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Money may bo remitted through postmasters at .? our risk. 818 .Advertisements inserted at the usual rates, and do! contracts made on iH.-asonabio torms. The Spartan circulates largely over this and mdjoiuing distriots, and offers nn admirable medium . to our friends to reach customers. r Job work of all kinds promptly oxecutcd. ',ai Blanks, Law and Equity, continually on hand po< or printed to order. j thi . CAROLINA SPARTAN. ? . cat i W ritten for the Carolina Spartan. "SHE KICKED HIM." y"' n V BY J. F. o. fav [t'UNHM'tU tnuai LA51 ai'AUlA^.J "The heart, mc-thinks, t ,l?l Were of strange mould, which kept no cherished self print out Of earlier, happier tunes, when life was fresh, wo| And lore and innoccuoe made holiday." [ I Iilliioube. re:v I returnod to tny temporary home at tlio tl' major's, feeling mucli more inclined to rotiro to my room than to partako of his ex- *ln cellent dinner. Alico and Bradsford were . .B: in the piazza as I entered, seated side by side, and engaged in lively conversation. c'n< "Really, Mr. F.," said Alice, "you seem . determined to give its as littlo of your com- ) ,n pany as possible. Vou have been up in your room one half of tl.o morning, and 1 you have spent tho other half in walking about town." " ' "I went to seo Mr. Edward M n." I ( replied, looking her full in the face. Alice !"e blushed?sho always did when that name was mentioned. Perhaps sho felt herself oul to bo the criminal which she was. Par I hastened to my room, anticipating a ^er glorious nap before dinner, but had no lm! sooner thrown my exhausted self upon the i lounge than some one tapped at the door. .vvo' I kept perfectly quiet, hoping by this strat- , cgem to rid myself of the troublesome visitor; but tny silence only tended to increase the impatience of tho outsider, who now fairly thundered blows upon the door. a "Coin? in!n I impatiently exclaimed, at =?' the same time throwing tlio door open, and resuming my position on the lounge. "Well! I think you take long enough ' ~ , About it," exclainietl whom I now reeoguis- , ed to be Bradsfoul. "What's it?" I indifferently asked. ' r,'? "Why, Mr, F.," replied Brndsford, "you . .. seem to be in a bad hurrtor this morning; * J but I came lo ask you to be more limited ? in your attentions lo Alice." ,, * i make tnv own limits, sir, and never . suff? r myself to be dictated to by any but such as my reason leads mo to obey." 1 , I am not dictating, Mr. P., nor do I wish ? to nffond you; but really, sir, you know j %1 how very unpleasant it must be to me to { l( hear Alice make you her almost continual ? subject of conversation." "Mr. llradsford," 1 replied, rising from the | A lounge, "if Miss.* lice is pleased to make ,mit' me the subject of her conversation, I am , ^ sorry that I cannot return the compliment. ' 1 hav? had as much of Miss Alice as I eare for, and these tilings must end just here." j "Be carefui, Mr. F. I am Alice's nrotcc- . X,IK ? ' 1 I win tor. "I do not mean to have you understand I mo that I would speak lightly of Miss ^ j Alice, but T allude to the misunderstanding between Edwaid, Alice, and yourself." , ' | "Misunderstanding!?0, yes, I seo what ^ ^ , you are driving at now; hut really I con aider it anything hut what you have been ? s pleased to term it. But what have yoit to 1 1,1 do with it?" regular socdologer, trno enough, and i '""'j under the circumstances a bard question to a . answer, for what did / have to do with 10 ' other people's business. I confess, my reader, that I felt rather 'ti cheap; for, after all, I must come to this conclusion, that my interference in the affair was anything l?ut discretion, and hardlv appropriate. True, I had been forced into .. w lay course of action by the conduct of Ed- ! }' ly ward on the night of the party, but bow I could have allowed myself to proceed so >J far I cannot now imagine. . "1 have nothing to do with it, Mr. Brads- 4. >0 ford," I replied. j^"0 I then related Edward's conversation with 1 me in 'be grove, and the subsequent inter- . j view at liis residence. He turned pale with Wl( the intensity of his passion, and starting . from his seat ho angrily asked* "And do you believe thatu'a "Believe it? why I cannot do otherwise, j ? j1 Mr. Bradsford, for the letters in Edward's possession are unanswerable credentials of, the truth of his slbry." ^ "It's a lie!?everv word of bis sforv ia ? tore base fabrication of falsehood gotten up to R^ri injure ine in somo moment of petty jealou- " ny!" " bio "Mr. Bradaford," I replied, "it's an easy r'U| matter to assert a tiling as false, but can s?c' you maintain your position?" c,,Jr "Maintain it??ay! ovory word of it." J 1,10 "Well, sir, I am a disinterested listener? I proceed." wns "Who made you judge and jury, Mr. F.? K?" I am not left to the lender incrcios of your verdict, and care very little whether you 6,r' believe that scamp or me." UP? "That scamp!" I repeated; "and pray, sir, w',e to whom do you allude?" 