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POETRY,
rv ? 1
1 Refit- 4 '
'Oh 1 j a who toil, and ye who weep,
In thla dark world of pain and tears;
Look up, there la a home above
Where life ie free from eares
No psln. no grief, can reach yon there.
No singing for aff?otion fl?d ;
No weeping for the changed and gone;
No mourning for the dead :
No farewell words are spoken there ;
No last fond look of lore Is given ?
'Ah! earth is full of clouds and tears.
But all is bright in Heareo.
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'All that ye love and cherish htre
Pedes like the light of parting day,
hut there are crowns of Joy hbove
That never fade away;
Friends tlmt ye have loved and lost are
ther*>
Forever circling round the throne,
Attd Voices ye have roi&sed so long
Will answer to your own!
And God will bind in one again
The hearts by death's cold finger riven.
Ye sorrowing one, dry up your toara,
There'a rest for you in Heaven.
REMINISCENCES . \
PUBLIC MEN.
DV KX GOVERNOR B. F. PERRY.
[CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.]
WILLIAM DRAYTON.
There was something in the
character of Col. William Drayton
that always reminded me of Washington.
1J0 had all of Washingtoil's
nnritv of pliftroetor Ilia fir,n_
nees, dignity, patriotism and liigh
sense of honor. For ability, he
was not inferior to Washington,
had he had the great field of opration
or theatre, on which the
father of his country acted, to
show his talents and wisdom. I
know this is a sort of laese tnagistaties
tocompare any one to the illustrious
founder of our Republic.
It is thought not only in America,
but in Europe, that Washington of
all public men stands pre eminent.
This I admit most cordially ; but,
at the same time, I believe there
havo been many others, unknown
to fame, who would and could
have acted as Washington did, under
precisely the same circumstances.
Colonel Drayton stands high,
very high, in the estimation of ull
who knew him, as o statesman and
patriot. Immediately after the
war of 1812, General Jackson recommended
him to President Uon
roe as Secretary of War. South
Carolina has just cause to pride
Jiorself as the Roman matron did
on her sons. No State in the Unison,
oxcept perhaps Virginia, can
iboast of a brighter galaxy of pub
tfic men than South Carolina, in
proportion to her population and
territory. This was the case from
her earliest history, up to the redout
destruction of all that is wise,
patriotic or decent in public affairs.
* Col. Drayton was born in South
Carolina. His father moved from
Sonth Carolina, his native State,
to Florida previous to the American
Revolution, and whilst that
Territory belonged to Great Britain.
lie was anoointed Chief
Justice of Florid*, under .the British
Crown, and remained there
til) Florida was receded to Spain.
He then returned to Booth Caro-1
itna, and was immediately appointed
a District Judge, and at'jterwards
elected to the Law Bench.
,He had been educated in England.
His distinguished son, the subject
.of this reminiscence, was also educated
in England, and read law
Jthere. He was admitted to the
Bar in South Carolina, established
himself as a lawyer in Charleston,
Slid succeeded to a most extensive
and lucrative practice. He and
Judge Chores were at the head of
the Charleston Bar, and always on
ppposite sides. He was elected a
member of the Legislature, and af
tar wards City Judge, with a sala
ry of thirty-flr* hundred dollars.
In the Legislature bo did not mate
himself prominent as a public
speaker. *? J remember hearing
Judge Hugcr say that Col. prayton
made only one snaenh irhHat
he waft in the I^gfalfttora, find
that was on the subject of sailing
chiolteoe in Charleston. As City
Judge, he discharged all thednti**
of hm office with great ability and
learning, till he was elected a
member of Congress from Charleston.
lie ecrvcdln Congress ajipuj
I utrx ui ^eure, uut uiu not iaKC aa
I active a part in the deliberations
of the House as bis talents and
ability entitled liitn to. Here again
be was like Washington, who never
figured iu a deliberative assembly
as a public speaker. 5 .
Whilst Colonel Drayton was in
Congress, the doctrine of Nultifh
cation sprung up iu South Carolina.
