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POETRY.
[From the Church Union.]
Papa, "VYliiit is a Nswspaper, and What
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To answer the taate of tho day, uiy hoy ;
Whatever it be,
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And pipe in full concert away, my boy.
News from all countries and climes, my boy,
Advertisements, essays, and rhymes, my boy,
Mixed up with nil sorts
Of (f) lying reports,
And published at regular times, my boy.
Articles able and wise, my boy,
At least in the editor's eyes, my bey,
And logic so grand
That few understand
To what in tho world it applies, my boy.
Statistics, reflect ions, reviews, my boy.
Little scraps to instruct and amuse, my boy,
And lengthy debate
Upon matters of State,
For wisc-hended folks to peruse, my buy.
The funds as they were and they arc, my boy,
The quibbles and quirks of the bar, my boy,
And every week
A clever critique,
On some rising threatical star, my boy.
The age of Jupiter's moons, my boy.
The stealing of somebody's spoons, my boy,
The state of the crops,
The style of the fops.
And the wit of the public buffoons, my boy.
Lists of all physical ills, my boy'
IIau>shed by .somebody's piils. my boy.
Till yon nek with surprise,
Why a 113" one dies.
Or what's the disorder that kills, my boy.
Who has got married, to whom, my boy,
Who were cut oft' in their bloom, my boy.
Who has a birth
On tl.is sorrow-stained earth,
And who totters fast to the tomb, my hoy.
T!:r prices of cattle and grain, my boy,
Directions to dig and to drain, my boy.
But 'twould take ntu too lung
Tc tell you in song,
A quarter of what they contain, my boy.
HI
SELECTED STORY.
A liide or* tlie Ice.
A CANADIAN TALi:.
Stephen Miller was known to be a rillian.
At least, he was a drunkard, gninblur. a Sab
bath breaker, ami a very loose man in general.
A tall, dark-eyed man, reckless, free, yet gene
rous. Unfaithful to bis marriage vow, a lo er
of a good living, a fast man in ever)* sense of |
the word, and generally written down a rascal.
T bad a lawsuit with Mr. Miller, and wished
to impeach his testimony. So I called on the
ncighbdrs,*onc after another, to ascertain what
the feeling v.as with regard to bis truthfulness.
It being an important ease, and one in which
Miller himself was an important witness. J
desired to Gnd it strong array of .substantial
men, and men who knew him well, to go into
court and Bwcnr that be was not to be believed
on oath. To my surprise, I found no man
willing to give the testimony I desired. While
they were all willing t," acknowledge the loose
ness of his habits, and the recklessness of his
general life, no one was willing to charge him
with being a liar. On the contrary, they all
declared that they would sooner believe his
testimony than thai of many a staid church
going man among them. I found univer
sally beloved a neighbor. No one bad so
good a reputation for being kind in sickness.
or so generous !" th<-' ??ctly
' c' ? "Oil cannot sweat to bis un(ri^),rulncss?"
. 7 " old man. upon whom
I said to Mr. Donne, ?~ 1
I called near the close of the day.
As there was no hotel in that immediate
neighborhood, he invited nie to spend the night
at hi* house?an invitation which 1 gladly ac
cepted. We sat in the twilight, on tho wide
veranda, and looked out westward upon the
beautiful Connecticut.
"No, sir, T cannot. Tt may seem Ktrangc to you
that a man who is known as a drunkard and a
gambler, should not also lie known as a liar.
Hut were 1 called to give my testimony. 1
should swear that a more truthful man never
had dealings with mo. His word is as good as
his bond."
"Tt was a singular anomnnly in the charnc
ter of the man," 1 remarked, "that he should
be so dissipated, and yet so kind and truthful.
I can account for this state of things only by
supposing that, lie has laid his neighbors under
obligations to him. It cannot be because of
any intrinsic merit in the man."
'?True, sir, true, ho has so conducted that
[Iii? neighbors, are under obligations to him,
flirt bow could a! jn'an v.iib no mtrinpie merit
thus wiu the hearts of a whole community ?