1 "Edward M - ?; to whom else could I)0n! I allude?" "Beg pardon, Mr. Bradsford, but when l'c you wish to make use of that expression ^,eCil again, you will please do so where it will fiavo be less dangerous for yourself and mote ! 1,1 agreeable to your listener." Brnr "Bow would you liko such a story told ' ed b upon you?" A "No danger of that," I replied, "at pres- man ent, at least; but should I be so unfortunate easy v as to get myself in such a position, I would look pot charge the author of it as a liar." 1 cent ' Personal!? by Jove!" exclaimed Brads d, rushing from tho room and slamming o dobr behind him Lwondei what Alice has been saving tc ^Isford, to make liiin request me to bo are limited in my Attentions to her. 1 hope that she issiot a coquette, or that 0 is not trying to wffn my affections, for she II find me more than proof against her arms. Ah! how many stout hearts havo fcught tho same thing; but, when the cri'came, have surrendered before tho cita1 of beauty! And was not Alico like "A dream of poetry, that may not bo Written or told?exceeding, benulilulf" lostponcd my intended nap, as tho bell J rung lor dinner, and more for tho pur>o of hearing tho major's jokes than any- , ng else, went down and took a seat at ! table. 'Alice," said tho major, as soon as I bono seated, "pass the sail to Mr. F." 'The satl?' asked Alico, laughingly. "Do ( i really want it, Mr. F." 'Of courso 1 do, Miss Alice," I replied, oring tho joke. What the major meant I am sure I know , but I coolly turned the joke upon hiin', by remarking that ho was no doubt of sugarfand supposed that tho salt I nld bo turned into such by tho timo it ched me, as Miss Alico had boon requestto hand it. t is somewhat strange how n remark kes different persons, for no sooner bad ! lid this than Bradsford half arose from chair, his lips pallid with the jealous olions raging within his bosom, while good old major calmly placed his carg knife upon tho dish, and fairly laid k to enjoy his laugh. Mice of course blushed?said something ?ut compliments?then laughed. . full angry?very much so?that BrndaI should be so foolishly sensitive about a re passing joke, and determined to make i jealous with a vengeance. To carry my intention, 1 manifested tho most ticular attention to Alice, which (I won- ; why?) seemed to give her much pleasDinner being over, I asked Alice if she uId not ride with mo about two hours ore dark. Delightful!" exclaimed Alice; "of course ill." 'Thank you, Miss Alico," I replied, "1 II see you again before wo aro ready to but do excuse me for tho present, as I st reallv lake a nap, or I shall be altoher unfitted for the party to-night, nnd Excuse mo. Mr. P., lor interrupting you, .speaking about tho party, will Jvl , M n, I mean, be here?" Would you like him to come, Miss J re?" I asked. No! sir!?not for anything." Why not?" I have reasons for believing that iiothwonld bo gained, and perhaps much l?v their meeting." Who?" 'Mr. Bradsford and?you know." Edward?" Yes." Ah! Mi s Alice, Edward is too much of enlleitrin to be guilty of an impropriety ng a party of ladies and gentlemen." Yes?but Mr. Bradsford?" fever fear, Miss Alice, for bo daro tint i n lift his voice in Edward's presence." ! Dart not?" repented Alice, how do you ?\v that, Mr. F.? I should like to know it Mr. Bradsford dare not do!" V1 ice was always beautiful, hut when she I litis, her lips pouting and quivering, her bosom heaving, she wns almost irstiblv so. I was very evident that she loved BradsI, at least to some extent; but. strange I ay, sho never would allow Kd ward's racter to bo assailed in her presence with palpable manifestations of deep emo* left her in no very good humor, and red to my room, where I enjoyed along , from which I was awakened by Major Why, F., don't you know that Allio is ling for you?" said lie. Wailing for me??nonsense!" Well, that's my opinion exactly," rod the major, "for it is nonsense to kerp 1 rctty girl waiting for a sleepy headed jw like you." Ye*,?thank you, major; but'pray, what s Alice want with me? Sho might , \v that I needed a little rest after that nbug of an adventure last night." Wh y, didn't you ask her to take a ride j !> you this afternoon?" Ye gods!?I did!" I exclaimed, jumping 1 it the lounge. "Please tell her, major, t I wiilbo down in the ninety-thousandth , minute." did not keep Alice waiting long, hut down stairs as quickly as possible, iho was speaking to Bradsford as 1 en- i d the room, who, observing me, turned J 1)11 V tmv.-irila mn fnwl Ilw -I-~-l . J ? - ? -?"J ?