Col. Drayton was strongly
opposed to the tariff for protection;
but he was unwilling to resort to
such a remedy as Nullification, a
remedy unconstitutional ttnd futile
in hie estimation, for tbe purpose
01 opposing tne laritt. tie differ
efl with 'tWe whole South Carolina
delegation on this subject, and
with his constituents. He published
an address at that time,
which I remember was the beginning
ot the organisation of parties
in South Carolina, on the subject
of the Federal Union. lie declined
being a candidate for re election
to Congress, and his pride nnd dignity
were so much offended by the
course oi his friends and constituents,
that he determined to leave
the State, .and moved to Philadelphia.
Whilst he remained here,
he took an active part in opposing
Nullification and defending tho 1
American Union. His counsel
and advice was again like that of
Washington's in his farewell address
to the people of the United
States. His removal was a great
loss to South Carolina, and I have 1
no doubt Colonel Dravton himself
deeply regretted the necessity ot
his romoval from his native State.
In time of this political excite
tnent, as in times of all' political
excitements, there was a disposition
to calumniate and traduce op
ponents. This feeling was carried
so far that search was made into
the character of a man's ancestry,
to see whether there was not some
stain or blot on their escutcheon.
It was reported that Colonel Dray
ton's father had been a tory in the
Revolutionary war. In conse- i
quenceof this report?said to have i
been founded on the assertion of
Chancellor DeSanssurc?I wrote
the Chancellor and Judgo linger
enquiring about the truth of the
matter, and received from them
the following letters, which are
worthy of publication, in reference
to Colonel Drayton's life
and the character of his father:
Columuia, 6th Sept. 1831.
Dear Sir: I received your letter
ot the 3d September, 6tating
thftt tllAffl WftS H iti oiinuloo
tion in Greonville "that the hither I
of Colonel Drayton was a Tory during
the Revolutionary war,'' and
that it was said on my authority ; 1
and requesting information as to
the fact. I have not the least hesitation
in stating facts to you. I
remember that during my last cir- 1
cuit, I was asked two or perhaps 1
three times,at different places, who
was the lather ol Col. Drayton,
and what part be had taken during
the Revolutionary war. My answer
was as Irank then as it is now:
That I had always understood tuat
Mr. William Dravtou, the father i
of Colonel Drayton, who was an :
excellent lawyer, had been appointed
a Judge, for, I believe, i
Chief Justice,) of East Florida,
then a British I'rovince, before the
Revolutionary war ; that ho was <
in office theie, with a family, and
settled belore that contest commenced.
iio remained in his station.
East as well its West Florida
were ceded by Great Britain to (
Spain, at the close of the war.? j
Mr. Wm. Drayton, it was said, <
then weut to England, and not long :
after came to his native State, with i
his family, and settled here per- <
manently. This is the sum of the
story, and I did not expect that <
such a statement, given in answer
to enquiries, made in the free con- j <
verttuuuii 01 pnvuio society, coma i
or would have been used for polite i
ical purposes. I certainly did not <
mean to communicate the idea
that Mr. Drayton, the father, was
a Tory, nor conld I have need that 1
term, for geutlemen situated as Mr. i
Drayton was, never wore consid- I
ered Tories. It ttaust have been An
inference drawn by some of the I
gentlemen to whom this commu- I
niciUion was made, that ho who <
was not with us, was against us, I
and therefore was a Tory. Bot I
this was not the understanding of <
those days, for as Mr. Drayton was 1
not in the United States during <
the Revolution, bnt held a com- <
mission in another Province, no
blame was attached to him tor i
remaining whore he was. A* evb
dence of this, I mention, from my <
own knowledge, that as soon as he <
returned to Oarolina, he enjoyed ]
the friendship of those distinguish- I
ed WhlfiA^Mr. John Rutlodge, Mr, I
JSdinond ftutledge, Gen. Cbas. C. i
Pinckney, Thos. Pinckney, and <
very many more of the most ftr- <
dent Whigs of the Revolution.? 1
Nor was it mere civility By their I
influence and his known talents >
and probity, bo vraa very seon up. 1
pointed Judge of the Court of Admiralty,
then a State office; and
in the session of the Legislature ot
January and February, 1788, M>.
