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- BY cavis & trimmier. Drootffo to Sont!)tvn litgljts, ^tjgpricttitur^ imfr iWisttllfltrij. $2 per aottum. VOL. XIII. SPARTANBURG, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1856. 1*0740. THE CAROLINA fiPADTiV I tpad uu.-.w wuu ?mhh5 .. . BY 0AYI8 & TRIMMER. T- 0. P. VBBHON, Auooiate Editor. Frioo Two Doluuui per annum in adranee, op $'2.50 nt the end of the year. If not paid until after the year expiree $3.00. Payment will be oonaidcred in adranoe if mndo within three months. Ne subscription taken for lesa than six months. Money may be remitted through postmasters at v war risk. Advertisements inserted at the usual rates, and contraots made ou reasonable terms. Tho Start am circulates largely over this and adjoining districts, and offers au admirable medium to our friends to roach customers. Job work df all kinds promptly executed. Blanks, Law and Equity, coutinuully on hand or printed to order. CAROLINA SPARTAN. THE MOTHER'S FIRST GIFT. it soakrt s. chilton. She aita beside the cradle, And her tears were streaming last, Jbor the set* the prevent only, While she thinks of till the past; Of the days so full of gladness, When her first boru's answering kiss Filled her soul with such a rupture r That 1t knew not other bliss. Ohl those happy, happy moments! They but deepen her despair, For she bends above the cradle, And her baby is not there! There are words of comfort spoken, And the leaden clouds of grief Wenr the smiling bow of promise, And she feels a sad relief; Hut her wavering thoughts will wonder, Till they settle on the eecnu Of the dark and silent chamber, And of ull that might have been! For a little vacant garment, Or a shining tress of lutir, Tells her lieai t iu tones of anguish. That her baby is not there! Bho sits beside the cradle, But her tears no longer flow, For she tecs s blessed vision, A nd forgets all earthly woe; Saintly eyes look dawn upon her, And the voice that hushed the sen Stills her spirit with the whisper, ".Sutler them to oomo to Me." And while her soul is lifted On the soaring wings of prayer, Heaven's crystal gates swing in ward, A ud she sees her baby there! Fsescnt Fashion.? Bonnet on tho shoulder.-; Nose up to the sky; lkuh hands full of floune<s, liaised a la Siiano h>gh; Under akirts he apatterCd Look am axing neat; All your silks get "watered" Sweeping Juwti (lie trccl! Churcii Trul.?At the recent seasion of the SyUoJ of South Carolina, of tlio Prcebyteriuii Church, the caae of A. P. Browning come Up on appeal from Preabytcry. Of the case rii>1 the decision of SyuoJ the Yorkvillc Enquirer an) a: "The charge ii? thai Mr. Hrowuing, otto of the firm of Browning & Leinan and Bancroft, Bella & Marshall, (ruudulfiitly npplicd to his own uee the funds of the 6rni l? the amount of about $'23,000. The session of his church in Charleston, to which he himself referred the matter, sur.tniticd the , charge and dismissed him. Au ap|xal was taken to the Presbytery, and the vcrdiet reversed; and all parties new nppear before the Synod for n final adjudication. At far as I can judge from the cvi- I <ko6o, Mr. Browning will bo restored to his membership. So fir from being guilty of fraud, he appears to be guilty of u waul of business-capacity?a crime which, your readers may bo glad t? hear, i? ' not in the category of which the church takes cog- | nisanec. Mr. Browning is not n'broken merchant.' I understand that he is able to pay and is willing to , pay his liabilities handsomely, uud I h.ivc hut little doubt that the ca*e will appear somewhat in tlio light of n mafcions prosecution?though the term ' prosecution cannot be properly used in reference to I it." ^ ^ I The Grand Jury fur Greenville District, whose ' presentment is published in tlio Patriot and Moun 1 tainetr, called the attention of the Court to the fact i that many men both, married and single, sustain illicit connections with members of the other sri.nud being informed "that there are no Isws in this State j tint will reach such cases," (though we think they i hare been misinformed,) they earnestly recommend ] that legislative attention should be given to this subject. They further recommend as an additional . modification, to the greater efficiency of the Free ' School system, that every male between the ages of I 21 and 50 years shall pay n Free School tax not \ exceeding fifty cents, for the education of poor chil- , dren, and that dollars be withdrawn from the appropriation to the South Carolina College, to be applied to the samo object. j Some years ago, "so we hear," in one of ] the back counties in Pennsylvania, Parent Van Nuys "fell out" with Prom Van Pelt, | "concerning of the misdeeds of Prom's , dog, and in his wrath he swore he would, at , the first opportunity, kill that valuable ani- , mal "deader as tor Tuyvel." Horrified at ( the threat, And solicitous for the welfare of j his quadruped, Prom went "full chisel" to the Justice of the Peace, made oath of the ( facta of the case, and prayed sureties of the j peace against Parent. Deeply impressed with the turpitude of Parent's conduct in the