- <? ?k?u. Mr. F,, as soon as convenient it is desiratliat you roturn. I consider myself the itful owner of Alice's time, person, and ety, and shall be exceedingly ploasod to ?v tlio privileges which my claim entitles to." leave it to my reader* if such a i cm ark I not in bad taste, and exceedingly untlemanly, if not insulting. Mr. F. fully understands his position, i I replied, "and shall not forget to call j ii you for further lessons in otiquetle n his present stock i- diminished." assisted Alice upou her beauti.nl little v, all tlio wbilo feeling inclined to lay whip across the back of Iter euthusiaaand jealous lover, wdiose interference .me intolerable, and whose remarks red?much of sarcasm and insult. tVish you a pleasant afternoon, Mr. j Isford," I exclaimed, as my horse brush- j y him?"will soon bo back." lico was certainly a capital rider, and ' aged her litl'o spirited pony with an grace; while I felt like a fool, and cd far worse, for I was only an eight j It-rate ridep I vorily lelievo that the ' oinj?r gavo mo tho wccst liorso ho owncc merely to bother mo. Iu fact, 1 know bu 0110 other horse which can match him fo gallowping sideways, and hut ono olhc rider who appeared to enjoy these origins freaks so well?and these were seen ii Spartanburg some days ago. I do not al lude to tho Old North i^ato gray, howevoi But I am digressing, and must proceei with my story. I "Why,'Miss Alico, how Btrango it is ilia 'a kingdom11 has been offered 'for a horse i I wouldn't give a fig for this uncouth an? mat, oven-with seventeen dollars to boot. "Don'tT speak so, Mr. F., about him when he has already influenced you to fa vor mo with a classical quotation," laugh ingly replied Alico. W "1 do hope, Miss Alice, that we will mee no person, for really my noble steed wouli scaro a man and make biin run away." "Well, I think it very probable that wt shall meet many persons, for don't you se< several coming this way? Look yonder.' "Yes, Miss Alice, I do see some manifes tnlion of animal lifo wheio you point, but \ fully agreo wiik the poet, that "Distance lcn<1s enchantment to tho view," if they are looking in this direction." "Well, now, that's complimentary, I do clare." "1 alluded only to myself, Miss Alice." Wo woro now approaching tho V. grove and somehow or other.our spirits seemed t< ilag immediately, for both of us had beet thero under saddening circumstances before It was beneath these veucrnble oaks tha she had last conversed with poor Ldwart ?it was here that she had cast him off will a broken heart. Just as wo entered tin grove, tho sharp crack of a t itle reverberate! around us, and tho next moment her fright ened animal plunged madly into the thiol wood, carrying all before him. Gods! what a shtiek broke from the lipt of Alice, as she vainly attempted to tciti it: i. > uwr annua;. I clapped spurs to my horse, that 1 might follow her and save her from injury but the worthless beast would not move and before I could alight Alice was out o sight. Oh! horror! what a moment of agjti) Hooded my soul, as 1 pictured to myself tin bleeding, lifeless body of beautiful Alicr stretched upon the turf. "Great Godl" 1 exclaimed, "is litis to b? tho termination of my adventure in S V I rushed into the thick wood surround ing the grove; and, almost breathless wiili excitement, ran as fust as the briers am. Jmshea would enable me. I know not bow long?it seemed fully two hours?I ran, but wheu just about ic sink through exhaustion, I hoard voices near me. ".Ilice! Old Alick!" I cried out, but I could stand no longer. The earth seemed whirling around me, a mistiness filled my eyes, and confused murmurs jarred my oars, and 1 fell sensele^ upon the earth. When 1 revived, Alio* and Edward were standing over me, chn fiiug my temples. I had struck my head agunist an olu stump as I fell, and my bail was dripping with blood. "Mr. h\," said Alice, her eyes tilling with tears, "arc you much hurt?" "Thank God! dear Alice!" I exclaimed, 'for preserving your life." "Amen!" exclaimed Edward, solemnly "How came you here, Ed ward I" I asked, "and how did you escape, Alice?" lie saved me, Mr. l'\," said Alice, hurst ing into tears, pointing to Edward. "My poor child," said J, drawing her tc mo, "he calhr, and tell rue all about it." She laid her head upon my shoulder like a little gill, and sobbed as if her very heart would break. "Do not agitate yourself so, Alice," said I smoothing hack Iter soft and beautiful curls "Poor girl,"said I, turning to Edward, "I love Iter with all ol a brother's love." My emotions of gratitude, joy, and do light were so overwhelming, that 1 did not slop to select words for their expression, or I certainly would not have spoken to Alice as 1 did. "Mr. F.," said Edward, "I will go home and get my buggy for Miss Alico and your self." And, not waiting for a reply, he left us. As soon as lie hud gone, Alice raised her head from iny shoulder and blushingly said: ''Excuse me, Mr. F., I forgot myself." "Say not so, Miss Alice, It is I that must apologize; for in the gladness of inv heart, in seeing