Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

ALLEN COFFIN, Editor. "First t>h?.Uiac?o, thou the ear? utter tlij.it the trill edni in thu our."-Paul. FOUR DOLLARS PER ANNUM. "Vol. I. SOUTH CAROLINA LEADER. PUBLISHED ON SATURDAYS, WKKKI.Y, At 430 King Stroot, Oharloaton, S. C. ny T. HURL KY ?te CO. Bubscriptiou IMou :-Four IMlar.ifc yew, lava flably in ndrauee. Katee of Advertising: For one Square of 'l'en Linee, om- iusertion, i'i 00, for cacti nuti.-i'ijneut insertion. $l.fiO. A liberal discount wal? to yearly, batt yearly, and quarterly advertiser*. Advi-rilM-un-tita ccusnicuou* ly displaced b,- spacial .-.?.ecuu-nt. Foil THI: South Carolina Leader. A Weekly Journal of tho Timen. Tn it I.KAHIClt will tic devoted m thc tntcreat ol Krce I.nbor nuil general rvforiu. The Kedcinl (Jovcrtimcnt wilt bc sustained at a JI liumrils. mid wc tiu|ic that its llllilllHlr pulley tow.inls thu State ? ?1! cuauro peace, prui-prrltt, and domes tlc tranquility. That self c\ lib-tit truth, coiitttiuctl itt itu- D?clara lion of I ndi-pi'iidc ncc, '. Tliat ?ill men are created equal," will bc steadfast l.t tttllicred lo. lu mill ter? of local concern, it will giri- ita carne*! auppnrt to till iiii|iortunt |titbllc tue astir**: and practi cal improve uivum. Whll? fearless in li? advocacy of thc .Hight, HUI! frank in UH deiliincialinii ol Hie Wfiingi itt coln tu mt will never bc nonie a chiutin-J of cou ric personal abusr. lt will deal with principle.-, rutilar than ineu, and allow tuc fri*; mut candid discussion of all sub Jccta pcrtalnlhg tu tbe public good. in ..tricing io make thi.-i emphatically n paper fur '?' " ?""Ple, ,vo coutitlently timk to tlicin fur tho .amount of KUtiicri|iliou anil U'lvcrtlSliii; e-. wbich it? worili demanda. T. UL'KL KV ? CO. POETRY. BOX No. 4. BY 11KI.1A i>KXlSii.V. Slowly anil Mully I iva I keil down thu lillie When the evening MI.I was hov, V Following the grass grown foul pat li Which leil to the village I if.i nv. My heart le t ti st runge ?iuvlajiling, 1 coiilil nut divine wherefore, Tor lo the pust-otlicc I "!k" e"ing, To peep into " Mux Su. 1." The village was never MI lonely, The streets were nevei m still, Thc brook wu? never >o sluggish, Ami never so lazy the milt. Un the purement I haite.l u moment. Then passed through the hiitl-opcn door, And with step neither linn nor steady Walked up to Uox No. I. I tupped on thc glass pane slightly ; The post-master gave nie the mail : lie a,iokc to me cheer.ly, kindly, Anu us lied wiiai ina te me so pale. One thin, yellow letter he gave mc, Tiiis only, ami nothing more; 1 knew 'twas tor nie, for 1 saw it While it lay in ?ox No. 1. I took it with limul that trembled, My heart heat with joy nilli with lear, ? Yet 1 lrie>l to wulk away cuiiuly, And ehoeked down the rising tear. A stranger hain) lui.I iinlorscd it ; My heart grew sickly ami sore ; Oh, why was it sent lo me then ? Why came it tu Box No. l ? My Charlie had been won tilled in hattie, A iiiuuiie-liw'li in his solo, And cohinidcs had tender.y nursed him, Lise he ere this had died. But now JU the hospitul lonely, He knew that los war.are was o'er He knew this would he tho but letter He should send lo llox No. -I. Thc papers hud said " severely," But 1 had hoped they might I?: wrong, And so my pour henri touk comfort, Though tue tiny s were dreary and long, But now his farewell caine to me, lu his loving language of yore, In the fervent, tear-stauied letter Winch came to Box No. -1, 1 neither screamed nor fainted, But walked thrungli the lane as before, And in my lone walk homeward That letter 1 rend o'er und o'er, I knew tba; I now was u willow, Though his iiAilie 1 never bore. But he had saul I should in the letter? Which had come to Box No. 4. A year have l bceu a widow, Though the weeds 1 cannot wear, 3ut my heart is draped in mourning And the grief lies bidden there. And sometimes that tear-stained letter I bring out and read once more That letter which made inc a widow, Which came