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J.C.BMLEY, ASSOCIATE
HdimIHTiov Two DolUra per
ADTMHrinKMKNTit inMrtwl ?t ratea w
fin dollar per aquare of twelve Mliuen lino#
(hi* ataed typo) or Im Ikt (ho llrot I morel o*,
Bfty cont* o*cb Ibr the aooond and third In**tlona.
and twonty-llve ?*?U for ewbaoqaant
Inaertlooa. Yearly contracte will ho aaado.
A)) kdrertlaonenU mu?t have tbo number
hf ii.ae/ttona marked on ibeta, or (boy will bo
Inserted till ordered out, and ckarnd tor.
Uhleaa ordered otherwlao, Advartleeaient*
Will Invariably bo "diaplayed."
OMtOnry nolloea, and all matter* Inarlnir to
to the boned t of any ono, a to regarded aa
Advert la entente.
wtmm .parinj.
Tht Sword of Robert Loo.
IT " KOIM.-*
Forth front y'kt ecahhard, par* and bright,
Flatbed lha atrord of Lea !
Far In the front in the doadl; light,
High o'er the grave, hi the ranee of right,
It? atainleee sheen, like a beacon light,
Led ne to the victory.
Out of Ite erahimrd, where full long
It slumbered peaoofVilljr?
Housed Irotu ite reft hy the battle long (
Shielding the feeble, amiting the atrong,
Guarding their right, avenging the wrong?
(J leaned the a word of Loe !
Forth from tbe acabbard, high in the nlr,
HoweaKlb Virginia'* rUy?
And tliaj who taw ilg1??n1n| tbere:
And know wbo bore it knult to awear
Tbst where that aword led they would due
To follow aad to die.
Out of its acabbard?Never band
Waved aword from rtain ao free.
Nor purer aword led braver band.
Nor Irartr bled for a brighter land,
Nor brighter land had a canto da grand,
Nor cauae, a chief like I.ee !
Forth from ita acabbard ! bow wa prayed
That aword might victor be]
And when our triumph waa delayed.
And many a heart grew tore of aid,
We atill hoped 00 while gleamed the blade
O: Doble Robert Lee!
Forth from ita acabbard ! all in vain !
>'ortli Hashed the sword of Lee!
'Tit <brva4s4 now in its sheath ?j{aie,
It streps the sleep of our noMe slain,
I>ufcated, jrat without a stair.,
Proudly and peacefully.
'Father A. J. Ryan, author of the celebrated
lines on the M Conquered Banner."
11 1
Froaa the Charleston News.
Hobeut Edmund Lee.
:otThe
Career of the Great Captain
birth and lineage.
"Robert Kritnund Lee, woe born fit
Sfiattord, Westmoreland County,
Vn., January 19, 1S07, in the room
where Richard Henry and Francis
Li^htfoot Lee were born De
sconced from the l^cea of Di'chley
in England, one of whom married
one of the daughters of Charles
II by the Duchess of Cleveland,
his family has been distinguished
in Virginia for two hundred years.
Two ot his grand-uncles were
signers of the Declaration of Inde|>eudence.
His lather was the famous
u Light horse Harry * of revolutionary
fame, who served terms
in the bedcral Congress, and as
Governor of Vi'ginia, and whose
first wife was also a Lee. Robert
E. Leo was ot the issue of a second
marriage?the second son ot Henry
Lee and his wife Anne, daughter
..f r?l.o..l?? ru-.? -* cm ;-i --
rr? v??i> iv9 v?i wi onirley.
AT WKST POINT.
At tbc age of 12 liia father died,
and lie was placed by bis mother
in the Military A cadency at West
Point, where lie remained four
years, graduating in ^29, second
In a class of eighteen, since remarkable
tor the brilliancv of their
records. The young cadet was at
once appointed to a lieutenancy in
the Cor|ts of To|K>grapbica) Engineers.