Drayton was elected to a seat on
the Law Bench at the same time
wfth our lamented Watios; so too
the venerable Judge Bay, who
had also held Office under the British
Government, in West Florida,
ancl the oxQclleut and amiable Dr.
TurnbuU, father of Mr. Robt. T. |
TurnbuU, who both came and settled,
in Charleston, when the Span-i
iards conquered West Florida, ip
1878, wore never considered Tories.
They were, respected and beloved,
as they deserved to be; and Judge
Bay was soon sent to the Legislature
and the State Convention, and
in Fehrnnrv 17Q1 ? ? ?!.?/?
? ? ?j j w*) vawiW IV
oar Law Bench, to which he lias
done honor. At that time Tories,
and even the innocent and respectable
sons of Tories, whotn I could
name, if necessary, were excluded
by public opinion from public office
tor a much longer period ?
It is quite mortifying that answers
made to the younger generation,
who are anxious to know everything
about the Revolution and its 1
leaders, should be misapprehend
cd and made use of for political
objects. All Mr. Drayton's family
in Carolina were Whigs, and
there can be no doubt be would
have been if he had been here.
The long continued rain6, often
sweeping the crops in the low
grounds on ttie rivers, have commenced
the more distressing operation
of making the country sickly?Camden
and Pee Dee are
both said to be very, and we are
looking for our turn here, for we
apprehend it will be universal.
With great esteem,
I remain yours,
IIknry W. DkSabsure.
B. F. Perrv, Esq.
My Dear Sir- A Providential
affliction lias prevented me from
answering your letter at an earlier
period, and I now feel that 1 have
not been able to collect as correct
iniorination upon the subject of
your letter as 1 could desire, or
you perhaps be satisfied with.
Colonel Drayton's father was
born io this State long prior to the
Revolution, and educated in England,
as wa3 the custom almost
universally with tho most opulent
families in the State (then Pro
vince.) His whole family were
Whigs. lie was a Judge in Florida
prior to the Revolution, and
continued 60 until tho Treaty of
Peace, when lie returned to his nativo
State, and was immediately
elected a Judge, first by this State
and then by the United States.
During the Revolutionary war,
he was twice suspended by the
Governor of Florida. lie was not
only a native of the State, and all
his blood relations were rebels, but
he had married here into the Motte
family, equally distinguished with
his own for their opposition
to British usurpation. There were
perhaps no two families in the
State more distinguished for their
zeal ir. the American cause than
these. Their names and services
are recorded in our history of that
period.
Colonel Drayton himself received
the elementary part of his education
in England. He returned
to this country about the age of
fourteen or fifteen, and ever since
has been distinguished for his high
character and acquirements in military
and civil lite. At the close
of the war, he was in nomination
before the Senate for the appointment
of a Brigadier's commission,
Jo well satisfied was the Government
with I)i8 services in garrison
and on the Northern frontier.
He had abandoned the most lu
cralivo practice ever enjoyed at
the liar, to defend the violated
rights of his country. lie no soon*
ar returned attcr tho war, to the
walks of civil life, than he was advanced
to the highest judicial station
in the gift of his fellow-citisens
of Charleston, with whom ho
had always lived, and to whom he
was best known. At their request,
lie relinquished this honorablo station,
(with a salary of $3500,) and
accepted a seat in Congress, where
his services have been rendered"
honestly, fearlessly and with ability.
It is known that he has refused
a high anpointulent from the
Government, from the deep interBat
he feels in.tho present disturbjd
and 'revolutionary state of his
native couutry.
This is a taint outline of the
)haraatpr aqd patriotism of Colon
il Jjrayton to ppblip confidence.?
[t would be well for our country
hut we had niany such. He has
lever solicited office He has nev
ir joined a faction to advance bis
jwii interest. It is known that
)vcn the public station bo now
jolda baa been pusbod upon him.
is wish was to retire. Hie enemea
have cause to abuse him.?
rhe purity "of bis conduct, and dta
?
j interestedness of hio character, is <
a lasting and deep reproach on' i
their selfish and ambitions dure- i
gard of the peace, order and hap j
piness of this State. I
1 have the honor to be, with e
great respect and regard, t
Yours, ?fec., t
1 / D. E. IIuoer. I
P. S.?We lost the election here f
from two causes, principally : 1st.