to llox No. 4. MATINS. Tor tho dear love that kept us through thc night, And gave our senses to sleep's gentle sway j ., For thc new miracle of dawning light Flushing thc Last with prophecies of day, Wc thunk thee, nh our (?od ! For the fresh life that through our being flow? Willi its full title, io siieiigihcn ami to bless ; j jPo* ?clin, a weet thought*, uiwumigin*; from reiow, To bear tn lin1?' their sung of thankfulness, Wc |irnisr thee, oh our (?oil. I)ny nt tere! lt speech to-day. inn) night to night Tells of thy power arid ir lory ! so would ive, Tliy children, duly; with thc morning light, Aiul ul .-till eve. ii pioi lin* I tended knee, Adore thee, lill our God. Thou ktlow'stour needs-Thy fullness will supply ; Our blindness-let thy hand still lend us on Till, visited i iv the dayspring from on high, One prayer-one only-"Let thy will he done." Wc breathe to thee, oh (?od. WM. II. liintl.Kiuu. MISCELLANY:. Kroin the Wiitchtiiuu niel lvi|..etor. MY CONTRABAND. HY M .HIT A. lUtNISON. " I was Ju-i folilinii up my svwinij," said Mrs Lansing, resuming her kni'ting, as Marx took awuy her hound mut shawl. And here let trie pan-'1 io say ihm Mr-. Lan sing is om- ot my dearesl friend-, mid the purest Christian lady of my acquaintance. She had been travelling alt tile morning by steamboat, and through -onie mismanagement, not her own, hail missed thc train she intended, and had called upon me lo pass away the tune. Knit ting in bund, ?ho sat talking until 1 prevailed lipon hei to r-minn with usai least one night. So, nm tl rit I ly, she rt'Mimcd the thread of lier conversation, whic.. hail been bink<m by these proceedings. " I Wils JtlSt Ididillg up hiv sewing when I bea Ttl the faintest tinkle of the helL as if ti patt or Unie .- "."r r"P'-- ->.> bilshand looked up from hi's paper in some sur prise. I glanced ut the clock. It was half-pus nine. Who coil.) ii he at thu; hutir ? Martha had giiht' to lied ; my husband was sick ; ami tl devolv? i) upon mc to wait upon the door. I went, therefore, hut lui that -mm- of th?- neigh- j Inn-b?ti bet n taken ill. The taw wind blew tin- snow in hiv face as I opened tin-door. I tl iii uni know II storm had commenced. Kot H mo ment 1 could -.i..??....? ? tuen looking down. iii* ii?li? /li-hill upon a lillie ch'il I, ? host uti.I, . !.ii k ol li- -tin '1 -I Ol". .. iM'-a-e, imi' i.n, do yon want u g?l?" sile li-ked, u look ot piti in.-? entrediV making lo r I n e stl liligi ly old . WMO' " H'r> . " I I? pealed in u-t on'?Linen t. '. Ve-, lint'am ;( can work if 1 um little; and 1 mn t got anywhere io go." I casi a ghillie down al ber elotlns- lagged, ibm - lier,"id bute bund-, her little, shivering tot ni. '.Conic in ?Ilde it is warm," I paid.; " yon w ill pei Isl" in the .-in i-t," ami shivi nug um! hall ? oblong, the strange little cn inure* stugg.-retl within. '. You see I've been walking nil day, and I'm son 'tl numb like," she saul when I had gi veil her a .-eat within sight of thc lire, icy husband still looking on in amazement. Well he might, for thc face was no ordinary one, though il was (ur fl om' beautiful. Til? brown hair escaped front lier wet, unshapely hood, in masses of thick, neglected curl-, anti tippled where il lay along lier d.ik forehead in natural waves ihut no chirippling could imitate. A look of s .11' ung seemed on those small tea lures. She munt have been very intimate with sorrow ur oppression that all thc alchemy ot youth could not overe?me. '. Wlieti' were you thinking of passing the night ?" I us ki t! her. .. Oh, I don't know, mu'nm.eKccpi I thought (iud would give me a .-helter somewhere. Mis? Yirgiiiia taught me never io dc.-puir. She said Abeu it was d.likest, it I would only pray and have fuilh, (ind would always do something for mc, and Ile hhs." " Who was Miss Virginia':" asked my hus band. " She was my dcHr sweet mistress, sir ! ibu deatesi and sweetest thai ever lived. Her father was Dr. Woodward, of Macon, and he owned me. My dear Miss Virgin!