In 1832 he was married to
Miss CiiKlis, the daughter of
George Washington Parke Cnstis,
the adopted son of Genera! Washington,
and thus became proprietor
of the celebrated Arlington
? r - ? -''
estate. I?y litis mnrrispe he hud
four sons and litre? daughters.?
For years Mrs. ]>ee hue been un*
able to walk, hut Iias borne her
affliction with a Christian fortitude
and patience which wonderfully
sustains her under her j>reee?it sore
bereavement.
TIIK MKXICAN WAR.
Through the uneventful years of
military life between his appointment
and the Mexican war, lie
rose only to the rank of captain.
Ilis singular capacities had im
A .1 ? -
incmi'u iiitMiiHcivea strongly on his
superiors, however, nnd when Henoral
Soott invaded Mexico, Captain
Lee waa appointed chief engi
neer of the army under General
W ool. In thia branch ot die aervico,
General Lee, like the great
Bonaparte, won Ida tlrat recognition,
and General ftcott instantly
advanced tike young officer, to
whose aktil he attributes the reduction
of Vera Crust lie was
placed on the gcneial ataff, and
directed almost exclusively the engineering
operations of the army
of invasion. In every action sub.
secjuently (ought during the campaign,
Generul Kcolt lakes occasion
to -mention the skill, enter prise
and wonderful judgment ot hie
young aid. Lee received two promotions
for his services in tl?o
campaign. In 1847 lie was l>revetted
Major in recognition of his
brilliant co-operation at Oerro Gordo;
and later, at Chapnltepec and
Contrcras, ho was raised to the rank
of lieutenaut-colonel.
HKTCRN TO WKST POtWT.
lie was furthermore honored
with the post of su|?erintendent At
West Point, retaining iiis fieldrank.
In this position be remain*
ed three years, working energetic
reform and augmenting the cffict*
oncy of the institute by wise measures
and profitable suggestions to
Congress. Through his reeomniendation,
the course of study,
which had hitherto covered hut
four years, was increased to fire,
rendering it as complete and rigor
one as those in Europe. In the
midst of this brilliant adtninistin
tivo career, Congress authorised
the raising of two cavalry regiments,
and of the second Colonel
Lee whs appointed lieutenant coluel.
The regiment was command
ed by Alb rt Sidney Johnson.?
The regiment, alien organized,
in 1855, was sent to Texas, and
remained on duty on the southwestern
border until 1850, fighting
Indians and performing general
gariison duty. On the occasion
of
THE FAMOUS JOHN till OWN It AID
at Uarper's Ferrv, Colonel I*ee
was assigned to the command of
the forces sent to suppress the
outbreak, lie arrived there <lur:
. / r?-.. I ? 1 ?
Ill}; IIIU HIK11*- I'l UCH.Oer 1 I, lOOlf,
finding Brown and his motley
crew of supporters intrenched in
tlie engine house, and closely be*
sieged l?v Captain Siinui? and the
Maryland militia. Colonel I?cc
brought with him ninety marines
and two pieces of artillery. He
took po*?ct>sioii of the armory
ground, cIomj to the enemyV p??ai*
tion. and put his forces in camp.
At 7 o'clock on the followin
morning, he ordered an assault
upon the cngiuo-house, which was
carried by the impetuosity of the
marines, two of whom, liowcvor,
wete wounded, and one insurgent
Q'inf llciiu-ii wotf ?1- -- ?
...uw ? vn < ?(, Pll IILK III IIIU
face with u sabre, and afterward
bayoneted ; but survived to expiate
his crime upon the gallows.
sicmmion ? iiis kksiqnation.
In 1861 Colonel Leo rejoined
his regiment at San Antonio,
Texas, and remained there until
the firing on Snmter. On the
2o.li of April, 1801, Colonel Lee,
after a service of twenty-five vears,
resigned his position in the United
States Army, sending his letter
of resignation to General Scott, at
Washington. It was in the following
terms:
Acmnoton, Va, April 20, 1801.