you safe, 1 have spoken to you as to a sister, and allowed my feelings perhaps too much rein," "No, Mr. F., I appreciate your kindness, and know that you meant no harm." "Meant r.o harinl'3 , "tiio viiiaiu should he Heaven cursed and blasted that would harm you, Alice!" Edward lelurned with his buggy, and suggested the proniioty of stopping at his house, that AlicPw disordered dress might bo ad justed, and the blood washed from my faco and head. Alice, of course, objected, becaii'O o! reasons well known to the reader; but nftei nwhilo allowed herself to bo over-persuaded, and permitted us to assist her into the buggy. Edward and myself woio too much impressed with the peculiarity of Alice's po?ition to ho at nil talkative, so our ride ivn< con tin tied in silence. Edward's moiher met us at the door ol her residence, in whoso charge wo placed Alice, while i accompanied Edward to hirootn. "Mr. F.," said lie, "1 will not bo at the party to-night, fur this sudden interview with Alico 'unmans ino quite.' Tho hist tune slto was in this house she loved mc and was mine, hut now circumstances have changed, and to look upon her is ngony for it only recalls tho p ast, and shuts oil every ray of hope for tho future." Ilow could I reply to this? Poor heartbroken Edward! OhI (hero aro moments in every man' experience, when ho realizes the impolon cy of human comfort, and inwardly ac 1, knowledges the necessity of "the baltn it O ilend?the physician there." r Alas! for man, Mint his capabilities f r indicting woo and measureless sorrows a d not commensurate with his abilities f ti soothing and comforting. I "Oorafwri cannot sootlio the heart P. Wbos# life is centered in the thought J Of happy lovee, once known, and still in hope Living with a consuming energy." t. These moments nro too painful to all pr ties to bo lengthened out; so, as soon as had washed the blood from my head, ai " partaken of a glass of wine, 1 proved i, Edward that wo had better go down ai make arrangements for leaving at once, our horses had no doubt returned to tin stables at the major's, and would occasu I considerable anxiety on our account. 1 "Excuse me, Mr. F.," said Edward, "b I must not look upon Alice again; for it a like gathering lost spirits before M-e gat 0 of Paradise, merely to intensify there w< " by contrast." ' Well, well; bo it so, EJward,for I wou 1 not willingly add the weight of a sigh i your already heavy affliction." I shook him warmly by the band, sent ing my whole sou! along with the pressui . and sorrowfully left the room. Alice was ready for mo as I descend* ! the stairs. She was seated beside Mi 1 M n, who was arranging her beautif j I curls. The hoy had brought the buggy i | the door, and wo were all ready to slai | when Alice asked for Edward. I '\I)o you wish particularly to sen hii | iny dear.'" asked Mrs. M n. , "I owe my lifo to him, and would than 3 ' him for his timely assistance personally 1 replied Alice, trembling like a leaf. "I shall speak to liiiu, Miss Alice," sai ; I; "no doubt but what ho will see you, , you particularly wish it." 5 | 1 hastened to his room and dolivcrew in , message, hut E.lward could not he pviau J ded to come down, for an obstinate gloo [ had settled upon his heart. % ' "Then you will not consent to Alice I wishes," said I. f "No, sir!" ho emphatically replied. "She will feel hurt, Mr. M n, if yo r do not." ? "Perhaps not!" 3 "Well, well," said I, "have your ow way." j saia no, placing Ins hand upc ' my shoulder; "leave me not thus, for I nou . not have you suppose me so arrant a fo i as to ho influenced altogether l?y an obsl | n.itc spiiit. You wanted to reason mo o of my woo this morning, an . now I ayou if Alice's request is reasonable. N > no!?my heart is torn enough already, b i a look fiom Alice would eiush it in liop leas agony. Leave nu!" [ As :ny ieasier will very n r.utally <11 poso?that is if he could have ceeii the ha ( crazei countenance of Edward as ho sa j this?I left. Alice received my news t j Edward's refusal with a diguilicd gmc ?I hut made no remark. It was very evidcti . howev? r, tli it she was deeply lu.it and mo ! tilled by Edward's conduct, which, iindi I other circumstances, would have been e ceedingly rude on his part, i I "Come, Miss Alice, our friends will I I anxious about your safely; let's go." Lidding the old lady a "g?>od-bye," v seated ouiaelvcs in the buggy, and dioi . ! oil at a iapid rate. J Observing Alice' low spirits, 1 made cv ry effort to cheer her, by alluding to moi agreeable topics of thought. "1 tell you what, Miss Alice, you shou! ; have seen my horse when that rillo w; lired. lie made a dead pause, nearly tlirov I ing me over his head, and i verily believ that he is standing just where I left him.' i "Why, 1 thought ho threw yuj," sai , I Alice. "Throw me? No, indeed; I deliberate! dismounted, and ran alter you as if ever s many imps of daikuexs were at my heels "Is it possible? How catneyou to g?