*! she was as much un angel then iii she is now. Oh, dour Miss Virginia ! " She sat with clasped hands looking into thc tin, and over her swarthy checks the tear? were running like nun. Shu looked such a mite, and so desolate ! " llcic is some supper for you," said I. You must bc hungry; cat, and after ward? yuu shall tell us how you cone herc." "Oh, I haven't tasted u thing to-day I " she cried, wiping the tears that blurred her vision. .' Isn't that nice? Oh. madam, you arc so kind to me, and you don't know anything about me." " You don't look ns if you had been long enough in thc world to do much mischief." said my liUfbund, who is very much inclined, you know, to ?i'c things in a comical light." "I'm twelve," she replied gravely; "but I am smnll o? my age. Miss Virginia always called mc fifi ile Nelly/' ..Theil Nelly is your name > " " Yes, ma'am, my name is Nelly Woodward. I can tew, and sweep, and knit ..omu, I can make a bcd beautifully - Miss Virginia taught mc, because she said I wai tilweys to ?my with her, and wait upon her-yet she died, I've been used to work. If-if you'll let mu Stay here all night, I'll pay for it in the morning, some way." , '. Why, child, you Uid'at think wa'd tske ?ll r you lo hnvu il Iroxei g, il id you : " ii-lid 4 thin pains to put lifo into y out of you before morning iny husband. >! " dh, lio, -ir," she replied hesitatingly ; .. but'' then I haven't always found people so good. I 1 tried ti? liiiil ?1 plme ?ll yealerduy. I tm vc only ' buen out here two days, und lust night I slept j' in the ht reef, under a deep, dark doorway; 1 ' was so afluid ; hut not,ody saw me lill this | morning, when the girl Unit opined the door waked nie up with u shove. Sin- hint my arm ; hut {hon I suppose she thought if I sh pt in thin fashion. I couldn't ho much. Uh, how hud M -s Virginia would have felt if she hud know n it." " Mi-s Virginia i- doini. I luke it ? " " U, sii," und the piteous look caine huck in her hu e, .. ?he died so dreadfully ! You -ce shu would have married young Mr. Mead, ?ho was ii major in the South, ru army, tint one day she got ;? letter th u he w?s dreadfully hurt ; so sin would go til the camp. lier mother HU.I hot grandmother nod ll.trry, her little hrother. and her cousin Matty ?ill hogged nnd prayed hoi not to go. hut all they could say did no good. Oil, 1 stinll never forget how she looked - so white und still, us if the life wa- ali tuk.n out ol lo r ; und her eyes glitt, ted und looked so steady .it every thing, wherever she turned tin :n, as she kept suv mg. " No, I can't have him to die alono. I nm-t go. danger or no danger,' So she did go - and -and an umbu!.mee brought ). huck." ..Sin- was taken ill there ? " I said. .. < >h worse than that. Th, y told I er he was killed, and the lindy had not beeil found. So sin- went to look for i\ and there wis anothci light on thill very ?put. which had le en lost anil won twice, they said. Wi ll, a ?hill struck tor .inj .- ?-" -.? -l . I ..jr. .,,1... ..."| Ii*..(| only a week aller they brought her home. It mis u dieu Ifni lime thai week fdr my mir tress, her mother, didn't seem to know whai to do n, tron?le. She only wrung lier hands und went lound the house moaning m H sufi voice - to,; idle looked tenthly. I tic doctor w i- liwuy, amt though they tried, no won! could he - him. II-t brother s.' 14,111 ""?'>' '."I the Vinie Liecailae sile Ntl UV I i'd. ?lid lier COU-iii j ... i., ??iii s? a-, .lu- r. -t. M i-.- V irgmia called un- to hoi und inld un- wliiii tn do. She suit! tn lui-. . Now. Nilly, thete ute going to he ? Intuito! iitius lute. I'm afraid, und I want von!, to -tn) by. Let ml the rest lon vi-if tiny ?ill, but retm-mbi r, I i-harv't: you to stay. I am going to lili-, hut 1 um also going to (jud. ll dues not uiaki me aft aid, for 1 love the Lord Jesu?, and I know he Im? forgiven me. When 1 am dead iou iniui couiliift tbeni.' She only lived a '.:' th- while slier," crud thc child willi another hurst ol gi ief. We wi ii- silent, listening io this pathetic sto ry bom the lip- ul' a child wisc enough to teach UK. .' Wh. n she died," continued the mite aft?i a while, .. ;t wits ju?l as she sat.'