The immense sums of money expended
by our opponents. 2d.
Their superior organization.
[continued next week.]
1? A VIM a WT w -v- ?
r m AHU MUfllK? | i
Fruits And Berries as Promoters of
ftealth. |
Fruits and berriefc at this
season of the year are not only
precious luxuries, but great promoters
of health. They act upon
the liver, promoting that secretion
naturally which many are in the
habit of obtaining only by the
means of artificial medicines.?
They thus avert many a disease
resulting from a torpid condition
of the liver. Another way in
which they act beneficially, is in
the mechanical effect their little*
seeds produce iu passing through
the bowels, very mdcli the same
as the watering of an irritated
eye-ball when any hard substance 1
touches that delicate organ, and
tbis water, by dissolving the hard*
ened contents of constipated bow- \
els, keeps them in a healthier state 1
than any pill or purgative invented
by the apothecary. There can 1
bo no d^ubt in the summer and 1
tall seasons people who live main* '
ly on froits and berries and on
coarse bread, can almost ensure .
exemption from sickness, while
those who eat heartily of solid .
meat and vegetables two or three
times a day are liable to all the
diseases that flesh is heir to.
With us the use of the apple as (
an article of foou is far underrat- ,
ed. Besides containing a large
amount of 6ugar, mucilage and
other nutritive matter, apples con- ,
tain vcgetablo acids, aromatic (
qualities, etc., which act powerfully
in the capacity of refriger- 1
ants, tonics and antiseptics, and (
when freely used at the season of
mellow ripeness they prevent do- j
bility, indigestion, and avert, without
doubt, many of the " ills ,
which flesh is heir to." The oper- '
ators of Cornwall, England, con- J
sider ripe apples noarly as nourishing
as bread, and tar more so (
than potatoes. In the year 1801
?which was a year of much scarcity?apples,
instead of being converted
into cider, weio sold to the
poor and the laborers asserted |
that they could stand their
work" on baked apples without j
meat; whereas a potato diet re
quired either meat or some other
substantial nutriment. The {
French and Germans use apples 1
extensively ; so do the inhabitants
of all European nations. The laborers
depend upon them as an
article of food, aud frequently
make a dinner of sliced apples
and bread. There is no fruit
cooked in as many different ways
in our country as apples, nor i
is there any trnit whose value as <
an article of'nutriment is as great j
and so little appreciated.
How to Make Money by Farming. ,i
Much labor is done on farms 1
that is not farming in its true 1
sense. By such labor no money
is ever made. A man inay sup- 1
port himself and family, keep out
of debt, and have a few dollars in '
his pocket, by practicing the most ^
stringent economy. If ho is
otherwiso than industrious and I
sober, ho is on the down grade
with looso brakes, and the end I
is soon reached. 1
But farming in its true sense is 1
a profession equal in dignity to >
?i.r. i?.? ? ? ?J- <
mo inn 1/1 iUCUIUIIIt), ttllU ueeus 1
equal study, ineutal capacity, and '
intelligently directed labor to 1
command success in it. The prim' <
ciples which underlie the practice 1
of the trno farmer must be well 1
understood, and a steady consis 1
tent course of operation must be 1
followed. Having thoroughly
learned the nature and capacity
of the soil he possesses, and clios- ,
en the rotation most suitable, and
the stock to bo most profitably
i kept on it, he does not swerve
from his course, but iu good markets
and bad raises his regular
crops, and keeps his land iu regularly
increasing fertility. No
special ory tempts or affrights
him. He does not talk dairy this
season and crops the next, but i
doubtless, if any particular pro
dnpt be in demand and bring a ,
good pripp, be has some to npII |
and raajw bi? ?ba?p of the advantage.
I|e spvoo as jpncb money
as some men malfe, by care and
economy in purphpsing aud pre- |
serving tools, seeds, manures, and *
machines, and bjs business habits ! i
and constant readiness for pll oc. I
?
asions give him reasonable secu- 1
ity against the effect of adverse
teason and bad weather. Always
>repared, he is never too late; t
md always oalm, lie .is nev?r too j
toon and thus " taking time by
he forelock," be has the stern old i
yrant at his command, and tnrns )
lim at hiB will. He has no losses, i
tnd his gains arp steady.