*t > , I severe a fall then?" "Why, Miss Alice, to speak the truth, > was so fenifully scared when your pon took flight and Jadied into the wood, tin i I lo.-t all control over my nerves. I kne that there was a fearful responsibility tes ing upon me, I'oi 1 had voluntaiily take you out under my special care. What wit l[ liit) slate of my nerves, and horrid forelu dings of 1 know not w hat, I became so ove powered with exhaustion, that the tin thing 1 knew was?nothing." . ! "You fainted, I suppose." "Now, Miss Alice, don't let such a tal get abroad," said 1. i ' " Well, did you not faint}" "Well, no, i don't know that I fuintet hut 1 somehow tnado a false step, and (e against s.>mo hard subitum.*, which deprii , od mc of a!, physical energy for a bripoint of timo." "I declare now, Mr. F., you have labo I ed tight hard to clear yourself of my charg ! hut I must he excused if 1 give the vcrdii ?guilty." ! "I surrender the case, and will pay cos Miss Alice, since eveiy thing has tinned on r so well nfter all." It grew d.uk when within half a mile < tllrt ni iirirV I........ I !> 1 ..i.t..: I ^ j ' "vuav. 1-? Ik IIUl UCiUHIIlll IU L nlnne Willi bciuty, And the stars ''Sinning ? order, like a living hymn Written hi light!" 'lo my shame, lie il said, that I alioifc tlio horse lo travel jii>t as ho chose, ail I ciied very little what time wo reached tli f major's;for 1 was perfectly satislieil with tl; i society of Alice. i Had I known what was going on ju then at the major's, I would not have bee i to sparing with my whip. Hies- nil*! w hat a glorious excitement ot plotiacted absence had occasioned at lh > major's. i "Alice!" exclaimed Major IV, as wo ei , tered tlio house, "whore, in the name < Fj common sonse, have yon been i f' Tho old man then turned to mo and sail "Look here, K., what in tho devil aiQyo about?" i "Pshaw! major, it's all right!" j "All right! O yoa, it's capital fun, r I doubt, to swap off my borsos for that btigg ofl there. But come, F., what's become of my ( ! horses?" or Are they not hen?" I risked, re "lleref What do you mean?" or 1 saw the necessity of relating our adveti- i (lire to the major, and therefore, without more ado, I told the entire story. ''Thank Cod, Allio," said ho, taking both of her hands, "that you were not taken from us." ir" The major then turned to 1110 and said: j 1 "Do you know. Mr. F., that Brndsford u' has gonu in search of you, fully believing l lo that you have either eloped with Alice, or 'd taken her to Kd ward for marriage!" as "He's a fool!" I exclaimed. J,r "Well, be that us it may, be went off in a terrible passion, swearing that bo would: blow your brains out if he could meet you.'' ff j "Indeed? Well, that's rich, decidedly; 1:4 but 1 will plav a trick upon hiin for that ! threat, by Jove! I will." | "Ilowl" I "Why, I shall get Alice to hide, and i ^'1 mnke hiiu believe that she has not returnlo ! ed." "Do not venture it, Mr. F., for I nsiuro j I you that lie is in n terrible passion," replied ' e> the major. Never you fear, major, for I shall keep within reasonable bounds." s- | "Yes, but hf may not deetn it so." u' , The tnkjor bad scaicoly concluded his 1? remark when Bradsford rushed into the L room like a half madman. "By luaven! Majitr'Ik, they have ." lie saw mo beloie he had concluded his sentence, and with a look of surprise he ex- ; 'k claimed: ?" | "You here!" "1 should think I was, Mr. Bradsford; but what's matter?" j ' "Matter? why?where is Alice? "Calm yourself, and I will tell you." l.v "For Bod's sake, man, do not tiille with :l* my feelings so?let me hear all.'^ . 111 "When you put down t'^t pistol* air, nnd address ine like a roan\ t-willaoj 5 s likewise." V.A. "Put down my p:stol? N o! Wi.*ver!" "Well, then, you may do as yOu choose," , u said 1, moving towards the door*. "Mr. F., do you think lUal trifled with?" said Bradsford, grasping ine n i by the aim. "Look here, Mr. Bradsford, thai hurts," >n said I; and quick as thought I wrenched . I'' lite pistol from his hand, and discharged j ?' it through the open window beside me; j tiien keeping bim off fruin me, I exclaimed: 1 ! "Alice is safe!" "Safe! rhunder and lightning! don't tell mo thai! Where is she?" ul ; "IIkiib!" I exclaimed. Alice li.id secreted herself behind a large book case in tlie rootn, and was good P" enough to remain perfectly quiet in favor ; ,f of my little farce. 