. My muster's ?ile lay d..Wn and wouldn't cut; the nhl grandmother didn't luke to her bed, but (div might as well, for she would sit all dty rub bing her builds and groaning. Then ('hurley cut his foot and wits laid up; then a letter caine that Dr. Woodward wiis dead. And oh. deur; everything huppened tit once." "Dui the hci vantH ao ': "I asked. .. Every one of them, and they tried to makr me. My own mother britt word to iee lint I must go, und I would but for Miss Virgiuiu, Winn 1 thought of her, and everybody sick, I didn't dun- to." " Hut who look carr of thc house?" asked my I, ii-tia ml. "Oh, I did that the best I could. Virginia's roiisin helped me. hut she waa different from my dear Miss Virginia. She would gel so angry and throw anything at mc; but I ?lid every thing I could, beean-c ii seemed as if lind gave me strength just a- .i/o- said Ile would. Then Miss Matty was taken sick, and it proved to he L ihr smallpox. Oh, that lime waa terrible! No-'' body would come to the house, nobody would I i go near her-but I thought of Miss Virginia I mid my cl my, and I pinyed to (tod on my knee- | to strengthen mr. Mr-. Wood ward Ief: r.lmosi j Ihe whole house to me, anti tho rest lived ut , the cookbotisi-1 don't kim*.' how, hut it mu.-: j have been very hard for them. So when pom li Mis? Mutt}' died 1 walked six m?lea to gel borne . one to bury her, and I hud to give n black mun ! all the money I lound in Miss Malty'.- box totloj it. I think it wu? a hundred dollars. 1 had ?dilti' money of my own, il.nl Miss Virgin.a gave j me, and titr?t I hid, foi .-lu-told nie 1 might .wai?t I to ?o .tome dnv. Then Voil ?ec," continued the) child earnestly, " the rest of tho family would j not allow me to come near them, bul a hind wo- j mun tn the neighborhood lei inc come io her I house, anti i;avcme ?onie clothe? to change with. So I thought t Lut hy that time my duly wan done, ant) (jod and Mus Virginia wouldn't re qti.ro any ihing more of me. My good frientl sewed np my money for nie, mid I set out lo leave the place, r.nd find some of ibu Northern i cities, where I'd heard they would be kind to j me. Ho I travelled all alone, day after day, and j once [ waa in a train that was attacked by gue- j rilltis, 5o that I lost my money, rind then I : walked and begged loy way, and yesterday murnini' they lauded me in Illiston. It seemed as if 1 could hear Miss Virginia nay whoa I got otu of the ear, 'Child, you'll lind a home here,' but I don't know." " li's my opinion that you will, too." said , my husband, mid I assure you the (cara were runuing pr?ttjr fast ttawa rgajr ofetek* So wt"TO adopted her tnt?! are going to edu te lu r; n uti thc ? ttl linnie seems ?ll ulive. Kur f pa?t, I never knew such n childi She niki ? re right.off my shoulders, Hittl she's the loveli ; lin lu Christin) ulive. 1 couldn't hk<- any h;^ belier dum I do her. anil if ?In; isn't quite lite, she's A great dud lighter than I arri. So ?.rc'H the history of my contraband j ami I ouidn'l wonder if she'? u bright ami shining I Iht bet?rt' inatiy years roll round.'' HOMERT E. LEE AND WASHING TON COLLEGE. ThNiw Or.e.iiis Daily Ti ibu ne says that th? lolJuiiijj caustic article is from die pen nf thc Itcv.Vr. 1J. F. Ciary, editor of thu Cent iii LMiri*ih Advocate, St. Louis, Mo.: \\jHINOru? C??M.KI?K, YlllulNtA.. - We n inilias soon ?.end out son tb a pest-house for tiCaliliif tn u g'UiibhrV den for education, i?-' j io -eu him to tl.i? vill iinmi- college; Hubert E. Lc}? Ut? ^resilient, und we '.111111:111111 the ivtir-tmu A mei it'll hu- produced. Ile us i tl nc ut ed by ibu Covernnient hu tried ; 0 dcVriy, and l?icrctoie 1- an ingrate, ile tWhh.'b iit-ftnd the tjnvi rnniMit und il- (Jun- ; .tiiuiiA, and TioUted his oath, ?nd therefore 1- : 1 I nun; ui.ti tu i ju r ? d wretch, lie acted ita a j ? py wile yet 111 the employ of the lioT'.rn iichtt i!i| betrayed the philis nt his Command - r. Ci et J Scott. Ile .