Answer me that, sir !"
"Do you mean to say that lie is an honorable
; man V
i"In many vespcets, yes. Ho has a warm
heart, with all his faults, and he would scorn to
tell a lie, as you would scoru to play for mo
ney."
"And yet ho has violated the solemn oath
which he took at the marriage altar 1 I do not
understand' it." ?
"I cannot answer for the vow he took there,
sir. If he has violated it, then it is a dark
spot upon his soul. That dark spots are then!
1 do not deny : but ] say there are bright sjiots
too. All our characters are mixed more or
less, and his perhaps more than those of men
in -ieneral. It is not a sufficient reason for ac
cusing a man of every conceivable crime,
merely because he is guilty of sonic. For the
evil that he doc.-, let him sutler. 1 do not wish
to defend it; but as I know him to be kind
and truthful, ami courageous as well, I shall
never become a party to making him out a vil
Ii-.ru in those things wherein 1 know him to be
honest. I censure his faults, so I will de
fend his virtues."
-'Perhaps you arc under obligations to him,
aiming others.'- 5 said, not liking the manner
in which the man was spuken of.
"You arc qiiite right, sir. lam; and ifyou
are not too much occupied with your business.
I will tell wherein in a single instance at
least."
"I have abuiidancc of leisure. T assure you.
and shall hear you with pleasure. Only do
not let your admiration of the villian lead you
to say too much in his praise."
It was certainly in bad taste for me to make
this remark ; but 1 had become disgusted with
hearing so much said in praise of a man whom
1 believed to be thoroughly bad.
The old man proceeded as follows :
uYou spoke of ni}" being under obligations
to Stephen Miller, and 1 speak with reference
to that, not to illustrate his truth fulness. There
is nothing in what I am about to say touching
his veracity. It covers the question of obliga
tions, nothing more."
'It was eleven years ago, I think, in April
last. As the ico broke up in tho spring, I had
noso of iishing. If- has been a custom from
my boyhood, the lish being always more easily
taken ;:! that period than at any other;
at ler.tsl in this particular locality. There
is a disl.uiec cf four miles here, whore the
current l.'. net rspid but '.leep und quiet,
having the charaetenswv's of a lake. And
hore as the ice breaks up, we find ii a fav?ra- j
ble time for tingling. On the morning alluded
to 1 went as usual to the river, accompanied
by my daughter?walking yonder now."
??I see." said I.
??She was a mere child then of five years
and 1 duted upon her as only a father can dote
upon ;>. child. The current was qiiite rapid at
that season, and the ice entirely broken up.
Detached pieces were 11 oating by us constant ly.
Hut upon the. shore there were large Hakes not
yet broken aw ty ; and out upon this ice I went,
to drop my hook into tlie water. In places it
had entirely broken away, so that the water
washed the shore; at other points the ice pro
jected many feet into the river. It was jagged
and very uneven in the outline, and it being a
sunny morning, I remember that 1 stood for a
few moments enjoying the rough and rugged
scene. Thinking it perfectly sale, and wish
ing to have the child its near use as po?*dblc, i
arranged a sent for her on a Hake of ice which
projected into the stream, but little less th;.i>
that which I occupied myself, and a few feel
further down the river.
"Ah !" good morning?good morning ! 1
see you have the belter of me as usual." Ste
phen Miller had cot no down a few minutes
later, and thus g ive me his cordial morning sa
lutation. '-The early bird catches the worm,
you know, b'liu 1 have caught nothing yet.
Shall J lisll with you. or j;o a little above ?"
"The Ice !." strong enough for us both, and
" ?? the chance for luck, you .W'"*1 i"%c fur
11? iv- 'v ... j
yourself." T said.
'?Wo will snack them in company, then," lie
answered. "I am not a fisherman, as you very
well know, and follow your lead implicitly. If
1 lish where you fish, 1 may hope for luck ; if
I go anywhere else, I shall go home, 1 think."