\JIeartK and hfyrjis. i
TTilHinr BkcVhorrv Bnitiai <
One of the editors of the Rural '
New Yorker, in answering the
question, how to kill blackberry 1
rines, says: I
1 have not only planted "but 1
killed out several acres of blacks 1
berry bushes during the last ten
years, and have not found either
a very troublesome task. Last
summer I destroyed a plantation 1
by simply mowing off the plants
and thoroughly ploughing up the
roots. Not a plant lived, nor has '
a sucker appeared this season, and
[ attribute my success more to the
time of doing the work than to
the manner or'thoroughness. The
time selected was immediately after
gathering the fruit, that is the
first of August. The plants were
then growing vigorously, and the
3tems and roots immature, consequently
the cutting and ploughing '
was too mnch even for a blackberry.
This simple method is al 1
most equal as certain in destroying
noxious plants of other species, ;
but the time must be varied, correspond
witL the growth of the 1
plants, as some mature early and *
others late. Always select a time
when the plants are making or
just finishing their most vigorous
growth."
? U
Bees and the GrapesGeorge
W. Campbell, of Deloware,
O., in a recent letter iu the
Ohio Farmer says : " The point
which I wished to establish was
whether the honey-bees were justly
classed among the grape des
troying insects, or whether they
simply utilized the juices of the i
grape by appropriating what .
would otherwise be lost after the
skins of the berries had been
l I ? - "
di'okcii oy someotner agenoy. 1
have up to this time been wholly
unable to ascertain that they ever <
attack a sound, unbroken grape, <
and believe they have acquired
this reputation only by reason of
being sometimes found in bad
company.
The wasp is furnished with a
powerful and efficient saw-toothed
cutting apparatus, with which the
grape skin could be easily abraded
; but this is entirely wanting ,
in tho honey bee, whose organs ;
seem only suited to the suction of
liquid substances. Grapes are often
burst by overcrowding on the
stems, especially if rainy weather i
succeeding a drought occurs about
the time of ripening, and wasps
and other insects ill then be
ivuaiu auuiiuniii auiuu^ uiu villus.
Many farmers would obtain a
larger product at less expense, if
the labor and manure were con*
centrated on a smaller space of
ground.
Lice on cattle may be effectually
destroyed bythe use of corbelic
soap, without injury to the cat
tie or other animals to which the
remedy may bo applied.
The sources of fertility to the
farm are the refuse of the crop
which they bear, modified by the
farm stock, and preserved and
judiciously applied by the busbanduiau.
The vegetablo matter
igrown upon the tarm, will, after
it has served ordinary useful purposes,
inpart fertility to the soil, 1
?nd contribute to the growth of a 1
new generation of plants. There (
I ft Mot An Animal onl\atnr?/?o Ko "if- I I
jolid, liquid or gaseous?be it
hone, horn, hair, wire, wood or
Elesh, or the gases which are generated
by the decomposition of
:hese matters?but with like care
and skill, may be converted into
new vegetable, and afterward into
new animal matters.
Good Soai\?A young lady
who makes all the family soap
gives the following receipt for a
good cheap article: 44 Add to ten
quarts of water six pounds of
]nicklitne (shell lime is best) and
jix pounds of common washing
?oda. Put all together, and boil
For half an hour and let it stand
dl night to clear. Draw off the
lye, and add to it one pound of
jommon rosin, and seven pounds
:>f fat (any fat will do.) Boil this
fbr halt an hour, then let it stand
till pool, and cut out into bars."
awv one oan arm. lint it takes ,
prater, religious principle, earnestness
of purpose, constant watching
to roeist tueovil ot this world <
?to strngglo against, the ti*|e.
rhe Hew Laws Concerning Hewspaper
Postage.