-aw thou-ands of helpless inn puto death by the most atrocious ci d?l ie? vvcku'rpetrntcdi and yet did not utter a .yJhtidc guimt the terrible wickedness. A lt outlier lie ?titi?d* out Iii? most inexous ible, vdu traitor of the whole crowd of critni ints winn he headed. Putting hun in t)npt>" ?innu of ?ri educator of youth is an insult to he (JoTlfliiiieat and an outrage upon all re pectubhtenchi. rs. What Kv: the youth of thc country done hat such) man should be their teacher r Wc votild not for thc wealth of thc world h.- edti a ted ai sibil 11 pince, by stich 0 man. P.v-ry tuilent ?io rt cein s & diploma ul his bund.* hotild li--?.".-.. it throUith Ufe. IL ought to be '.xeluded ii om .-Ttl y position ot trust tm... ir. We uutild not pertr.it :. son to go to school .1 a teacher who should grui] tia te und. r this reh-traitor. We go in for civilizing Old N :r ;iu?H, utii?, iripellinT from decent ebctety the sHsiecs, |'iofe--oi-. sud ?unit nt? of this traitor lilllie. A niau- fliigri.iit, indi:cent, unspeakable iii tragedian his cUciion hus inver been perpe rated in the ns 11 ie of education. PATCHING. Sonic of our politicians are coaxing Mrs. Co in 1 hi*, to imitate "the mother," of wh.nu it i?. . 'ui in "The Cotter's Saturday Night," that he -" with 1e r nroJIo .-.ml Inr ?lifer?, (?.irs until et:iT? tent 11 roui s ( .1- we.d'? the new." The mother'.i jHivorty forced her to piitch an Minse which mir rut ional niotlier has no need u a vail hcrte-lf of. fm- flic in holli able ami willing n provide new clothes to roph.ee the torn K*F neiiis in which h<ir wayward children ari.1 now lithed. Iles id e.4, tin: "auld elites' are not only orn, they ?re t.?. small f.>r the- hoy- ; and th.- ni l adv think*, that'if her rehellious son? are peni eut, ami nish to ri tun: lo the old homestead, hey shmilil do m in qrxnnentj suitable toits riv niTAtei! condition. The returning prodigal wa? villhig to wear ? new robe ; but the politicians, vho love tn].:?iih ??: niltcli ni ?onie wnineii luv?; o darri, pester her; with oilers of aid if ?lie wilj inly hoteh the nhl clothes. If permitted, they ivill co ti tract to .lo the joh, .uni present to her thu ;iirmcnts clieekeied vs. itt? as many patches a? ?vcr liiottUil a trotip of beggars. Uni remember ng that ilut? politicians nc-re not rea.lv with their aid wjieii slip wus flogging her bini hoys i 11 - 0 obedience, tin- turns .1 il ruf >-ar their v.heed ing, mid j uti ber foot down against al! patching There hun been enough of it in the tinnily li.r ihr? la?t tony y vu.* j to ln-t her for a |i fe-ti me lt lid im srrrice, alni was net only rxpcii-ive but 1 init.ving us to lieget a ?bur years' i| harrell riicrt'forc, hoping that th-* hoy? bato learned imv ?tlciu concerning their iiliiil and paterhtil du io?, and ate lorry tor their misconduct, she pro loses, in tlio kindness of lu?r heart, to provide lliciri with liow ?MirUK nts adapted to their growth* mei resembling those tvliieli her dutiful s.ms iv. nr. lu thiu actio:.', -hf thinks ile. i, obeying iltt- advice of Hun who knowing v.?nt was in man, said to tildie who sought to patch Christi anity vriili Judaism, ' No mun pitttctli r. piece of new cloth niuo na vii garment, for that which is put in to lill up, taketh from tim garment, and thc roui ii made worse.'' The editor of thc New Orleans Timci ad \ isr-i the colored people who have employment to get certificate* fruin their employers to that effect. Suppose the editor of the Times and n]l Ins whit.' fellow.citiseniB were compelled ut ev ery street corner to prove that they were pursu ing Rome bout st culling, how many white "vag rants" would be found? A SriTnsK.vNi.iKK VIKW. - The Nc whet nc Times supported Holden because its editor was " tired of hoting w hite men elbowed off the banquette by negro solJitri." The editor and some other confederates surrendered a long tUiio ago because they were tired of being thrashed by negro soldiers. A soldier belonging to an Illinois regiment recently married a negress at Arnericiis, Ga., whereupon his indignant comrades tarred and feathered him and drove him off. Ile was pro baldy a Southern mon by birth and education, and Hoosier? and Suckers dou't take readily lo ftouthf)t& aabit*. TIIK PKR<*?I)KNT TI CJ?)S(ir.?.