premises, the Squire issued his warrant, ! and shortly afterwards Parent appeared bo- 1 fore the oflended majesty of the law, "sup- ' ported" by a constable. After sternly reprimanding the defendant, and inveighing ' hi ruling urtm against the infamy of "sicb | ' doins," bis booor took Parent's recognisance in tbe sum of 'one hundred dollars, conditioned "that he, the said Barent Van Nuys, would keep the peace toward all J good dogs in the State of Pennsylvania, but especially towards Abraham Van Pelt's dog !" A "true copy from tbe record," as 1 we are credibly assured. There is a chiliTiTCohoes, N. Y., one- i half of whose left eye is blue while theoth- er half is black. The division is equal, and t the dividing line, which is drawn perpen- t dicularly across the eye, is straight and well- 3 defined, the color changing abruptly from 1 blue to black. To Prbvknt Fruit Mould.?Fruit jellies ^ may bo preserved from mouldiness by covering the surface one fourth of nn inch deep with finely pulverized loaf sugar. Thus * protected, they will keep in good condition 1 for years. Conundrum.?In what aspoct it James Buchanan unlike Col. Benton? L>o you > give it up! Because he gave Fremont ./? 1 ffu. 4* r liuox i'iwiu iXLCi iUAin MUlAEi. L It wu past midnight?the lights on the stone-bridge which crosses the river Main at Frankfort were stil! burning, though the footsteps :? r.*ssengers had died away for some time on its pavement?when a young man approached the bridge from the town with hasty strides. At the same time, another roan, advanced in years, was coming towards him from SacliBenbausen, the wellknown suburb on the opposite side of the river. The two had not yet met, when the latter turned from his path, and went towards the parapet, with evident intention of leaping from the bridge into the Main. The young man followed liitn quickly, and laid hold of hini. "Sir," said he, "I think you want to drown yourself." "You think right, sir; but what is that youf" "Nothing at all. I was only going to ask you to do ino the favor to wait a few minutes, nud allow me to join you. Let us draw close to each other, and, arm-inarm, take the leap together. The idea of making the journey with a pet feet stranger, | who has chanced to come for the samo purpose, is really rather interesting. Indeed, 1 have not experienced anything so exciting for some time; and I should not have thought that, in my last hour, so pleasaut an occurrence would happen. Come, sir; for many years I have not made a request 1 to any human being: do not refuse me in 1 this one, which must be my last. I assure ! you, I do not remember hnving ever spent * so many woids about any request what- 1 ever." 1 So saying, the young man held out his 1 hand. Ilia companion took it, and he 1 then continued, with a kind of enthusiasm: "So be it; arm-in-ariu?and now let us be ' quick about it. It is really charming to ' feel a human heart near me iu these last ' moments. I do not ask what you are, 1 good or bad?come, let us drown." '' The eldur of tho two, who had at first ' i. .. _ i ? ? i/?vu ou a uurry iu ciui ills existence io the waters of the river, now restrained the impetuosity of the younger. "Stop, sir," said he, while his weary eyo tried to examine the features of his companion as well as the flickering light of the nearest lamp would allow him?"Stop, sir. You seeiu to be too young to leave life iu this way. I atu afraid you are committing a rash act; for a man of your years, life must still liavo bright prospects." "liright prospects!?in the midst of rot tenness and decay, falsehood and deceit, vice and corruption! Come, let us make an end of iu" "And so young! Your experience must have been very sad to make you consider all creatures which liavo the human form a brood of scr|>euts." "Ob, serpents are noble beings compared with men; they follow the impulses of their nature; they are no hypocrites, bearing virtue on their lips and vice in their hearts." "I pity you from my heart; but there i*erta;- *y are many exceptions to this mis c oie rule." "1 have found none/' said the young man. "Then it may be a consolation, though a poor one, that you have found cr.o iu this solemn hour. However much men are given to falsehood, there are very few who lio iu the hour of death, within sight of eternity, But for me, I liavo never told a falsehood in my life, and 1 would not for anything in the world enter upon the dark road with a lie upon my lips; and, therefore, when I tell you that 1 nm not a villain, as you seem to think me, but an lion est and upright man, I am telling you the } simple, unvarnished truth." i "Indeed??that is interesting. And ro I ' must meet the only honest man I over saw ' iu the world when I am on the point of leaving if, and in his own company!" < "Let me go alone, and do you remain ] here. Believe me, there are many good i uid honest people who could render life i :harmiug for you. Soek them, and you | ire sure to find them." : "Well, the first one I have found already. I 13ut if life presents itself to you in hues so < bright, I am surprised you should wish to f eave it." t "Ob, I am only a poor sickly man, una- ( tile to earu anything, and who can endure 1 no longer that his only child, an angel of 1 i daughter, should work day and night to 3 maintain him, and eveu sometimes to procure him luxuries. No, sir, to ullow this < longer, I must be a tyrant, a barbarian." i "What, sirl" exclaimed the other, almost i terrified, "you haro an only daughter sacri- 1 Sciug herself for your anke? i "And with what patience, what sweet- I ' tiess, what love, what perseverance! 