General?Since my interview
with you on the 18th instant, I
linve felt that I ought not longer
to retain my commission in the
army. I therefore tender my re
uiiriiii inn I. ?rtl? T ^ -
iui>| miibii A rn|iiw yoil
will recommend for acceptance.?
It would have 1>ecn presented at
once, but for the struggle it has
cost me to separate in \ self from a
service to wliicb I have devoted
nil the best years of my life, and
all the ability I possessed.
During the whole of that ti.lie?
more than a quarter of a century
? 1 have experienced nothing but
kindness from iny superiors, and
the most cordial friendship froin
my comrades. To no one, Geneoral,
have 1 been as much indebted
ns to \ourBclf for uniform kindness
and consideration, and it has
always been my nrdent desire to
meet your approbation. I shall
carry to the grave the moat grateful
recollections of your kind ?on
^deration, and your name and
fame will always be dear to ino.
Save in defence of my native
State, I never desire again to draw
my sword. lie pi cam d to accept
my most earnest wishes for the
continuance of jronr hai pines# and
prosperity, and believe me most
friily vonrt, R. E. I.EE.
To Tils sister, the wife of a United
States officer, he wrote :
My Dear SisUr?I am grieved
at my inability to see yjo. # *
1 have buen waiting for a more
"convenient season," which has
brought to many before tne. deep
and lasting regret. We are now
in a state of war which will rield
to nothing. The wh le South is
in a state of revolution, into which
Vi ginia, after a long struggle, hoe
been drawn; and though I recog
nizo iio necessity for this eta'e of
things, and would have forimrne
and pleaded to the end for redree*
of grievances, real or supposed, yet
in mv own nereou I had to mLs
tlio qHe?ti?>n whether I ahonld lake
part a^ainat tny native S ate.?
With all inv devotion totho Union,
and t c feeling of loyalty an I duly
of im American citieen, I liave not
liccn able to make up my tnftul to
raiae my (hand against mjr relatives
iny children, my koine. 1
have, therefore, resignod my commission
in the artuy, and teve in
defence of my native fit ate--*-with
the fin cere hope that tny poof cervices
may never be needed?1
hope I may never be called upon
to draw iny sword.
1ft TUB CONFKDICRATK SKKVJO*.
nn - ? ?
mis was l?io only "definition * I
of his position ever given by him.
Ilia resignation was instantly accepted,
nnd lie at once took np hia
reaidetice in Richmond, as commander
of the forces in Virginia,
with the rank of Mujor-Gonerai,
to which he had been appointed
by Governor Letcher, lie remained
in l>ia State, and set to
work to organize the State troops,
declining any command that took
him into the genera) service of the
Confederacy. At this time Montgomery
was the Confederate capitol,
and the Virginia* troops Were
virtually indoi?endent; but, soon
after tiie assumption of command
by General Lee, the sent of government
was transferred to Rich
motid, and ho was formally recognized
us one the Confederate chiefs,
receiving the rank?hitherto unknown
in tiiis conntry?of ftiH
general. He w aa thus placed third
ori tiie list of the. army roster,
COo|K$r, and Albert Sidney Jolin-1
6on only outranking liitti in priority
of nppoiniinent. Ilo was assigned
to command tho forcea in
Western Virginia, to oppose Generals
McClefian and itoeeucrauz.
The Confederate campaign in this
quarter whs feeble, badtv managed,
and unsuccessful. General
I^ee was recalled, and, on account
of his skill as an engineer, lie was
sent to examine the defences on
the Atlantic coast. For secern!
months, while thus engaged, iiis
lieadqiiai ters were iu Charleston
or its vicinity.
UIS URKAT VICT -RfES.
In May, 18d2. McClotlan marchod
up the |H>ninHular. The buttle
of Seven Pines took place, iu
which General Joseph E. Johnson
was wounded, and General Lee was
nut in liift in coiiimoiul >1.?
r - ? ? --- V? ??V
Con teller ate force*. Soon followed
the great battles lie fore Richmond,
from MecinuiicHville to Malvern
[{ill, in which General Lee's tminu
became famous the world over.?