<i Tho ('hic.i': Ti ibu nv'ri W n-linifcr'?.ti cniesp'iudeni Ita- 'I fol lo iv ?nv; willi r?'i?>tt ?? to 1 * i - i v i .m's Joliu?oh forthcoming iiiessiigc : "A M'ij.,1 Geiicrt.1 in tb?.1 confidence of tl President -if '.ve muy receive li:? own ussuiiiiii upon 1111 point - - v. *< L,iv. n lo undi i-'iiiid Iii, a few liny- ?ince, in ti frank interviejvv with ll Ivtei 1!I IH V, that thc message would rec?iv?. an convey t" Cnii!?rL>.s all exeeutive fe-poiiMlii! I i.i collin clion with rceun.-tiu?'i.iti ; I lit? I Iii- I'.' celleimy would -ny for substance; " ?rctifjetiic ot thc two Houses : i have thc hohoi t'? r?i|ir? ?nit to your niivcri.'i^n'ies llntt up m ti>?siiitiiii <!?' - I fit tilt.] i. v ry com :!i Cory policy itlfead ininii'Urited, no', only foi tn illy, a- in th" nor H ittizuti, n nf I. ?mt-; inn, !>tit ly tili? really in th ?.muir:!, of ?lie administration, fir universal tip plication upon tl.?- return of pciice. (hulling t ibu I'residency utttlcr surh cit cutii-tiinci'-i n shadow* d my cmuing; I could not triiiik ;f cour' ions to ruy predecessor, bi M hi- eim-ti.ut HU?? 1111V : -1 r-, win) w.*re a l-o tu inc, to intctriipi tl. course of event* already shiipeil. by ti .? inti i tluction of tuonrio tuon? iatisiVetmy :-i iiiysell 1 h?ve, therefore, without e?-?iiMal rhn?it?cti ticin, citri ii ! ft? ?**'? r?l 'ti" pinn, of yntii lav I'p - utiii'. not without th" approval of? luri?e ; ? r < ? portion nf my fellow citu-uis, deferring th? lot mation of a nijw policy until I could nViiii tn;, sd (?fy ?ur v"i_v valuable counsels, anil lict'ti I pun* f"r your replv;' " i ! A Si.? vc. TI ll ur. A rv r; - A ^.t? tient 1 j white Tisit.-d tin. headounrti r-, of (i ni ral Uris I bin, nt Lex int; ton Ky., a ( itv days igo and asl.. I for a inditnty protection from h? r tun', c. whit woman; who Claimed her n a -dave, and demainl jed that the ??ri should either pay four bundie dollars for her freedom, or r<?turn Ratlin to but i dage. The girl is the dr.ughtcf of the Indy j brothel. Mtal hts lived w ;th Ipr HU tit. MK. X for >ixtitn yean j-Tuiy Inst. Th? gill, who nain*, wc ?ill o... .-f?llv, thiakini: che had vvorl t?i. cd (orig enough tor Aunt X.. without pay. tim t' j lie etty, obtained u pass from General H . an i.... .trice continiied to life with her liusbiin who is a hiird wortini; ii'U"< ii-.:...,.... 6r j jiro vi ' 'lo. wwiiji i: a a t?<0(l hoiiK"?r.d a cot? i fort aide living, 'li:'- atilt i churned Sally und' I thc Mayor's proclamation as a h?gro itla vc, int I sought to ruur n lier to ter ?? Mide. Wi -n tl j case came up le fore i ten ern I l!., hr decid? d iii? j i: nar ?tiijiiiip<r for relations lo bold each otlii in bondage ?nd then fute advised ^ uni X. to -? j in peace She departed. j titi-Oi.tiO.iKKS ike xrr. - Hie .. OUI O .k. j Hucket " wu, written hy San.::? 1 M. Wood worth, \\h:h be was yet a journeyman ptthtsi work inj: in . sn o'lice at the corner < LMi-iinbir iit?t? l.Miiuhiitn Stteet-. N. V. Ni.ni h on Friiiik?o'rt Street i- ? drinking house, kej by on- Mallory, where Woodworth and sever: patliculiir friendii i:>. d to resort; One" ?ft?i noon thc liquor was super-excellent. Wood worth seemtd inspired by it; foi, after lukin a dirucht\ he,-citing ihe chis* upon lit tubb mid smacking hill lips, declared that Mallory' tau ii* tte ??i superior lo unythihg i ver hi ha tasted. "No.'* sniJ Mallory, "you are mistaken their was oin? w hielt in both ot our estima lions far surpassed this as a drink;!' .. What was that ? " ?