1 know, however, that i u', it would not do to ca'ry on tiie joke too j L'' long, and now that I can calmly review this matter, I unhesitatingly condemn it u> lt* a most absurd proceeding on my part. 1 "Come out, Miss Alice," said I; "we have -r | more than revenged ourselves on Mr. Brad*s" j ford for his unkind suspicions of us." I have never since doubled Bradford's ; )u : love for Alice. It was worth all that I had lUkcd to wit j c I nesa such a scene of joy, love, and manly , c> affection, as was enacted hv Bradford when Alice came out from her hiding place. Of 0 course an explanation was called for and 0 given, and when lvlward's name was mentioned as the saviour of Alice's life, Bradsfor.l was affected even to tears, and exclaim r ed: | k'" "[ .swear that I will make that man inv friend!" "Ah! Mr. F.," said Brndsford, "you nie " too cruel in your revenge;and yet 1 deserve ' it, for 1 have been jealous of you since 1 tirst saw you. When I came heme from a walk this afternoon, near dark, and ascertained that you had not yet returned from . ? your in'.e with Alice. 1 suspicioiu-d foul play, and actually believed that you had either eloped with Alice yourself, or assist- j -v ed I'M ward in abducting her." "t^uile a natuial supposition, under exist vv ing circumstances," I replied; "but 1 trust k" that my rather cruel plot will, after all. as " sist in some measure in reconciling ail par I vs. ho HF. CONCLUDED IN OLIl NEXT.] rsl : Firry Yeaks IIence.? Rt. Rev. Bishop I Ciaike delivered a lecture in Cambridge, on Tuesday evening of last week, taking for - bis subject Fifty Years llenco. From a sketch in tlio Cambridge Chronicle, we i take the following extracts: "Fifty years hence the nowly married '' pair will step into an emporium for the sale ' . of houses, look over the book <>f patterns, mfI ' t i I I hcit'ci oiiu to suit iiicii' taste ai?u means, order it, and it will be sent home in the r morning, put together and occupied at e' night. j "In traveling, as great changes will take place. In-tcad of the dusty road nrd 1' crowded car, there will bo a splendid Loco u motive Hotel, living over a road carpeted with turf anu bordered with shade trees, and heralding its approach with sweet 10 ; music, instead of the demoniac, shriek of i the steam whistlo, and labelled, Through from Boston to San Francisco in four dais i "Instead of tiro unsightly telegraph poles, d there will he, fifty veins hence, a net work d underground, and under the bosom of the in deep, and it will click oft thoughts instead ic of words. Then the electric battery will tight alt the street lumps at once, enable nil st the clocks in the city to keep exact lime, n and kindle the beacons on the dangerous rocks, where now men hazard their lives ir and wear out their lonely days. io "Then the author will not wiite by our slow piocess, losing iiis rarest fancies, but ) ho wi.l sit down to tho newest invented :>f chirographic.il instruments, and putting his lingers on the keys write as fast as he can J: think." It is not your business, but the energy j and prudence with which you conduct it, 10 | that decide betweeu your juccesa or fail- j ;y | uie. i | ii in mrnrnJm The Cotton Interest, Among the mass of information found in our foreign tiles by the Baltic, nothing appears to us more importnnl than tho pro ceediug* of a meeting of the manufacturer* in England in regard to cotton. It is an nounced officii*'ly by English authority, thai at the end of this cortimercial year then will not be one bale of cotton on hand in Liverpool! To appreciate the immediate impo. .anct of this great commercial fact, a glance at tho question in its many ramifications in Kuropo in necessary. In 1840 tho "stock on band" in Liverpool was over 450,00C bales American cotton, or twenty weeks supply, working full time; in 1850 th? stock on hand was 332,000 bales, which allowing for the additional number of spin ners, furnished only eight weeks' supply Estimating tho present crop at 3.000.00C bales?a liberal estimate?lite increased de mand for the raw material all over Europe from the Baltic to the Black tea, will tak< up, at high figures, every pound of thai 3,000,000 bales, work up the present limit ed slock on hand, and leave the markets o the world bare. "There will not be oni bale of surplus cotton in Liverpool." Tin increase of consumption over produce dur ing tho last ten years has been at the rait of 10.04 per cent, against 0.77 per cent This shows an increase of consumption o 0.87 per cent, for ten years, before tht year 1845 tho proportion was tho reverse If this condition of things continues, tht market in 1858 (October) will open on casli unlets from the actual consumers in Europt foi every pouud of cotton we can possibl) produce or spare from our own uianufaclur ers. It appears, from the various data befort us, that this destruction of the surplus al Liverpool, and with it the monopoly so long exercised by that maiket, is owing entirely .V I Ink I ? ? ? * * ' -v, ...? jivnvj iTiuugurnica on mo conitneul of Europe during Pie liut si* or seven years The spinners on the Rhine, in liolland, ir Belgium, and oven iu Austria, former!