1 see ber sinking under her toil and her deprive- ; .ions, and uot a word of complaint escapes 8 rrom her pallid lips. She works and turves, and still has always a word of love, in affectionate smile for her father." "Hir, and you want to commit suicide! Are you mad?" "Dare I murder that angel? Tho thought pierces my heart like a dagger," said the j lid in?n. 1 , I "Sir, you must have a bottle of wine with f ne: I see a tavern open yonder. Come, \ pou must tell me your history; and, if you t ittvo no objection, I will theu tell you i nine. But this much I mitj say at onco t ?there is no occasion for you to leap into < ho river. I am a rich, a very rich man; I ind if things really aro as you represent, i rour daughter will no longer have to work, < md you shall not starve." < The old man allowed himself to be drag- i (ed along by his companion. In a few t ninutcs they were ses'ed at a table in the 1 avern, with full glasses before them, and I 'Hch examining curiously the features of c he other. ? Refreshed and comforted by the effects i >f the wine, the old man began thus: "My history is soon told. I am a mise- j I able man; but fortune never favored ine. had no money myself, and I loved and narried a poor girl. I could never bogin ' Dimness on my own account 1 toolc a situation as book keeper, which I held until f I became useless from age, aud younger men were preferred to me. Thus my cir- h cumstances were always circumscribed, but p my domestic happiness was completo. My a wife, an angel of love, kinduess, and fondness, good and pious, active and affectionate; and my daughter is the true image of h her mother. But age and illness have brought me to the last extremity, and ray v conscience revolts at the idea c( the best tl child in the world sacrificing her lifo for an " old useless fellow. I cannot have much n longor to live; and I hopo the Lord will w pardon mo for cutting off a few days or yj weeks of my life, in order to preserve or w prolong that of my dear Dertha." fc "You are a fortunate man, my friend," ci exclaimed the young man; "I have never h seen a more fortunate one. What you call tl your misfortune is sheer nonsense, and can p: bo cured at once. To morrow I will make rc my will, and you shall be the heir to all my possessions, and to-morrow night I will ci take the leap from the Main Brucko alono. "i But before I leave this world I must see your Bertha, for I am anxious to look upon one who is worthy the name of a human d< being." hi "But, sir, what can have made you so unhappy at this early age?" said the old man, moved with compassion. "I believe it was my father's wealth. I ^ am the only son of one of the richest bauk- j ers of Frankfort: when I mention my name, you will be at once convinced of the truth of my assertion. My father died five years ago, and left me tho heir to an imtnenso fortuno. From that moment, every one ra lliAt has couio in contact with me has endeavored to deceive and defraud me. I was a child in innocence, trusting and con- j Tiding. My education had not been nog- w lected, and I possessed my mother's loving lioart. I endeavored to associate myself in a union of love and friendship with good ' and geneious people, but 1 found only hyposiites and impostors, who protended friend- ro ihip for no other reason than to partake of ^ my wealth, and enjoy themselves at my expense. My friends, or rathor tho villains whom I mistook for my friends, and to whom I opened my heart, betrayed me, jj and laughed at my simplicity; but iu time ^ I gathered experience, and iny heart was ^ filled with distrust. I was betrothed to a rich heiress, 1?ossp*spi1 of nil fHthinniilila oc 1 i i ? "7 ii[ :ornplishinetiU; I adored lier with enlhusi- , ssni; lior love, I thought, would repay me for all iny disappointments. But I ?oon j wiv that bho was nothing inoio than a ^ proud fool, who wished to make uio her ^ ilave, and yoke all other men beside to her triumphal chariot. I broke off the engage- ^ ment, and selected a poor but charming ^ girl?a sweet innocent being, as I thought, who would be my life's own angel. Alas ! ^ [ found her one day bidding adieu with ^ tears and kisses to a youth whom she loved: she had accepted ino for my wealth ^ inly. Mv peaco of mind vanished, and I koughi diversiou in travel. Everywhere 1 ^ bund the same hollowncss, the same ^ reachcry, the same misery. In short, I jeeaino disgusted with life, and resolved to c put nn end this night to the pitiable farce." "Unfortunate young inan," said the itber, with tears of sympathy, "how deeply [ pity you. I confess I have been more xv 'ortuuate than you. I possessed a wife and i daughter, who came forth pure and iin- e) naoulale from the hand of the Creator. ns L'he one has returned to him in the white- ai io#s of lier soul, and so will the other." "Will you give 1110 your address, old man, uid permit mo to visit your daughter to- j norrow ? But you must also giro me four word of honor that you will not in- .. brm her in any manner whatever that I 1 un a rich man." The old man held out i SU lis hand. ..r _s . - I vt "i give you my wora. l am anxious to eo :onviuce yon that I have spoken tbo truth. re My name is Wilheltn Schmidt, and here is ny address;1' giving him, at the same time, i bit of paper which he drew from his re >ocket. "And ray name is Karl T . I |-? im the son of Antou T . Take these >ank-note% but only on condition that you ! 