-kel Wo ulwotlh (lllbi otis! y. "The draughts of pu ie, ftes!., sprint* watet th et tve ii s cd to drink from thc old oaken bins ct that h ii ?lg' ni thc well, alter our reit.ru fr tit the labors of thc field on a sultry day in ?11111 j no r." The teni drops glittcncd for a moment i Woodwcirth'ii eye. " 'i'rur, tine," he rcpliei und .-'nor! ly siter '?nilli d thc place. Ile i tn mc dlately returned lo thc olin-", gtatped a pct ami in half on hour thc "Old Oaken Ihiekct. MW of thc most delightful compositions m ou language, was teudy tn intttiu.-cript, to Iii em huln.cd in thc itiersior.es of succeeding genera lions. A wi ddin?; was interrupted lately m ('niche's ter, I'n^hind, br thc levity of the groom. Ai went well until the clergyman iiqiiiicd tl: bridegroom to repent iiftei him the xv ords, " -, take-to bo in y wedded wife . for heller, for worse," etc., when bc alli red th formula to " I'll lake lier for I letter, but not fd worse." The minister iiiinicdtritely clusid th. book and quitted the church. A young nt iii in Harrisburg; Perin., an swered an ndveitisemeut in H MOW Ymk paper which sit foul, that " valuable informatioi would lu forwarded un receipt of ten ont.." - j Tilt' young man -a nt thc tell couts, mid 1 eitel ve? thc followincj, pr icu dj to r your ten cents pos tfige, eic. pieuse fttid inclosed advice, tv h iel inay he of great value to you. As many person: nie injured for weeks, months, amt year* hy tin circles? usc of a knife, l lune fore, my advice is when you u?e a kn J*, always w h ttl lc fron you." U.ctionsry making appeals to bc a Healthy business. Dr. Johnson saw seventy-five veins ; Walker lived to a good ?dd ngc ; Dr. Worces ter, who died rcceiitly in Muston, was ? ighty one; Noah Webster was eighty-live when lu passed away ; und thc hist English news re ports thc death of Dr. llichij?isiin, at ninety. A monument it to he. erected at Moicowtc commemorate, tb? cuiaucipution of tho Uiumii MB Ml) M?. Hiiiirili'.ii'j YVOKIIH.- All tho Kreut, chartern of Humanity lin ve been writ in blood; 1 once hoped that of American Democracy would be .tll,i,,... I iii leas cb!* 11 y ink ; but it is plain, now, ibiii li'ir pilgtinitigt! munt ieud through u lied Sen. xviii rein many 11 Pharaoh will ??,0 under and perish. A lits ! ti'?' vve ari.'bot wise enough to bc just, or just chough tb ht wise, and KO gain mm h ut -mall cost;-{Theodore. Parker, lfci'J. Tbc prue. " nf making pails by machinery ic -o rapid us tu K illi" the eye, lind so comically instantaneous '.ii.it any one who witnessed it tor i'm- first tim.' laughs uivr it as a most excellent practical joke. Tlmre is a xviii/ ot' revolving wlieei.?, a rplutter of v, bite tdiiiviiig, ?1 procession of jii.tlis stav-s i.liasittg ono another in tiki air i . ii another xviii/ ul tho collet:teil staves, and the pail i- lioopeil and iii ide.- I.s.. FLOWKUH run t'KU ru MI:.-Floxvcr? arw yen I i'fiilly reckoned rather ai.ibng the beautiful than tim useful institutions. Tin- manufacture of per fumery, however, furnishes employment to 1 "re.it huiniier ol' lahorers. i Aeeiirditig tu tin- New Vorl. Tribune, tlwr, quanti:;, of dowers manufactured into pi-'fuinei iu tliii town ot' i'.um.'- alone, amounts to the fol ie.wing ipi.mbiu s, which wi- give in tons instead iii' pounds : Orango M..-->m-. 7<m tons ; Heises, ? '?'in toils. ; jasmine, ?<> tons; violet:1, ?7 ton.-? ! ? aea -i.i. -'- rms ; jonquil, 'J tons ; -? amounting in jail tu over 1. 100 ions ol' Howers, and being s tiffi l t icm; if pii" ! on waggons like loailsoi liny, to j form a close proce*-ion more than th tee iiii lc/si j king, or silllieieiit lo lill twenty (.nod idzed Innis. I ; Lkrtiiii raon WustiKLb PHI burs.- Tba Niutehe.iter, England, Examiner publishes tho follo wing b tier : .. HOSTOS. MUSS., Sept. In, 186-5. ..D ur Sir: 1 he Manchester Examiner and Tine s .how- me Low kindly you liavu watched ..n i thy i* i i cid lian,c. and se n justice dono mu :u iii.- matter nf a!!