In these battle* more than 10,000
prisoner* were takenfifty-two
piece* of artillery, and upward*
ot 85 000 stand of small
arms. From this time forth vll
the hope of the people if the South
were centered in General Lee.?
The whole army was placed in his
hands. lie it wastliHt ordered all
its movements, and whs entitled to
the credit for the strategy employed.
He ordered the movement*
which resulted in the fatuous battle's
of the following August?
Codur Mountain, Second Manassas,
drc. On the 8d of September
his army crossed the Potomac, and
on the 17th was fought the grand
battle of Sharpshnrg. General
Lee always claimed this as a victory.
His arm*. Iinirnmr
T W ' ? ? ' "
ed to Virginia at once. On the
13th ot December, 18f?2, occurred
tfic battle of Fredericksburg, ono
ot the most complete miccomci of
the war. In 1803, May 2d, the
battle of tlie Wilderness was
fought. The success here, too wa4
complete, bat Jackson fell. Here,
too, Genera! Lee showed the great
nese of his heart in that celebrated
l<Kter to the dying chieftain, in
which he said that for his country \?
sake he could wish it had been
himself instead of Jackson that
had been won? dcd. On the 4th
of May the battle was renewed,
and resulted in the rh-fnat nf ?! ??
Federal army and its retreat, with
a Iosh of 17,000 killed, wounded
and prisoners, fourteen pieces of
artillery, and 30,000stand ot arms.
This was called the battle ot Chan*
cellorsville. General Lee again
marched northwards. He went in
Pennsylvania with his little ariny,
and 1 hero on the 3d and 3d ot
July, 1863, fought the blood v battles
which, though rather drawn
battles than victories for either
side, much more seriously damaged
that army whose losses could not
be repaired. In. May, 1864, oc
currea the hnttles ot the Wilderness,
Spottsylvania Court House,
dec., Ac. General Grant was constantly
repulsed, but as constantly
renewed his flank movement until
he landed upon the banks of the
James. There wcro many battles
of more or less importance during
186-1, and the beginning of 1866.
April 2d, 1866, occurred the evacuation
of Richmond, and began
(he retreat of General Leo'* army
from Petersburg. April 9, lie
surrendered a skeleton of an army
to overwhelming numbers.
And Ibis endod his military ca
rear. j
varnwkij. to llts tboohh '1 i
Tho next da J General Lee took '
formal leave of hfc Army in ilie
following address: . u <
m ilaUXM7*BTE3*. ul,i *
? Aiimy or Noktiikkm V.
April 10th, I8?5. f '
After four years of ardtfowt w (
vice, marked by mwarpnedd eodro ?
age and fortitude, the Army of
Northern Virginia ha* been ctSfrt-' 1
polled to yield to dverwheltiiing
numbers and resource*.
I need not tell the survivors ot
so many hard fought battle*, who
have remained steadfast to the
but, that I have consented to this
result from no distrust ??f tliein,
but fooling that valor and devovlmr
could accomplish nothing that
could compensate for the loss that
would have attained the continuation
of the contest. 1 hare de'ermined
to avoid the useless sacrifice
of those whose past services have
endeared them to tbeir countrymen.
"
By tire terms of agreement,
officers and men can return to their
homes, and remain there until exchanged.
Ton will take with you
the satisfaction that proceeds from
consciousness of duty faithfully
performed, and I earnestly pray
that a merciful God will extend to
you His blessing and protection.
With an unceasing admiration of
vout constancy and devmfon to
your country, ana a grearful re
ineiubranco of your kind and eenerous
consideration tor myself, 1
bid yon an affect iona'e farewell.
R. E. LEE, General,
tw a Htw Fofftnow.
In August, 186S, General Lee
was made president of Washing
ton College. His name and lame
soon made that a popular institution.