"So we stood quietly al our work for a quar
ter of an houi or more, talking in the mean
time of things that do not concern you, and
would not in the least interest yott. lie had
no .'kill in fishing, an caught nothing ; and
though 1 might claim some degree of skill, yel
my luck that morning was. at be.-t, bill indif
ferently good. The water rolled heavily and
strongly by us, bearing it.i burden of ice. The
sun's'rays Hushed from the Hakes, and rested
quietly on the mountain's side across the
stream. There was a wild enjoyment in (his
scene, and whatever we lacked in success, we
wen: ill the best of spirits, and talked const a I; t
|y. I was so occupied, indeed ; that I had al
most forgotten the child. She was nol out of
my mind |mj I did uol no'fco In i closely ; I
only glaneciEi in the direction Whore she sat'
sufficiently n h?suro myself that she was still
upon the scftt wh^ch 1 had arranged for her.
I think it could not have exceeded a quarter
of on hourwhep myattcution was attracted by
her laughing gleefully, "Sec, I'm riding ! I'm
riding, Fn?j ridffig, I'm riding I Goodbye,
papa; sec, Via riding !" And she laughed as
joyously as though ib wore carriage in which
she .Rat, and tho forco which moved her the
kind old fa^jh/Uorso. t- ? ?, , ?
"lleaveoffe-''. was the exejamation of Miller :
"the ice has*"broken, and the child is floating
away?" | "
The awful-truth burst upon me at the same
instant, and'.I dropped iny liiic and flew to her
assistance. Uric the child had not given warn
ing in season, and now a broad gulf opened be
tween the dake of iee upon which she sat and
the shore. iTo leap the chasm was impossible,
and would f'havc been vain even bad it been
possible, usjthe fragment which bore her away
was only sufficient si/.c to sustain her own
weght. Svrltn I could not, though doubtless in
the desperation of the moment T should have
plunged into the water had not Miller super
seded tho ? necessity, by plunging in himself.
He rencheafth'c flake of ice ; but it would not
bear any considerable weight aside from what
it nl ready supported. Neither could he reach
the child, as she was not sufficiently near the
edge of tlio ice. I could see the struggle in
. * fx . '
bis breast, as it went on in my own. flinch to
her scat and float with her he could not ? and
to sink ono side of the flake, so as to roll her
into the water, to there take the chances with
him, was tjjracspcratc alternative; especially so
as the water was filled with ice. The question
was soon settled by necessity, for the iee came
upon him in such form and power that he nar
rowly escaped with his own life, and would in
evitably ?live been swept under, but for the
help which'I was able to render him from the
shore.
So myitthild rode, away on ils frail boat of
iee. mi! intO/the strong current.?out among the
moving flakes of ice?out into the waterfall of
death?and yet exulted as she went. Poor lit
tle one ! sho:. did'not know the perils that in
vironed^cf^'or tjic pangs that were rending my
hcart^aj^I Raw fier rnovo' iuto that tcrrriblc
"Ts there no boat here?ran wc not save
her ?" I said in agony.
"No boat is here, and no boat could live in
this current and ice if then: were," said Mil
ler. '
?: Can We not save her ?"
"Yes, we can nod tcfil save her," said Mil
ler, with a look which 1 had never seen htm
wear before, ami which had more of the reve
rential than T have often seen. "Do yo? believe
in Clod, Mr. Donne.?" and he pointed oalmlyto
ward heaven with his finger. "Heaven will
not let the sweet little angel perish ?"
'j he man was not then what he is now ; but
be was such then that I knew these words ; >
be the inspiration of the occasion, and 1 knew
that they came from his heart. And he said
l hem in such atone of confidence, that the
effect upon myself was electrical. I felt that I
was in the presence of my superior, as well in
trust, as calmness in the hour of peril.
' And 1 was calm. A new spirit seemed to
come over me. I relied implicitly upon the
man who could exhibit such heroism as to peril
his life f >r my child, and who could uttor such
trusting words, when all seemed hopeless. 1
have novel" SOCU a calmer hour than I saw in
the ouu which succeeded.
