
wlilch  showed  that  the  old  line,  Instead  of  being 
on  the  'i.^lh  parallel,  colucldcd  tliercwlth  only  at 
a  single  point,  and  that  the  United  States’  fortifi¬ 
cations  had  been  erected  on  British  territory  more 
than  half  a  mile  above  the  line. 
Now  tho  country  In  Maine  between  the  disputed 
boundary  lines,  was  In  itself  of  but  little  import¬ 
ance,  being  Hterlle  and  rocky.  But  Britain  cov¬ 
eted  It  for  the  reason  that  though  It  was  the  best 
route  for  a  road  from  New  Brunswick  to  i.ho  Upper 
Ht.  l.awcnce,  and  In  consideration  of  the  cession 
of  thai  portion  lying  hetweeu  the  upjtor  portion 
of  the  81.  Johns  River  and  the  lino  as  claimed  by 
the  I'nlted  States,  granted  tho  tree  navigation  of 
Mild  river  and  esiabUsUcd  the  northern  boundary 
of  Now  York  on  the  lino  as  run  In  ITT  l.  This  loft 
the  north  and  northwestern  boundarlc.s  of  Maine 
to  be  the  st.  Johns  and  sr.  Francis  Rivers  to  Po- 
henagamhok  Lake  and  thence  In  a  southwesterly 
direction  along  the  highlands  to  the  norlboast 
cornei  of  New  tlampshlro.  To  satisfy  Maine  and 
.Massaenusetts  for  this  portion  of  tUclr  territory 
so  codiid  and  to  which  they  had  undouhLsl  right, 
tho  Federal  Government  paid  the  States  |5,oo»,oix), 
THE  NORTH-WESTERN  BOUNDARY. 
While  tho  que.sMon  of  tho  annexation  of 
Texas  was  (particularly  In  tho  South)  oc¬ 
cupying  puhllo  nttcntlon,  the  uuacitled 
north  -  western  boundary  seemed  likely  to  be 
a  source  of  trouble  with  Groat  Britain.  By 
treaty  made  at  London  In  I8is,  the  Jath**  had  been 
fixed  ns  the  boundary  line  between  the  two  coun¬ 
tries  from  Lake  of  the  Wofid.s  to  the  summit  of  the 
Rocky  Mountains,  leaving  the  lino  further  west 
10  be  delermiucd  at  a  future  time.  And  now— In 
18U— at  the  Instance  of  Great  Britain,  tho  ques¬ 
tion  was  taken  up.  Mr.  CAkUOUN,  then  Score  tary 
of  State,  proposed  to  continue  the  line  on  the 
49th«  to  the  ocean.  Britain  would  not  consent, 
claiming  that  when  the  line  on  Urn  4iUh“  reached 
tho  Golumbla,  It  should  follow  that  river  to  its 
mouth.  The  grounds  for  tho  BrlUah  claim  south 
to  Columbia  River  were, 'w.'lllemcntby  the  North¬ 
western  Fur  company  on  tho  head  waters  thereof 
and  also  on  Frazier  River,  the  oxiUoratlons  of 
MeliKNZiK  who,  In  1793,  found  the  upper  waters 
of  the  Columbia  and  re.ached  the  Pacific  In  lati¬ 
tude  52°  20',  and  occupation  of  Astoria  in  1812, 
which  had  not  been  relinquished.  No  agreement 
Wii.3  rea<’hcd. 
The  Presidential  Campaign  was  now  being 
foughu  Tho  Demneraey  of  tlie  fiouth  had  raLsed 
the  fiag,  “  Annexation  or  Disunion.”  Democrato 
of  the  North  who  could  not  cheerfully  fight  under 
tuat  fiag,  but  who  desired  the  election  Mr. 
Poi.K,  Inscrlhcd  on  their  banners,  “All  of  Oregon 
or  none;  64°4iyor  fight;”  giving  as  reasons  for 
that  claim— (1)  The  treaty  with  Spain,  the  flrot 
discoverer.  In  1819;  (2)  Capt.  Grey’s  dls<JOVory  of 
the  Columbia  River  in  1790;  (fl)  tho  Louisiana  pur¬ 
chase  In  1803;  (4)  tho  exploration  of  the  Columbia 
from  mouth  to  source  hy  Lewis  and  Ci.ark  In 
1803;  (6)  settlement  of  Astorlii  In  ISll ;  (tl)  Con¬ 
tiguity  and  continuity  of  settlemeni.. 