Ifi tliis position he bus since
remained, closely confining him
self to the duties it iinpoecd. until
driven lost spring, by failing health,
to seek recusation in travel.
The janrt he then took, for tfie
first time since the termination ot
' the war, through the country lie
hud so heroically defended, it if was
characterized by a series of ova
tiona which he found it impossible
wholly to avoid, can hardly lie
looked upon a* a violation of his
self-im}H*-ed pledge to avoid such
demonstrations.
^AtSK OF HIS LAST I U.N ? 8.
The remote and ronl cause of
his death, (according to Ids physicians,
Di's. llartou and Madison,)
was the long coiitlnnunce of depressing
influences Incident to the
' crushing responsibilities which
were upon him during the lust
year ot the war, the disastrous termination
of the struggle for the
cause lie s>- dearly loved, and the
i afflictions of his native South since
the surrender. As lie saw his lit
tic army gradually melt uwny be!
fore tlio countless hostsopjKised to
thcin, and compiled to yield at
last to ?VI>rtt lu?lniini? mi.r.1.,... --.J
- - ? iiu 'aji a niiu
i resources; a* lie witnessed the sufI
tarings of |i?h 44 poor boys," as be
was accustomed lo call them, and
thought of the condition of their
families and of the South ; as his
mails have been flooded ever since
with most piteous letters from
maimed soldiers or from the widows
and orphans of the noble inon
who followed him, he has borne a
calm exterior, and struggled for
the good of his State and the
South with a heroism surpassing
mmy which he ever displayed on
the field of battle. But the very
fibres of his great hoart have been
gradually wearing away, until they
have at fast broken, and the vital
spark has fled. lJoth of his cmi
nont physicians concur in the opinion
that General Loo has died
rather froin moral than physical
causes; that his physical develop?-i?
-.A ? - - 4
nan well <Ogll JWriW, RDU
that there wnn no merely physical
reason why he might not have
lived for years to come. The inn
mediate cause of his death was,
in the opinion of his physicians,
44 mental and physical fatigue, inducing
venous congestion of the
brain, which, however, never proceeded
as far as apoplexy or }*ralysis,
but gradually caused cerebral
exhaustion and death."
MIS I.AST HOCKS.
On Wednesday, September
28th, he was inoro than usually
Ousy. After ottending chapel service,
as lie always did, he spent
the whole morning attending to
various matters connccteJ with the
interests of the college. At 4
o'clock P. M. he went to n meeting
ol the vestry of his church, over
which he presided. Matters of <
great )iii|?ortaiico to the interests
of the church were under cousidai-nt
?/>n si*^
sotiv.i, BUM IIIV IllWtlUg WM protracted
for tliree iioura Return
ing home just in tinio for tea, lie
wus aitting at the table with hii
family wlion ho wtn suddenly attacked,
and becAmo apparently
speech less and incapable of motion.
The next morning he rallied,
-r ,, - T1? .1^ ?
iiidm iMnd'Wona Mr dtecfolvo i??fictUlom6t
iwr*hr*i8 ttr at np?>
Sxy^U1 wii' ho&d tTiiiOhe At"
y$ki&pm:* es??'?wt m*??
H U?? ? tonpp/nry nervine.
pruetrHtiou. Alt w )U in?licalk*t?
tc9?wed t'arereM* U* i?U re..IT.
?ti . i- - ai
vw*pif npilM Xd) UNJT? U?
upoko hat little, and <bat*?u)y in
answer to questions concerning Ida
phrsitAl * -eetidtfkwt:'- But litis
showed'that Its' hid tecotenBd tW|
jKtwer of speech. I1U: intellect
scorned entirely clear, and lie gave
moat muitistukuUle evidences that
while lie ley lor the most part iu
a stupor, to which the medicines
given him ; no doubt largely eotttributed,
he was, when aroused,eirtlrelr
conscious. Beseemed so'
much better on SftturdAv that Dr.