- g- d untiling for repudiation. Ai cept tn* tiiiink.s. I judge you sei-our Ameri can pap?is; If so, you will ob-erve that our iii -.. |juides, b -iii journals mid public function 11 ries, are now directing public Attention tu the vi i y point my uiguing w hich, during the list ve-ir or two. has got me so much couture-I mean ihi> uniir rin.t nntiniinl r>red;t iu pceunia ly uiif.teis is otu a?:?! il..: sinne question with justice, iu tl.i- negro. Let him vote, our public I dcbt>, --ate iiiul national, xxiii be paid. Shut linn mit fi oin fin- franchis?, ami j-ive buck the ! uiiciiitveiti cl sotithi rn wit i ti* race their old pow j er. ami 'ii- re's great danger wc shall repudiate. 1 until with 'ht- tin- Aiiti-Slaycry Standard of - pteinber 2!. Pleuse notice Thadden? Ste phen's speech mt this point. Of er-ursc you mil -.e. Sumner'*: speech, and v. ill have ob .mrved L'btel Ju-lice Chase's observations-. Our journals are ju-1 printing an excellent letter of i yiiiir n-ili'- Stuart Mill, which envers the whole ground. I luipi ive shall be wine in time, but j I io nut expect th it \vi> -lull. I fear that Mr. . John-oil w?!l deliver us, hound band and foot, tutu the t. uni- ni thc old ti rant white race of the South. j " V im-, .villi thanks fir your kimi thought ful ne WU.S'DKLI. Pim. UPS. j " I', il. Halker. E-q." j Mr. U irkcr, in nun.milting this letter to th-: I Examiner, says : j "Fruin l-.it. rs recently received from the I'iii ted S'ates, ? h I i evy tlmt William Lloyd Gartuoti ? ii! t:-it England next spring, ac companied by Ins devoted friend und lour cs^ teemed eoiintryiaan, Mr. George Thompson, ?hen 1 um ?iire the p.'upi'.'ol' Millchester xvii, give* lo these ?;r.-it ch nnpiotu of freedom .1 moil cordial atti befitting ieceptiou." FOREIGN ITEMS. j Thc English Iriditis of General Garibaldi positively deny the truth of the statement that the General h i- 1?-. en obliged, on account of his I want of nuaiis, to -ell two horses. They say j he is sulli..emI v provided for against such A ntcessiiy, and 1l.1t if the horses were sold, it was billy because tiny had become unnecessary on the farm at Cupiera. A ii trible tire broke out on the night of Oe*.. 13th iu ionic ot the storehouses attached to the a t?en a I of Nap h.s. The firemen had to work incessantly until daybreak before thc conflagra tion wa> elfectually overcome. The d image is estimated ut '? OOO.OOOf., but thu cause 0/ the disaster :.-> tts yet unknown. lt has been ordered in Moscew that in all public buildings the doors shall open outvvards m-iend of. as heretofore, inwards. The reason nf tin- arrangement is to enable people to have free egress iii the event of un y panic or acc'i. dent nceuriiiig, lu C'rotni tin* highroads are so unsafe, owing to the bands of roliheis which prevail there, that 1! is thought martini law will bc proclaimed theie li t ir.- lou.;. A notorious robbing chief, J.i-cph C linallie, besides three others less faui 11U-, lia ve just been inside prisoner i. Thc French Government, in order to thwart as far as lies in itt power thc Students' Congress at Liege, ordered tho railway companies not to convey any persons going to the congress nt ru duccd fare?, anil h is wained thc manager of tho I'hciitrc Fian?ais that no member of his com pany must piny at Liege. A buy named Joseph Petit has just been exo euted, at Ulialoiirsnr-Snen. for the murder of hi? in o l her, nuder eiieiimstances too horrible to .I."ci ilie. Tor a ?ung time he supported his coinage by au idea that they never executed oin* so young as bc was. The Patric hi- received intelligence that a caigo if colton, gum. etc.. purchased at Djallah, hy a French trader, has made a passage direct from lbs Ked Sci to the Mediterranean through the Slit'Z Canal, ami arrived nt Port Said. Thc Appeal Court of Gothic in Sweden hu* just quashed, on the grounds of informality judgment in the nir.ur of Pastor LtNDUAO^i con demned for having poisoned several ?? his pa rishioners in administering thu 1, ?et a ?ne nt. A ?aw tml -wa W-J0? ordertd. ,