The following is a summary of pi
he laws oonoerning newspaper hi
postage just issued to postmasters: hi
Sec. 188. That no newspapers a
ihall be received to be conveyed n<
jy mail unless they shall be dried
ijid enclosed in proper wrappers, tc
Sec. 189. That when packages of bi
newspapers or other periodicals tt
ire received at a poet office direct gi
id to one address, and the names ri
>f the subscribers to whom they
belong, with the postage tor quar si
:er in advance is handed to the e<
postmaster, he shall deliver such w
papers or periodicals to their re-1 si
jpeeuvo owners. "
S?c. 110. That postmasters shall
notify the publishers of any news- d
papers or other periodical when tl
any subscriber shall refuse to take g
the same from the offlco, or neg~ tl
lect to call for it for the period of p
one mouth.
Sec. 141. That publishers of ti
newspapers or periodicals may fi
print or write upon their publica p
tions. sent to regular subscribers, r
the address of the subscriber and t
the date when the subscription ex- li
pires, aud enclose thereiu bills and
receipts for subscription thereto p
without subjecting such matter to n
extra postage. tl
Sec. 142. That any person wlio a
shall enclose or conceal any letter, 4'
memorandum, or other tiling in
any mail matter, not charged with a
letter postage, or make any writ- o
ing or memorandum thereon, and e
deposit or cause the same to be de- ti
posited for conveyance by mail, lor si
less than letter postage, shall, for
every such offence, forfeit and pay
five dollars, and 6uch newspaper n
or periodical shall not be deliver- n
ed until the postage thereon is paid b
at letter rates. p
Sec. 158. That on newspapers v
and periodical publications, not ex- 1
_ _ ji p
ceeaing tour ounces in weight, sent v
from a known office of publication n
to regular subscribers, postagesball ii
be charged at the following rates si
per quarter, namely : On publico. t<
Lions issued less frequently than si
once a week, at the rate of 1 cent r
for each issue ; issued once a week, o
5 cents additional for each issue
more frequent than once a week, si
Ar. additional rate shall be charg- e
ed for each additional four ounces ji
or fraction thereof in weight. o
Sec. 159. That on newspapers g
and other periodicals sent from a b
known office of publication to reg a
ular subscribers, the postage shall b
bo paid before delivery, not less ii
than one-quarter nor more than one v
year; which payment may bo made a
either at the office of mailing or b
delivery, commencing at any time, 1<
and the Postmaster shall account
for said postage in the quarter in
which it was received.
Sec. 160. That the Postmaster- 0
Geneial may provide, by regnla- n
tions for carrying small newspapers,
issued les6 frequently than t1
once a week, in packages to one t
address from a known office of g
publication to regular subscribers, a
at the rate of one cent for each Jour
ounces, or portion thereof. b
Sec. 161. That persons known as 6
regular dealers in newspaper and ^
periodicals may receive and transmit
bv mail ano.h nnanlitifla
J - J W. u
er as they may require, end nay t
the postage thereon as receivecl at t
the same rates pro rata as regular t
subscribers to such publications,
who pay quarterly in advance. n
? 101 " m g
Of all the love affairs in the a
world, none cau surpass the true ti
love of a big boy for his inotlfer. a
It is love pure and noble, honorable
in the highest degree to both.
I do not mean merely a dutiful af- ,
fection. I mean a love which v
makes a boy gallant and courte- j,
otis fco his mother, saying to eve
rybody plainly that ho is fairly in d
love with her. Next to the love
of a husband, nothing so crowns a
woman's life with honor as this n
second love, this devotion of the
son to her. And I never yet know
a boy to "turn out" bad .who be a
gan by falling in love with his mother.
Evbktthinq in nature indulges v
iu amusement of some kind. The [j
lightnings play ; the wiuds whistle
; the thunders roll; the snow ?
flies; the rills and cascades sing
and dance; the waves leap; the 1
fields smile; the vines creep and ?
run ; the buds shoot; and the hills
have tops to play with, But some
of them have their seasons of melancholy.
Tito tempests moan, the fi
zephyrs sigh, the brooks murmur, F
aud the mountains look blue. d
a.
In the doptha of the sea the wa- ^
tors are still ; the heaviest griet is
that home in silonce; the deepest
love flows through the eye and
touch ; the purest joy is unspeakable
; the most impressive preach* ?
er at a funeral is the silent one e
whoso lips arc cold. v*
AH Bight.