Madison playfully said to him:
"General, vou must make ha<f?
and tfut wpfrOm this bed ; "Traveler
'? getting lazy, and you must
make haste and give liivn the exercise
he weeds." The Gene nil fixed
hie eves steadily irpon him arid
shook hfs head very etnpha fcully,
?s if tO Indicate that he did not
expect to ride * Traveler " again.
Ou Monday'lie became suddenly
worse, and deapito the host efforts
of as fine medical skill as the
country affords, and the fervent
prayers of anxious hearts, lie gradually
sunk .until Wednesday m<un
ing at 0^ u c)<>ck, when ho breath0(1
his last. The nature of. his illness
was such that there was no
opportunity for protracted conversation
with him, and he uttered no
word which can he seized on for
sensational rejwrts of his. last
hours. lie was atricken at tlie
(tost of dutyi- lie tell with the
liariicM on, and his calm, quiet
death is a tit t?. initiation of his no
hie life.
The Two Brothers.
44 No, my dear sir, that piece of
ground is mine. I cannot co sent
to h?e what belongs fo me."
Thus said a young farmer to his
minister. J lis brother, with
whom lie lifcd hitherto been cordially
united, had recently demanded
as bis own a field which was
a part of the pro|>crty left them
hy thoir father. Thoir feelings
hud become embittered toward
each other alrout it, and they
could not ?|K-ak peaceably one to
another.
44 Hut," said the minister, 44 how
inach is that piece of ground
bringing you in !''
44 A trout ten dollars a year,
when the crop is good."
>1 Ten dollars! And what can
you buy with ten dollars ? A
cat, a piece of funiture, a barrel
of flour, or so f"
44 Ves, or even two barrels some
yean*."
4* It seems to tuc yon might buy
tor that amount something better
than either."
44 What may that lr?, sir ?"
44 It you eould witli that sum
secure to yourself the affection of
a friend?one who would help you
in tims of need, who would visit
you at your fireside winter evening*,
mid wolcomo yon to Ids own
htmra, who w<guld lend yon n helping
hand at haying or harvesting,
mid would lo.c your children,
and serve as a protector for them
?would not that bo worth tou
dollars to you P
w Certainly, sir; but what do
you mean P
* I mean, my dear friend, that
for the sake of gaining thee ten
dollars a rear^you fire on the point
of losing (fie brother who has been
your companion froui infancy;
you will becloud your whole
future life, and that of your family
; you will griero your mother
in her old age, und alienate from
yourself the favor of God. What
would your father say if he could
return to life, mid witness this
quart el of his children t"
The young farm r was touched,
lie went and talked with his
brother, and both together sought
out their pastor to ask him to sett|a
all tlin nHaidiitu I~
??W ? ijuvoin'iin uvv W COI| illCIII.
Great was his satisfcation when lie
saw them, at the end of their conference,
heartily reconciled to encb
other.
How many hitter quarrels, the
source < f deplorable divisions in
families, might be avoided or cut
abort at the outset by a little ro:
flection. Even if charity did not
induce us to forgive our brethren,
should not selt iuterO'it oblige us
to do sol Do you know of any
one who ever gained anything by
giving hiinsolf up to hitterue-ts
and revongef To break with one's
own kindred it to break those nut
nral ties with which God has
bound us ; it it to impoverish and
despoil our own life. And to it
is, to somo extent, to break with
any one; for " have we not all
one Father I" and is not every
man thus our brother?
[American Mcncnger.
n ..HH*aasgf*1
True Charity,
Night kissed the young rose,
ami it went sotlty to sleep. Stars t
shone, and pure dew drops liuug |
upon its bosotn to watch its sweet i
; slumbers. Mornihg came with its I
dancing breeze; they whispered
to the ypung rose, and it awoke t
joyous and smiling; lightly dune '
ing to mid fro in all the loveliness <
of youth and innocence. Then <
came the ardent sun god sweeping '
from the Kast, tic smote the young 1
rose with his scorching rays, ana i
it fainted.. Doaertel and almost
heart-broken it ??