} puichased their supplies in Liverj>ool. Ilus sin alone look at lite rnlo of 160,000 baler of our cotton annually from the English depot. The movement to establish a direc trade between the American planters anc the continental spinners gave a sudden iin pulse to the cotton manufacturing interest) throughout the continent. Tho l'russiar Commercial League gave atlculiou to it the Netherlands 'I tailing Society took it up the merchants of Bremen, Hamburg, am Antwerp entered into it, and tho continuoui agitation in the cotton Slates of Americt attracted tho attention of those Europeat otlicial influences always on tho lookout fo: important movements. We And the dulie on cotton first reduced and then repealed Every drawback to tho freo importation o tho great American staple wns removed and at last the peace policy of Russia addi to the imposing character of this great com mercial and industrial purty on the conli nent of Europo for a diiect trade with tb? cotton growing States of America. With the surplus at Liverpool destroyed ?with the monopoly there broken up, am a direct trade, based on the continental de mand, thus a tixed and leading feature ir the cotton tiadc?the United Stales possess os another bond of peace, not only upor England, but on all Ehtrope. The fail promise of a wise and far seeing ad minis nation under Mr. Buchanan guarantiee these advantages, at least for four years and we believe for a long time afterwards We cannot allow the opportunity to pass without directing the public mind at tin South to the benefits of practical statesman ship. Here is n great result worked out by private means w uhiii llie Union, and undei the general prosperity incident to tlia' U nion. The English manufacture!* aro calling or the East India Company for assistance 1'liey had better rely upon peace with th< United States. Nature has settled the mat lor: Cott m is king, and the planters now Control tho j>owor.? Washington Union. Wine Pro poets in Ohio. W< lav bvfiro oni readers some extracts fiom a loiter of Mr. Hubert Buchanan, oiw uf the most eminent of the vine cultivators ol the west; Cincinnati, Dec. 8, 185G. E. S. C0//.f.ns, Iv<q. ? My Dear Sir: ! have sold my wine crop of 1853 at $1.50 and 185(5 at $1.40, in a bulk, to tlie Mis soiiri Wine Company. Ow ing to tho shorl crop, our native wines will be scarce ami high noxl tear. The demand is so greai West and Southwest that we cannot kcej a supply ahead. (jrape culture in vineyards, whercvci practicable, is largely on the increase in ih< United States, p.-uticulnrly in the Southwest The s<<il ami climate of North Carolina ami (ieorgia are especially favorable to the cui tivntioti of tho Catawba, our great wim grape. Tim product there is enormous HoW it will lu l l out lias yet to bo tested but thus far it greatly exceeds the Obit Valley productions. It shows what tlti* line grape will doin its native localities. 1 lias been travelling all over the UnitCi States for 50 years, and is now just bein< Hied in vineyards at home with wondcrfu success. This grape w>as HrAi found l?y Col Murray, in Uuncoinhe County, North Caro linn, in 1S02, and planted in his garden From thence it spread to tlio North hik East, being but little cultivated South wliero the Scuppeninug and the Warrei wcro tire favorite wine grapes. A loUer from Mr. Longworlh, of Cincin nati, sny>: "l would strongly urge the raising o seedlings from our best native grapes, am without a cro-.^ with European grapes. I will he our own fault if we do not, by so looting our best wild grape* and platifinj tlifir >eed, soon cqu d the best table grape of Europe, and surpass thtir wine grapes and supply them with wine."? Cozscnt I Fi ne J'res*. Mr. liuclianan is six feet, one inch li'gh and weighs over 200 pounds. The Negroes in Africa. I We are permitted (says the Boston Poet) to make the subjoined extract front * letter written by an officer of the United States nary to a friend in this city. The writer is a son of a late distinguished seuator from one of the New England Stales. The letter is written from ou board the United States ship St. lx>uis, nnd dated October 16, 1850, at "Little Fish Bay, west const of Africa:" "There is very little variety uj?on this coast. 'Niggers!' slaves! 'niggers!' is the 1 cry. This town is, like most other places ; upon the coast, made up of a few people, 1 called white, nnd a crowd, a mass of miserable, filthy, worthless, indolent, (niggers) | natives. If Clmrlee Sumner, Jack Hale, or any other sensible man, wishes or is wi|. i ling to Iks permanently cured of his mock philanthropy and sickly sentimentality in regard to tho universal uergo race, he Ijas : only to take a six-months' cruise upon the coast of Africa. If that will not cure him, and convince him that his sympathy for : the three nnd a half millions of the happiest j negroes upon tho face of the earth is misplaced, then I have only to say he is past i hope and past cure, "As I live, I do not believe there is one I negro in one thousand