?h was two miles down the river to tin
rapids, und in the two iniies there was only the
str uig, cVcp current. The river made a detour
to the fight, leaving n wide strip of woodland
along upon the shore where we stood.
? Walk along the shore as fast as she floats,"
said Alilh r. ??! will go for help,and yon neeil
not feilr bill 1 will return in time, and she
shall be rescued. Go with a good heart, now,
and tlo not speak to her unless necessary to
koop her from moving."
The river not so wide but that 1 could
hear Ucr when she spoke or be heard, if
found it m ct . '-n'Y to speak. Halber, I should
thai she did not floaf so "way from the
sa v.
shore a* lo make couVersation >i?P?fil?le;
And what t walk was thai wine'l 1 {o0^
along tie rough margin of tl \ river, on that
Itriehl ^priiiji morning! I disobeyed the in
junction not lo speak to her so far as to explain,
?.'A a Inferable point, when slit; was quite near
tlio sliore. that if she moved she would be
drowned.
Anil so an lu ur passed away, and we reached
the ihinds'. Here a ledge til' rocks made out
into Ine stream for a few feet, ami beyond stood
:i del allied boulder by itself, close beside which
the current swept by deep and strong; and on
this Mulder stood Miller. Me had reached it
liy inf iiis of n single timber, which, by . .
help nf neighbors, he had succeeded in swing
I itig over the small portion of (lie river whiel
separated it froiii (he main ledge. And 1 m.
ii|iui,tlio shore to watch the issue of life am
ithj 1 desired Instand by his side, but hi
nhiioil <? I my loi kide. 11 he . <mal be sav? d
ho would save her, und na I learned to believe
in his coolness and ?kill more than in my own
1 Btaod with the anxious group on shoro,n\vhxle
the ice floated into the rapids. , ' <
l?or half n mile below us there Was. a roeky
rapid, though still an unbroken .current, and
t hen a foaming, boiling of tho river into Which,
if she went, there was not the slightest possi
bility of escape. If she passed Miller, thcrc
loro, she was lost to all human appearance.
True, she might outride the rapids, but she
could not survive the gulf. ,'
"Nearer and nearer came the fatal ice-boat,
bearing directly upon the rock on which Mil
ler stood. There was no evidence of excite
ment on his part ; and as the little one came
within a few feet of him, he spoke familiarly
and encouragingly?answered, though, only by
the subs of tho child. There was no heavy
roaring of waters, and we could hear all that
he said, and flood ourselves within a dozen
feet of them both. A nd all seemed working so
favorably?the flake of ice earning so directly
toward the rock, as though it would land its
prcci' us freight directly into his arms. But
just as we were ready to shout cur thankful
ness, the Hake veered suddenly with tho cur
rent, aud was swept over the rapids !
"In an instant, the feeling was one of horror.
We were frozen lo the spot?paralyzed by the
utter hopelessness of the rescue, and the awful
fate to which the child now hastened; There
was a terribly sudden spring of Miller toward
the pole which lay beside him, with noose at
tached, which bo bad taken the precaution to
prepare, but before bo was ready she was be
yond reach.
"Oh, if I bad been there ! I could. T ctnihl
have saved her !
The winds were unjust, but were uttered in
the awful disappointment of the moment.
'fiYouin
"lie paused to say so much as he passed
tue?.not harshly, but with ill) injured look
which 1 shall never forget; then he was away
again.
'?I stood slupificd with horror while the child
floated rapidly down the accelerated current.
"At this poiut there .was a hbndiqUhe river.
After leaving us for a little distance, it -came
back around some tall elms which grew tip?ri
its^ jnurgin.' Running hurriedly across this
' narrow'neck of tai.\l.'"Miller'climbed one ofrthc
branches. I saw him perch upon one of the
limbs which grew out over the water, motion
less?calm?with something in the expression
of his countenance which gave me a shadow of
the old trust which 1 had folt id first.