__ _ - ftV % IIV I
dust in loneliness arid de<pa*r.?
Xww llie pen tie breeze which bad
I wen g&mholingover the sea, pushing
on the home bound bark, i
creeping over hill and dale?by
the neat cottage and still brook, i
turning the old mill, fanning the
brow of disease, and frisking the
curls of innocent c iildhood?came
tripping along on her errand of
mercy, and when she saw the
young rose she hastened to kiss it
and fondly bat lied its forehead in
cool itcfrcdiing showers, the young
rose revived, looked up and smiled
in gratitude to the young breeze ;
but she hurried quickly away, her
generous task was performed, yet
not without reward; for she soon
perceived that a delicious fra
grauce had been poured on her
wings by the grateful rose; the
kind breeze was glad in heart, and
went away Ringing through the
tree*. Time true charity, like the
breeze, ga hers fragrance from the
drooping flowers she refreshes, and
unconsciously reaps a reward in
the performance of her offices of
kindness, which steals on the heart
like a rich perfume, to bless and
to cheer.
How Xonltsys are Caught.
From the chapter of Menage
rie<, in Olive Logan's 44 Before
the Foot Lights and Behind the
Scenes," we inake tho following
extract:
Monkeys are such cunning crea
tures, one would suppose them
more difficult to catch than other
wild animals. Pitfalls will take a
lion, and the famished innnaic.li of
the forest will, after a few days'
starvation, dart into a cage containing
food, and thus be secured
But how are monkeys caught 9?
The ape family resembles man.?
Their vices are human. They love
liquor and fall. In Dufmr and
Sanaar the natives make fermented
heer, of which the monkeys are
passionately fond. Aware of this,
the natives go to the parts of the
forests frequented by the monkeys,
and set on the ground calabashes
full of the enticing liquor. As
soon as the monkey sees and tastes
it, lie utters hmd cries of joy, that
ooon attract llt? r/nrii,?<tnfl I'l""1
nn orgio begins, and in n short
time tlie beasts show nil degrees of
intoxication. Then the negroes
npi>ear. They tiro too tar gone to
distrnst thctn, but Apparently take
them for larger specie* cf their
own genns. Tlio negroes take
some up, and then begin immediately
to weep and cover them with
kisses. When a negro takes one
by the hand to lead him off, the
nearest monkey will cling to the
one who tlins finds a support, and
endeavor to go off ulso. Another
will grasp at him, and so on, till
the negro leads a staggering line
of ten or n doacn ti|*y monkeys.
When finally brought to the vit
lage they are securely caged, and
gradually sobered down; but for
two or three days a gradually diminishing
supply ot liquor is given
them, so as to reconcile them
by degrees to'their 6tnte oi captivity
? * * A
Tkadk a Fobtunb.?If parents
would consider the welfare
and happiness of their children,
lltey would choose the virtuous
mechanic, farmer, or lionost t rader.
as companions and helpmate*, instead
of the rich, who aside from
their income, have no means of
subsistence. I low often docs this
question arise, and froin religious
parents, too, in choosing companions
ami suitors lor their dangle
ters: 4 Is he rich?" If the daughter
answers, u Yes, and can live
without work," the parents are
pleased.
i
Ait acre contains 4,940 square
yards. A square mile contains
640 acres. A inile is 5/J80 leet,
or 1,760 yards in length. A league
is three miles. A fathom is six
feet. A hand (horse measure) is
four inches. A palm is three
inches. A space is three feet.
A Pkmnhyi.vania paper telln
of a 44 no!? ahaver " in Aleadvillc
who ko ;|>? the trunk containing
hit aecuriiica near tho head of hi*
bed, and lays awake to hoar thoin
draw interest.
A o x? > cauio umbo*
| heart and etrong arm.