8jJ lo not leave this houso until 1 fetch you rora it. Waiter! a bedroom for this gen- ! j1( leman. You require rest, Iierr Schmidt. ftj( iood-uight. To morrow you will seo me j igaio; -but under whatever circumstances ; his may happen, do not forget the word . ( ?ou have givon me." g( The name the young man had mention- tb id, as well as the large sum, struck the o!d to nan with astonishment; but before he could y< ecover himself, his companion had left tho ai louse, and tho waiter came to light him to lis bedroom, wiiero, wearied and worn out, nj le soon sank into profound sleep. b? II. ) In one of the narrow aud ill-lighted w ilreets of Sachsenhausen, in an attic of a ofly and unsightly house, s#t a pretty ilondine, about twenty years of ago, busily , h;l imployed with her noedle. The furniture I* >f the room was poor, but clean and taste- *? ul. Tho girl's wholo dress would not have 'li etched many kreutzers; but every article was as neat, and fitted her as well, 09 if it > * lad cost hundreds, llor fair looks shaded . 1 faco brightened by a pair of eyes of bea- j" only blue, which bespoke a peaceful mind uid a pure soul. Tho spirit of order, nodoaty, and cleanliness reigned in every- c' hing around hor. Her features were deli- l'' :ate, like tliose of one nobly born; her eyes ..1 1 _i I - * - - * ' ? jtnrnyeu sieopuicss una anxioiy, ana ever " ind nnon n deep sigh rose from the tnai- J' Ion's breast. Suddenly, steps were heard c' >n the Btaircaso, and her face lighted up vith joy. She listened, and doubt seoined 8 o ovorshndow her brow. Then came a cnock at the door, which made her trom- al >le so much that sho almost wanted tho iourage to say "Come in." A young man, habbily greased, entered the room, and ; e' nade a low but nwkward bow. "I beg your pardon, miss," said he; "doe6 r" ierr Schmidt five here!" "Yes, sir. What is your pleasure)" j pi "Are you his daughter Berthat" u "I am." I W "Then it is you that I aeek. I come rom your father." "For Heaven's sake, where is he! What as happened! Something must have hap cued?this is lite first time hv has stayed way all nighu" "The misfortune is not very great." "Oh, ray poor, poor father, what shall I ear!" The young man seomed to observe the isible marks of anxiety with great interest; ion, looking round the room, he said? Do not be frightened, my dear girl; it is othing of grent importance. Your father let Inst night an old acquaintance, who railed him to a tavern. They had some ine together; but whon the landlord came ?r his bill, your father's friend had dounpcd, and left hiin to pay the score. lie ad not sufficient money for this; and now 10 man will not let him go until he is aid, and declares that unless he gels his i loney, ho will send him to prison." "To prison!?my father to prison!" exaimed the girl. "Can you tell me how luch the bill comes to?" ( "Threo florins and a half." I "O God!" sighed tho girl, "all I have oes not amount to more than one florin; i lit I will go at onco to Madame Berg, and 1 ig of her to advanco me the money." i "Who is Madame Berg!" "Tho milliuer for whom I work." "But if Madame Berg does not advance i te money?what then!" The girl burst to tears. 1 "I am much afraid she will refuse. I I ready owe her one florin, nnd she is very ird." "For what purpose did you borrow tho oney you owo her!" The girl hesitated to reply. < "You may trust me. 1 take the deepest t teres; in your misfortunes, and I sincerely i ish 1 could assist you, but I aru ouly a >or clerk myself. Tell mo for what pur- ' iso did you borrow that florin?" < "Well, tnv father is verv waaIt ami i .sionally requires strengthening. I borweil that money to get a quarter of a fowl r liiui." "Under these circumstances, I fear Madue Berg will not givo you any more, ere is one florin, but that is nil I possess, ave you any valuables upou which we uld raiso some money!" Bertha consid ed for a moment. "I havo nothing," said she, at length, >ut my poor mother's prayer book. On sr death bed, she entreated mo not to part ith it, and there is nothing in the world hold more 6acrcd than her memory, and e promise I gave her; but still, for iuj fuel's sake, 1 must not hesitate." With a etnbling hand she took the book down jin the Hhclf. "O, sir," said she, "during any a sleepless night I have been nccusmod to enter the secret thoughts of my art on ihe blank leaves at the end of tho >ok. 1 hope no one will over know hose writing tliev are: will you promise 0 that!" "Certainly, my dear Bertha. Do not arm yourself. I will take care that your ciets shall not be profaned. But now gel ady, that we may go." Whil&l she left the room to put on her linnet and shawl, Karl T (for the rcajr will havo guessed that the young man as no other tliau our hero) glanced over e writing of the girl in the book, and his e? filled with tears of emotion and delight 1 he read the outpourings of a pure id pious heart; and when they had left e house together, and she was walking isido hiin with a dignity of which she cmed entirely uncousciotis, he cast upon ir looks of respect and admiration. They first wont to Madame Berg, who d not give the advance required, hut asirud the young ru m that Bertha was at: igcl. Certainly this praise Mr. T tlued higher than the money he had askl for. They pawned the hook, and tho quired sum was made up. Bertha was rerjoyed. "But if you spend all vour money to day. 1 - | 0 0' ' 9* I marked tbo young man, on what will you |1 re to ruorrowi" "1 do not know, but 1 trust in God. 1 all work the whole night through." ' Yes, trust in God firmly, and lie will dp you," exclaimed Karl, with an en.hu*'1 asm which almost betrayed tho emotion * j felt. When they cnmo to tho tavern, the j rung man wont in first toproparo old Mr. dimidt for tho part ho wished him to act; ion he fetched licrtha. It is impossible describe the joy he felt when he saw tho >ung girl throw herself in her father's ins, and press him to hur heart. "O father," said she, "what a dreadful ghl have 1 had!?how uneasy I have ion about you. But, thank God, I hare ru again;" and her face brightened up ith a smile of jov. She paid the bill, and triumphantly led m home. T accompanied them, and id he had a few tuoro kroutzera in his | rcket: she had belter go and get them 1 auelhing to oat. And tbea you should ivo seen this darling girl, how she busied jrsolf, and how gladly sho set about it. Iio young man felt as if bo could fall at )r loot and worship her. It was lato bo- { ro T wont homo that night; but the ap from the Main Brucke was no more lought of. lie came to the houso every roiling, in order,as ho said, to sharu with iem his scanty earnings. About a fortnight after, as ho was going , iray one evening, he said to Bertha: "Will j ju become my wife! 1 am only a poor ' erk, but 1 am honest and upright." Bertha blushed, and cast her eyes to the round. "Can you love mo, Bertha!" ho asked jain, in an overflow of feeling. She was silent, and did not raise her ead; but she held out her hand, lie seiz 1 it, and kissed it forvonlly. "Bertha," said ho, "I lovo you immeasu- j ibly: you havo saved my life." A few days after, the young couplo, aim- 1 ly but resjroctably attired, and nccoinpaled by llerr Schmidt, went to church, heio tbey wore married in a quiet way. [ When they came out uinn and wife, an elegant carriage was standing at the door, ri and a footman in rich livery let down the tl top. e "Come," said the happy husband to his b bewildered wife, who looked at him with * amazement. d Before she could utter a word, the three h were seated in the carriage, driving away tl at a quick pace. The carrivge stopped be- al fore a splendid house in the best part of r? Frankfort. They were received by a num- h< ber of domestics, who conducted tbetu to te apartments decorated in the most costly style. bi "This is your mistress," said T to hi the servants; "and her commands you have tL henceforth to obey. My darling wife," h; said ho then, turning to Bertha, "I am tL Karl T , one of the wealthiest inen of re this city. This house is yours, and these tli servants will attend ou you. I hold a of pledge from you that riches will not corrupt your heart, Here it is, in the prayer- lx book of your poor mother, written by your o' own hand: 'If thou wert to give me all the |x treasures of the world, O Lord, I would still w remain Thine huiublo servant. For what la is gold before Thee, that lookest into the pi heart! Thine is my heart, and Thino it re shall remain.'" d< "It is the Lord's and thine, my beloved tu Karl," whispered Bertha, and sank in his tb arms. rc "Hurrah for the leap from the Main w Brucke!" exclaimed T , embracing his w father-in-law. w ?m m w The Emperor Nicholas' Ttertrhamitfr The Nord has publislied the following |o Jelaila of a visit made by its correspondent 01 Lo the bedroom of tho Emperor Nicholas, it St. Petersburg: pt Tho porson who acted as my guide did c? not say whither he was taking me. He re conducted uie into an arched room, of very moderate dimensions, and lighted by a n< iiuglo window, lookiug into a court. This room was both a study and be J room. Before 1' the window was placed a desk, on which re was a pocket book half open, a few sheet* tr )f paper and some pens, a crumpled up pt handkerchief, a small atatueUo of the Prince >f Wales, in the dress of a sailor, a water:olor drawing representing children. A le itraw-bottomed chair was placed at tbc m iesk, which was much the worse for wear, in tud bore many marks of being cut with a th penknife. Near ibis