Mr.  Poi.K  was  elected  President,  and  in  his  first 
message  to  Congress  (1840)  declared  our  title  to 
tAw.w,-#  ;cot  Oregon  was  “clear  and  Indl.sputa- 
blc,”  and  lotlraated  that  unless  it  was  conceded 
war  would  ensue.  ThLs  ufllclal  position,  after  the 
offer  of  latitude  4ii°,  wus  a  surprise  to  Great  Brit¬ 
ain  and  no  further  negotiations  were  offered.  In 
a  few  months  the  President,  thinking  jirobably 
that  the  political  fever  had  abated,  caused  the 
proposition  to  establish  the  line  on  49°  to  be  re¬ 
newed.  Britain  again  declined. 
Up  to  tilts  time  Ihfttorrltory  had  been,  by  agree¬ 
ment,  In  the  Joint,  Oiicupancy  of  the  two  Oovci-n- 
niento,  subject  l.o  abrogation  on  twelve  months’ 
notice.  Congress  voted  to  give  the  notice.  Soon 
atfer  Britain  Intlmatod  that  If  49°  was  agal n  off  er 
ed  It  Mould  be  accepted.  Air.  Poi.K,  anxious  to 
get  himself  out  of  the  difllculiy  and  to  ti, void  tho 
responsibility,  consulted  the  Senate  and  promised 
to  abide  by  Its  advice.  The  Senate  said  “settle,” 
and  the  lino  was  established  to  run  on  the  49th 
parallel  “to  the  mlildlo  of  the  channel  which  sep¬ 
arates  the  Continent  from  Vancouver's  Island’’ 
and  thence  hy  the  muln  channel  to  tho  ocean. 
'I’hls,  It  was  hoped,  settled  the  quest  Ion  forever. 
But  when,  In  consequence  of  emigration  and  the 
projection  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad,  Pu¬ 
get's  sound  heimrae  or  importance,  it  wa.H  a  ques¬ 
tion  of  some  moment  which  nation  should  hold 
and  occupy  the  Lslands  of  l  he  Han  Juau  nrchlpcl- 
ago,  OH  they  command  the  entrance  to  the  Sound. 
Whatever  other  faults  the  English  Government 
may  have,  that  of  omitting  to  make  claim  to  w  hat- 
over  it  wants,  la  not  one.  Tlic  iisscriion  wa.s  made 
that  It  was  tho  Intention  of  tho  treaty  t  hat  this 
line,  after  leaving  tho  49th  parallel,  should  follow 
tho  channel  nearest  tho  main  land— although,  In 
places,  narrow,  shallow  and  Intricate  rat  her  than 
as  claimed  by  tho  United  Htates,  the  ono  between 
the  Islands  Vanconver  and  Han  Juan  which,  be¬ 
side  being  wide  and  rleep,  was  the  more  direct. 
The  quest.lon  w.as  .submitted  for  arbitration  to 
King  William  of  Prussia,  now  Empen  r  of  Ger¬ 
many,  who  decided  that  Uio  claim  made  by  the 
United  States  was  Just  and  valid,  ami  tho  hounds 
were  so  determined.— [To  be  continued. 
®ljc  Storu-'(irfller, 
WAS  IT  WOETH  A  LEG? 
IT  was  111  the  autumn  of  the  year  1782  that  a 
surgeon  In  Boulogne,  of  the  name  of  Etlcnno  Le- 
fcbvre,  received  a  letter,  not  bearing  any  signa¬ 
ture,  rcquesr  tog  him  to  repair  on  the  following 
day  to  a  countiT-houso  which  was  situated  on  tho 
road  leading  to  Calais,  and  to  bring  along  such 
In.Htrnmenta  as  would  bo  required  for  performing 
an  operation.  Lcfebvro  was  at  that  period  well 
known  as  a  distinguished  and  suceessful  operator ; 
80  much  so.  Indeed,  that,  he  was  not  iinficiiueiitly 
sent  for  from  groat  distances.  Ho  had  served  for 
a  considerable  time  in  tho  navy,  and  LLs  manners 
had,  therefore,  acquired  aciertaln  degree  of  blunt- 
ness :  but  whouyou  once  bcciuno  acquainted  with 
him,  you  could  not  help  liking  him  for  the  natural 
.and  unaffected  goodness  of  hl.4  heart. 
Ho  was  naturally  somewhat  surprised  at  this 
ttiionyrnoiis  communication;  for,  although  the 
time  and  [dace  were,  as  already  .stated,  mentioned 
with  great  minuteness,  there  was  no  clew  afforded 
hy  which  the  writer  could  be  IdenllUcd.  He, 
therefore,  camo  to  the  conclusion  that  some  of 
hla  Jocular  friends  were  making  fun  of  him,  and 
ho  did  not  keep  tho  appointment. 