The End o? tnur Onat Kan.
The four great personages who
>ccupv the most > dflnapicuous
daces in the hiatary of tjie world,
no Alexander, Hannibal, Cceaar ,
uid Uongparta* ,
Alexander, after having climbed
Uo diZZV heiirhfH of amhitinn oiJ
with chnpleta dipped in tiro blood
>f millions, looked down upon A
Conquered world, and wept that
there was not another world for
l?im to conqner?sot a city on fire
and died in a scene of debauch.
Hannibal, after having, to the
astonishment and Consternation of
Rome, passed tho Alps, and after
having put to flight the armies of
tho mistress or tho world, and
slipped 44 three bushels of golden
rings from the fingers of the
slaughtered knights," and made her
1? o- 1 ' *
ivuiiMiitiuii 14 unite, lieu ITOU1 1)18
country, being bated by thoeo who
once exultingly united his na:no to
that of tlieir god, and called him
llina Baal, died at last in a foreign
country, by poison administered
with bis own hand, unlamcntcd
and unwept.
Cce-Ar, after having connnered
eight linndred cities^ and uyeitig
his garments in the blood of one
million of his foes; after having
pursued to death the only rival ho
had on earth, was miserably assassinated
by tboeo he considered his
dearest friends; and in that very
place the attainment of which had
been his greatest ambition.
Bonaparte, whose mandates
kings and popes obeyed, after having
tilled tlie earth with the terror
of his name?and alter having
deluged Europe with tears aua
blood, and clothed the world in
sackcloth ?closed his days in lonely
banishment, uhnost literally exiled
from the world, yet where he
could sometimes 6ee his country's
banner waving over the deep, but
which did not und could not bring
hiin aid.
Thus tho?o four gieAt men, who
seem to stand the representatives
of all tlioeo whom the world calls
great, these four men severally
died?one by intoxication, (or, as
is supposed, by p tison mingled in
his wine.) one suicide, one murdered
by his friends, and one a lonely
exile. llow are the mighty
fallen."
Watkr is the strongest driuk.?
It drives mills, ll is the driuk of
lions. Samson never drank any-*
thing else. The beer money would
soon build a house.
Tiib effect of the prohibitory
law in Massachusetts has been to
double the manufacture of malt
liquors in Boston.
Illinois claims to have grown
more rapidly in population during
the past ten years than any other
State in the Union.
Iy we only knew how little some
enjoy the riches the)' possess, there
w uld not be so much envy in the
u*i?rbf
Bk not affronted nt a jest. If
one throw salt at thee, thou wilt
receive no harm, unless thou hast
sore places.
Tim contemplation of celestial
things will make a man both speak
and think more sublimely and
magnificently when ho descends to
huiiiuii affairs.? Cicero.
Wk often omit the good wo
might do, in consequence of thinking
about that which is out of our
power to do.
An exchange Rays that a roasted
union bound upon tlio pnlao on
tlio wrist, stops the most inveterate
toothache in a few minutes.
It is an interesting sight to seo
a young lady with both hands in
soft dough arid a inoequito on the
end ot her nose.
An Irishman was challenged to
fi"ht a duel, but declined on tho
ploA that ho did not wish to lcavo
liis mother an orphan.
Tiik most direct method do.
tcrmining horse power?stund bohind
and tickle his hind legs with
a briar.
An old Greenland seaman said
he could really believe that crocodiles
shed tears, for ho had often
soon whales blubber.
Man may bo a worm; but a
glance at the dandies proves that
ho is not the worm that never
dyes.
Ljfk sometimes hangs by a single
thread, but. not long?hemp
and fifteen minutes docs the busivi
oaa
Wiikm n man is sleepy, what
sort of transformation does lie dosire
? He wishes he were u l?ed.
Don't use a microncopo to sco
the evil around yon ; but magnify
all the good you eec.
Most misfortunes can he turned
into lilrmitigti hv waiting tlio tide
iff affairs.