upon the coast of Africa who is as well off, morally, physically, or socially, as the worst-abusrd slave in the United States. Slavery here is slavery indeed, and of the most horrible kindl Cr*?. elty practised here by black slave owners is heart rending to witness. Some chiefs (blnck) own thousands?they sell, torture, or kill them, at pleasure. Ninety-nine of every hundred negroes, slaves or free, even in towns, would gladly excliango their con?1t*irkvi wills ilia mnnnoct innvt ill.lroalflrl 1 slave in llie Union. It is impossible to pic| tnro tho miserable condition of the native ' African upon his own soil. Civilisation, or even partial culture, with the mass of nai tives, is an idea so perfectly absurd, that it I docs not Admit of a thought. With tho ) combined efforts of a million competent, 1 honest, industrious, persevering pliilanthrui pists; with millions of money yearly expond| ed to the best possible advantage for a million of years, would not develop one | hundred native Africans who would be of any account to tho world at large. So much for 'niggers.' Having seen our negroes at home in our southern Stales, and having seen them here, I regard the 'institution' as it exists tiiero as a benign, nav, heavenly institution, and our southern brethren deserve the thanks of tho whole Christian world for having ameliorated, in such striking contrast with their brethren here, three ! and a half millions of negioes. You may imagine that, although never a democrat* I pray for the election of Mr. Buchanan* and mainly because upon this negro question the democratic party is right." Reformation in Church Music.?a letter in tho Newark (N. J.) Advertiser, . from Home, says; Another reformation in church music IiAft I just been orJained by a l'apal decree, which I banishes the noisy overtures and operatic - airs thai had rendered it "rather a scandal i than an edification in the faithfbl," and re quires henceforth the strictest conformity i "to the common sentiments of devotioO' r Even certain passages in the masses of Mo lart and Iladyn have fallen under clerical i censure, as not expressing tho sentiments of , the words. Iii view of these and other abu. ses, such as the introduction of "improper in? struinenta, a profane manner of singing, long ) preludes and vain repetitions," the circular of the Cardinal Vicar ordains; 1st, that no ' music shall be introduced in the churchea r but vocal inusic, "in the grave and severe L style of the Palealrina, or with the sole accompaniment of the o;gan," unless by a i 1 special written permission?"drums, cytn. ! bats and instruments of percussion" being > interdicted without benefit of clergy. 2a. ; I be utmost gravity of manner in singing, j without the repetition or arbitrary inversion j of words, which must be pronounced dis: tinctly?tho pauses being so made that the | music will follow them. 3d. Leaders must beat time only with apiece of music paper, ' avoid indecent haste, prevent whispering { and conversation, going in and out, Jtc. 4tli. Organists must avoid "brilliant and distracting pieces, indecorous variations, or tho admixture of anything that recalls the ' i theatre." Music galferie* ovor the doors > , are abo condemned, and the choristers are to be arranged at tho side of the altar. An ecclesiastical commission has been charged : with the execution of these reforms and the L j penalties of disobedience. Av Is'TKLLtoritt Votku.?An amusing r incident occurred in the town of Oxford, s Conn., on election day. A voter, whose literary qualifications were called In ques1 lion by the board of selectmen under the "reading" law lately passed in this State, : undertook to enlighten their minds by coin P'ving with its provisions. lie could spell ; toleiablv, but lound it difficult to read. > j An easier place was found, and by spelling ' slotvlv. till' U'lli liolflrminD.I t.Mlil ll.a last word wm reached, which was "gover* i nor." Tho voter here cnmo to a full atop? : a dead hah! That word was a ,,poeor.M Ha was requested to spell it. lie did ao, but lie spelled it wrong, lie was tlion told to try it again, lie did so, but hesitated again, lie stumbled among the three syllables for i some time, nnd at last was requested to pro. nounce tho word. A long paused ensued, i Ho was encouraged to try once more. He then braced himself ?p for 'he effort, and with determination in hi* face, ho said he i could not exactly say what the wont was, f but lie believed it was "gorner." lie whi I told that ho was a "gorner" himself, but if t ho would stick to his spelling book ^ year | more, lie would probably be so fa* in the ; possession of the legitimate qualifications ? that hoconld be made an elector.?New Mm* i, vm Palladium. Materia Mfoica.?Credit is given tocler. ; gymen in notices of mariiages. Why should , not notices of deaths Ve equally civil witl| ! physicians?