desk whs nu old sofa, al :overed with green leather, with well worn in cushions. Opposite, on a console ornament hi ad with a mirror, was a dressing case, in b; leather, the simplicity of which showed that * its owner did not indulge in any refinements of >f tho toilet. On the chiinncy-pioce was a small time piece, in black marble, on which pi stood a bust of the Count do Benekendorfi*. pi There was no looking-giass 011 tho chimney. llalf concealed by the time pieco was a ol statuette, in bronze, of Napoleon I., similar hi Lo that in the Place Veudome. Some pic &c lures ornamented the walls, representing w military scenes, painted by Horace Vernet, ?c jr German artists. A bust of Marshal Uadelzky stood on the console; a portrait of w ihe Graud Duke Michael, brother of Paul, in was hung half concealed in the corner of ci tho wall; in one corner of tho room stood a m Common soldier's musket, and on a small cl table was the helmet of a general, without )'< a plume, and bearing maik* of long service, t* Near tho sofa, and parallel with the desk, hi was an iron camp bed. On this bed, which H my guide told me lo press with my hand fit lo sve how hard it fell, was a mattress cov- di ered with leather, and r. pillow stuffed with O hay. There was folded upon the bed an old tc grey uniform cloak; and at the foot of it, a o .....11 * i. nwii-nwiii t.irjici, was n pair 01 tuoroc- *< co leather slippers. 1 contemplated with d< surprise this austere retreat in a remote cor- w nor of ouo of the most magnificent palaces c< of Kuropo. When I had seen all, my guido hi said: ''This is the study and bed room of the tl Emperor Nicholas. At that desk he sat for gi nearly thirty years, and on that bed ho T drew his last breath. That old clonk, which p< ho always wore, when in this room, be m longed to his brother Alexander. On that carpet he knelt down and prayed morning and night, every day of his reign. These ' slippers, which ho wore to the last day of *' his life, were given him by the Empress on 9< the day of his marriage. With that mus- P ket ho himself taught his children the man- " ual exercise, and this hemlet he always ** wore iu the streets of St. Petersburg. CAl'bk ok Earthqpakbs and Voi.casoeb. ?l)r. C. F. Winslow, in a paper recently prepared by him, re affirms the opinion ho j} advanced some time since, that earthquakes o and volcanic eruplious, and all change* of ^ level on the earth's surface, are causod by | tho action of the sun?first, because the c Moon. Venus. Earth and Mais, nil hnviinar ? # ' ? - - ? ? '? 0 similar inequalities of surface, mutt have i . some general or cenlral cause for tlieir uni- e form physical uppearancoa: and, second, be- i j( cause the frequency of earthquakes is great ; j est during the lime when the earth is roll- i ' ing through the perihelic portion of its orbit, and fewest when in the aphelic. Dr. W'inslow also details facts which go to piovo ^ that earthquakes aud volcanic phenomena arc inseparably connected with tho earth's ^ motion round the sun, and that some change j of tension is annually indulged in tho mol- ^ ten nucleus of the globe, whereby dynami- ^ cal energy is exercised and its surface is ^ elevated, lent, shaken, or oponod for tho j eruption of the plutonic fluid, which rolls or t presses underneath it, or flows through con- t duits which form a sort of network through- H out the solid crust. A Libki. uton Cai-e Cod.?This libel- i ous paragraph appears in a lalo English pa* \ per: , "In tho vicinity of Capo Cod two Apple ] trees and a gooseberry bush are called an r orchard. Captain lloreas owns flro plum , | trees, and is looked upon as an aristocrat. Ono year they don't bear, and tho next thoy can't?tho schoolboy* Using the fruit , i for bullets to kill owls with. Great coon* \ try, that Cape Cod." 1 I Could Wait no Longer.?One day duing the past week a bridal party arrived at be Spencer House, Cincinnati, from Brack n county, Ky., consisting of the bride, ridegroom and the lady and gentleman 'ho -.tended upon during the wed ing ceremony. During the afternoon the appy party took a ride around the city, in le evening attendiug the National Theatre, Tier which they sought their quarters and stired for the night at a very respectable our. The remainder of the story k relaid by the Cincinnati Enquirer, as fellows: The young lady who attended upon the ride was a young sister, who, it appears, sd been oourled for more than a year by le attendant upon the bridegroom. He fid even gone so far as to atk the hand of te sister from the lady's father, but was fused ou account of the extreme youth of le daughter, she being but a trifle upward ' sixteen. Everything went merry as a marriage dl until the following morning at nine clock, when the bride and bridegroom ap>arcd at the breakfast table, whero they ere met by the ever smiling Pratt, the ndlord. Late as it was, the rest of the irty had not come down, and the bride quested that they bo sent for. It was >ne. The messenger, however, soon reirncd with the intelligence that neither ie lady nor the gontlemau were in their oms. This was astounding, the wonder as what was become