Three  d.ays  altenvanls  ho  .again  received  a  sim¬ 
ilar  summons  but  couched  In  more  pressing  terms 
than  the  first,  and  he  was  Informed  that  at  nine 
o’clock  In  tho  morning  a  carriage  would  he  sent 
to  bring  him  to  the  place  where  he  was  anxiously 
exjiooted.  AciXirnliigly  nuxtuiundiig  sure  enough, 
on  the  last  stroke  of  nine,  a  carriage  drove  up  to 
his  door.  The  doctor  no  longer  made  any  heslta- 
Mon,  but  at  once  took  his  seal  In  tho  carriage.  As 
he  was  getting  In.  ho  Inquired  of  the  coachman 
wlicre  ho  was  to  be  taken  to ;  hut  tlie  man  ap¬ 
peared  either  not  to  know  or  did  iioi,  choose  to 
tell;  hut  as  he  spoke  In  ICiigllsh,  l.efebvro  said  to 
himself,  “  Ho  It  is  an  Englishman  to  whom  I  am 
summoned;”  and  he  accordingly  prc[iared  him¬ 
self  for  any  exhibition  of  eceentrlclly  on  the  part 
of  one  of  that  nation  which  even  now  Is  so  little 
understood  by  Coullnentals.  At  length  the  car¬ 
riage  stopped  and  tho  doctor  hastened  Into  the 
hoixse. 
lie  was  received  at  the  eutranee  by  .a  fine-look¬ 
ing  young  manor  about 
of  the  southern  extrem- 
lr,y  of  Lake  .Mlctilgan,and 
wlilch  tl  was  supposed 
would  Iniersect  the  nor¬ 
thern  boundary  of  the 
United  Htates  somewhere 
in  Lake  Eric.  This  sup- 
poslUon  was  erroneous, 
Lake  Michigan  extend¬ 
ing  further  south  than 
vras  then  believed,  it 
M'Ul  be  remembered  that 
on  the  admission  of  Ohio 
It  was  determlntHl  that 
should  this  line  be,  as 
M'u.s  susplcloncd,  further 
south  than  It  had  been 
supposed  to  be,  then  the 
north  line  of  Ohio  should 
terminate  at  a  point  on 
Maumee  Bay  about  sev¬ 
en  miles  above  the  line 
of  178T. 
Now  aa  Michigan  was 
about  to  have  a  State 
Government,  some  of  the 
people  residing  between 
these  two  lines  —  that 
claimed  by  Michigan 
known  locally  as  the  Ful¬ 
ton  line,  and  that  claim¬ 
ed  hy  Ohio  known  as  the 
Hands  line  —  found  it 
woulil  he  more  conveni¬ 
ent  for  them  to  belong  to 
that  Stale,  while  most 
adhered  to  Ohio  and  pe- 
ittionert  that  state  lo 
suiipoiT  them  In  their 
rlghus  as  citizens  thereof. 
There  were  enough  of 
the  minority  to  make  a 
very  respectable  opposl- 
151-:2I>C>U1]N  leiYlirA 
twenty-live  years  of  age, 
who  requc-led  him  lo 
walk  lelo  a  Iiii go  and 
hanch.nme,  remii  'tn  the 
tlr.st  Moor.  Ills  accent 
showed  him  In  bo  an 
Engllslimau.  Tbe  lol- 
lowlng  conver  aUnn  eu- 
siicd  between  i  l.em : 
••You  have  hi  Tit  for 
me;"  said  ibe  doctor. 
“  I  arn  very  mu  u  obli¬ 
ged  to  you  lor  t  he  trouble 
yoti  have  rakrn  In  com¬ 
ing  here,”  rejoined  tho 
Englishman.  “Be  .so 
good  .03  10  seal  .vourselt 
at  table,  where  you  will 
find  chocolate,  coffee  or 
wine,  In  casrr  you  would 
like  to  partalic  of  any¬ 
thing  before  commenc¬ 
ing  tho  operation.’' 
“But  first  show  me 
the  patient,  l  wish  to 
sailsiy  myself  that  an 
operation  Is  absolutely 
necessar.v.” 
“Ills  necessary, Mon¬ 
ster  Lefebvre;  pray  be 
seated.  I  have  entire 
confidenco  tn  .vou;  only 
IJftien  to  me.  IL.-re  Is  a 
purse  eoiil/ili.lrig  lOl) 
gulni’us.  wlddi  I  offer 
you  as  a  fee  for  the  r  p- 
eratlon  you  arc  a.skcd 
lo  ptuform,  no  matter 
what  lUe  n  snl'  may  Le. 
In  case  of  your  nduslng 
compliance  with  my  r  - 
quest,  you  see  this  plsod, 
a  Is  loaded,  and  you  are 