How many of ns bat use the ex.
reesion a dozen times a week, and
ive it slick in the throat, at least
nlf of them f It is coming to be
hypocritical appendage of busies*
and social intercourse.
A sponger goes behind the conn>r,
cuts off a dime's worth of torcco
or cheese, with an excuse
is* he wants a "sample," and the
rocerv maJP says, "that's all
ght."
A customer returns a pair of
*i? j? ? ?
iv/co iu ine ury gooas man, soili
and injured, after a half a day's
ear, grunting, 44 they are too
nail," and the merchant says,
that's.all right."
A church ipember puts his name
own for twenty-five dollars to pay
ie preacher, aud when called on,
ives only ten, with the remark,
lat "times are too hard," and the
arson 6ays,44 that's al^ right."
A loafer makes a regular pracice
of coming iuto a printing otce,
and begging a copy of the paer,
stating that "he just wants to
ead it;" the edition is short, and
he editor groans with ghastly poiteness,
"that's all right."
An extravagaut debtor tells a
atient creditor every time ho
ueets him, that he intends to pay
he account "to morrow, certain,"
nd the poor man turns off with
that's all right."
And so it goes. It is all wrong,
nd we say it's all right, and by
nr want of spirit and independnee,
encourage laziness, itnposion,
stinginess, and every other
in under the sun.
A Snake Story.?One of tbo
1 HCf ol 11 nrli 1 Q ? ortrJ
? - BUU V-UI IUUO Blj^UlH
lot our view last Saturday, that
as ever been noticed in these
arts. It was two large snakes, a
ipei and a blacksnakc, completcy
telescoped so far as the heads
rere concerned. We arc not
nuch on snakeology, but we are
nclined to the opinion that their
nake3hii)3 were evidently trying
i settle between them as to which
liould rule in this particular teritory.
The fight must have been
f long duration, largo wounds
,ere visible on the bodies of both
iiakes. It finally resulted, bowver,
in the viper opening his
1W8 and attempting to take in his
pponent. In this he partially
uccecded, as when discovered
iv Mr. Elias Leavenworth, living
, short distance from town, the
ilack'6nake was about six or eight
nches down the throat of tho
iver. They were pulled apart
nd it was discovered that the
lacksnake was several inches
mger than the viper.
[Cranford {hid.) Democrat.
As cn aihty covers a multitude
f sins before God, 60 does politeess
before men.
If you would be happy, be iiv
l(1PO.I\t. initll'nrft r?r?f in imiMiKv
v % ^v> uvv <u i 111 i;u i U
boughts. ilvil thoughts are the
;erins from which spring Crimea
,nd misery.
The only way for a rich man to
e healthy is by exercise and abtinence?
to live as if he were
oor.
We should amuse our evening
lours of life in cultivating the
ender plants, and bringing them
o perfection, before they are
ransplantcd to a happier clime.
True silence is tho rest of the
lind, and is to the spirit what
leep is to the body, nourishment
nd refreshment. It is great virile
; it covers folly, keeps socrots,
voids disputes, and prevents sin.
Good Rules.?Jacob Abbot's
nletor the government of children
nil apply to teachers as well as
>arents:
When you consent, consent corially.
When yon refuse, refuse finally.
When you punish, punish good
aturedly.
Commend often. Never scold.
Print the above in letters of gold
nd hang up in sight.
? . ? The
extraction of o 1 from wood,
ritbout injury to its texture, is
ow successfully accomplished
hrough the agency of bisulphide
f carbon. Largo quantities of oil
re by tbe same agent obtained
rom bones, from different kinds of
il cake, and from the press resides
of cocoa and olives.
*
Sponor paper, made by adding
inely-divided sponge to paper
nilp, has been used in France for
r easing wounds. It absorbs \vasr
readily, and retrains moisture
>r a lontr timn* it in t
pplicahle to many purposes in the
rts and manufactures.
A pound of energy with au
unce of talent will achieve greatr
results than iv pound of talent
'ith nn onrce of energy.