of tbem, although it as shrewdly suspected by the bridegroom hat course the twain bad taken. Inquiry as made by the gentleman on watch when 10 first train of cars left for Louisville that orning, whereupon it was ascertained the vers had tnken the train, and were far up* i their journey to matrimony. Last evening, about seven o'clock, that irt of the wedding party left behind reived a despatch from Louisville, which ad: ' Dear Sister: Chnrles aud I could wait > longer?the knot is tied. Kate." It was rather an unexpected aequel, but ratt said there did not appear to bs many grets among any of the party; on the conary, the bride and bridegroom on the first irt appeared highiy delighted. Another Caster Hau&er Stort.?A Iter in the Allegeuieine Zeitung tells a ost romantic ?llir? nf nirl wtn November, 1853, wandering about near a village of Welakirchen, in the Banat, moat in a savage state, unable to speak lelligibly, though she was full grown. She is been carefully educated, since that time, f Frederick Eck, the teacher to whom she as confided by the municipal authorities Offenbach. She is now able to give some rcount of herself, and the result has been jblishcd by Harr Eck in . pamphlet just 'inled at Frankfort. What can be collectI from her is, that before she was five years d, she was seized and carried away from ;r mother, who lived, according to her deriplion, in a large house, like a castle, ilh three towers, and probably situated miewhere in Huugary. For some fifteen or sixteen years afterards she lived in a place under ground, i tho midst of a forest, where she was tend1 by an old woman called Bertha, and a an named Eleazer used to bring food and othes for both of them. About seven Mrs after her arrival there a little baby, ro or throe months old, named Adolf, was rought to the subterranean dwelling, and unamed there from that time. No inruction was given to either of tho chilren, but they were kindly treated. In clobcr, 1853, their foster-mother, Bertha, ok the gill out of tho cavern, put her into carriage drawn by two horses, and coujyed her to tho place where she was abnnjned near AschalTenburg, whence she andercd about until she was found by the >untry peoplo. The little boy was left be ind in the underground abode. Such is io story which llerr Eck has been able to Alitor from the girl's broken recollections, he Austrian government has directed all ossiblo researches to bo mado by the local llhorilios to clear up this mysterious affair. Extravagance in Dkess.?In a city of elgiuin extravagance has assumed such arming proportions that the ladies themdvos have been obliged to combine for the urpose of arresting its disastrous progress. ; appears that extravagance had been for tine years a source ofconslraint in families, nd it was noticed no marriages were cor. acted, sinco the young men, frightened al to bills looming up in the distance, prefer' \1 to live in celibacy. The mothers re iguisiug the inconveuienco of a state of af tiis encourage*! by themselves, have resolvii to bring about salutary reform, and with lis view they hare formed a committee, rliich meets once a week. They hate do tared open war with extravagance, and cv ry member announce# publicly tho re enchmeuls made iu her own household xpeine*. Tliev aay that happy results ?ve aliendy been obtained, and that tiini fir associations are to ? foiiucd iu tin cigli boring towns. The Menaokrik.- 'Mr. Showman, what' lint ? * "That, mv dear, is the Rhynocery. II? x cousing German or Dutch lelative to th< Jnicorn. He was born in the dessert o >ary Ann, and fed on bamboo and mission ries. llo is very courageous, and ne?o eaves homo unless be moves, in which cas< e goes somewhere else, unless he is over akeu by the daik. lie was brought t> bis country much against his will, whic! ccounls for his low spirits when lie's mel ncholy or rejected, lie is now somewha ged, but ho has seen the day when he wa lie youngest t)>ecimen of animated natur n tho world. I'ass on, my little dear, am illow the ladies to surway the wisdom c 'roxidence as displayed in the ringtail* nonkey, a hanimal that can stand hanginj ike n teller criter, only U'e reversed. When is a lover like an ancieut inslrti nent of war! Ans.?When he is a cro** beau (cross j?ow.) Advantage of a Good Name. At the steamboat Northern Belle waa on her up-Uie-Missiasippi trip, it waa ru> mo red among the passenger* that the poet Longfellow wat on board. The Historical Society had extended to th?. poet an 1 invitation to be present at the corner-stone laying, and a distinctly marked tn.nk, MH. W. Longfellow,** coming on board, settled the fact that the author of Hiawatha was one of their number. But which k he! was the oft-repeated question; and none answered except to guess. At the table, each one was looking most intently at the other to divine which was the poet, and all wondered why every ooc stared so. This man was , pronounced the poet because he wore a moustache; that one because he shared , clean; and we noted the fact aa to who was Longfellow, was settled either by the excess or lack of hair. This doubt in a fsw hoars became unendurable, and the universal cry w&a to "trot out** Longfellow. Finally, bv the aid of the clerk, the number of state-room was ascertained to be 30, and a guard placed at either door of 30, so that no one could escape undetected.. Soon the door opened, and Longfellow passed to the deck, where were assembled the curious. It was arranged that an old Virginia major, who had faced the rod men in their most savage days at Fort Snelling, should draw fiotn the mysterious passenger an admission I that ho was the poet Longfellow. The major, by bis age, and fund of information regarding the Indians, was a privileged character on board, and stepping up to the occupant of 30, slapped him on the shoulder with MWeil, old chap, they say you are Longfellow!** "That is my name, sir," was the answer. "Well," persevered the major, "are you II. W. Longfellow?" "I am," replied the now observed of all observers. "Well,** continued tho major, "are you Longfellow, author of?of? of?, what do you call it!1' "Hiawartha!" replied a doaan voices. "O yes! are you the author of Hia* watha!" All eyes were riveted upon him of state-room 30, for the answer to so direct a Question must determine the iM?r?*(in? query. We loave our readers to imagine the 8ceno when the dose-questioned occupant of 30 said: "I an. II. W. Longfellow, a shoemaker at St. Paul." A shower of "lap-stones" could not more effectually base scattered that party; llioy started to Uteir feet as if sitting on a "bristle.** The "Song of Hiawatha," of which at least twenty copies had, up to that moment, been constantly open, vanished into satchels, and the poetry of ike trip was suddenly changed into the matter of-fact article of shoe* leather. The shoe-maker had unconsciously soled them. Brilliant Wiiivxwash.?Many have heard of the brilliant slncco whitewash on the east ond of the President's House at Washington. The following is a receipt for making it, with some additional improvetneuts learned by experiment: Take half a bushel of nice unslaked lime; slake it with boiling water, cover it daring the process to keep in the steam. Strain the liquid through a fine sieve or strainer, and add to it a peck of deau salt, previously well dissolved in warm water; three pounds of ground rice, boiling to a thin paste, and stirred in boiling hot; half a pound of powdered Spanish whiting, aud a pound of dean glue, which has been previously dissolved by first soaking it well and then hanging it over a slow fire in a small kettle, within a largo one filled with water. Add five gallons of hot water to the whole mixture, stir it well, and let it stand a few days covered from the dirt. It should bo put on right hot; for this purpose, it can be kept in a kettle on a portable furnace. It is said that about one pint of ibis ml*!lira will rnvnr n uniiir* r?rd \f properly applied with a brush as in painting. It answers as well as oil paint for wood, brick, or stone, and is cheapest. It retains its brilliancy for many years. There is nothing of the kind that will compare with it, either for iuside or outside walls. Coloring matter may be put iu, and made of any shade you like. Spanish brown stirred in will make red or pink, more or less according to the quantity. A delicate tinge of this is very pretty for inside walls. Finoly pulverized com1 mon clny, well mixed with Spanish brown before it is stirred into tbo mixture, makes a lilac color. Lampblack iu moderate quan lilies makes a slate color very suitable for the outside of buildings. Lampblack and 1 Spanish brown mixed together produce a reddish stone color. Yellow ochre stirred in makes yellow wash, but chrome goes far| ther and makes a color generally esteemed ! prettier. In a!! there case*, the darkness of the shade will o' course be determined 1 by the quantity of coloring used. It isdif* licult to make a rule, because tastes are very different; it would do best to try experiments " on a sl.ingle, and let it diy. We have been told that green must not be mixed with 1 lime. The lime destroys the color, end the color has an effect on the whitewash, " which makes it crack and peel. If a larger quantity than five gallons is wanted, the >?imc |>rojk>rih>us ??uuiu ix? uuhtvvu. Soruo "man of the world" give* the fol> lowing rule# for the observance of young b married ladies: Loll in bed until eleven f' A. M., and have your toast and coffee a la (Jrerque. Kise at one, and adorn yourself ? to attend the most fawhiouable church. Be e sure everything you wear ia of the very la test stylo, otherwise there ia no necessity for ) your going, a person woooon u*? crcme j surprise and number}*'* remark* in pasaing I- up the aisle, is not worthy of notice from t any one. ' >. . M.\aBLKieiNO Plabtkii Objects.?ObjecU in plaster of Pari* are now rendered L, like marble, by coating them, one or more \ time*, with a liquid of two parts stearin* and two parts Venitian soap, with 20 or 90 ? parts of coid solution of caustic potassia; then add one part of pearla*h, aad cold ley i_ sufficient to produce perfect flexibility* # ,* ; It is singular bow very slippery whiskey ? punch makes the sidewalk*. Very remark* able indeed.