The child was carried away by the current
:;::d then swept back again, nearer and nearer
tho shore, til! she parsed from our sight, hid
by intervening rocks. In a moment she ap
peared a^ain In-low them, and only a few rods
above the tree wh'eb Miller had climbed. I
knew not why it was, but 1 looked on very
calmly. I saw him slip (lie rope a little farth
er from the body of the tree, then nearer, evi
dently u*n:?i^11>l?? it. to bring it in range with the
! child. Then he ^lid down to the surface ol the
water, and fastened it around his shoulders,
leaving his arms free. And the child was
floating into bis arms. I felt that there could
be no mistake, and 1 thanked Heaven, even
when she was in the current, that it had spared
me my child, through the courageous efforts of
a noble man.
He took her as safely and as softly from the
ice as though she had been an angel, as he al
most seemed to me at that moment, and climb
ing the rope, he came down and placed her in
my arms, tlte tears standing in his eves, mid his
whole form for the lirst time trembling like a
[ leal" in the breeze, but with only the.se words :
".Sweet little child, how kindly Providence
floated her into my arms '."
VARIOUS.
Practice.
Under the Bankrupt Act the following cir
cular is meeting very general approval wrong
the members of the bar:
To tin: Manocrs of (he Bar of the Foitvih Con
yrciWoriul'.7)ii?f)'ict of South (itiroluiu :
For .the purpose of facilitating applications
for too benefit of the Ihirtkrupt Act, approved
2d of March, 18?7, nuJ for saving costs and
expenses, both to Applicants and Attorneys,
the following practice is respectfully r.coin
iiicuth it, lo wit :
1. Have n Commissioner of the United
Slates Court appointed in each District, beforj
whom Petitions and Schedules may be sworn
to as well as be for jjVi Hegisler. See B. A.,
Sec. 11. Ilices Manual, 12.
2. Make up your petitions with tho eleven
forms of A and li, omitting those upon which
no entries are made, and have the same sworn
lo before n Commissioner of tho United States
Court. Prepare, tit the same time, a blank
onler, if in Voluntary Ihiiikruptcy, referring
the case (?> the Register, leaving the day of
iHbrontv blank, according in K?fin IT. S. 0.,
(iin M 117 TfiiY:? prepared, forward the
Petition and Schc.d.uleSj, aud^blande order to
.the1 Heilster, who will* exannno the same, and
if found "correct in fowl,-' will 80 c?ftify. fl?
required .under. Rule 9th,^ S. C:, Bice's'M.|
100. Tho licgister will then forward thd
Petition and Schedules, wtth" the blankN?rdeiy'A |
to the Clerk of'tho United' States Court, .who?}
will file the Petition'and Schedulein.bi? office, >
nnd parry the blank1 order to tho Judge -?f.?io r,;(j
United States Court,, to -bo eigfied by .him/ ? .,,
The order, when signed by the JudgQf.f wiU^.b^pr
lilcd by the Clerk', :n his office, and a true ct?py
of the same, ? certified under the seal of tho ,, j
Court, forwarded-to the Register*irifui ' m (}* t >
3. Upon the receipt of the order by the RogV: a! I
istcr, so ccrtiGed, ho' will issue his" Warranty tu
directed to the Marshal, an Messenger, to'8Uin?i
mon the creditors of the Petitioner to'Hicety''?*?' <?
a givcrt time, at his office, or such other' place ?
as may be designated bythe dottrt, or by-tbe-ioy
Register to prove tlieir dettts,' select-'?aYi-' A?? ?-(
.si*nee, and to shew cause, if rfriy thby,,1h?TO,'*>'?
why the Petitioner should 'not bb bdjfidgod au T
Bankrupt; at that and allnubscqtltml/meetings.'
of creditors, they may be r'epfes"en.te'd'by"'a0ftt*?ni)
tor/icy in tact, as provided in '800.23, 'B; AJyb>d
Rice's M., 59." 'For form' of letter bf 'attornejrp-'?>
by creditors, sec Form #7, S. C, Rice's IMrjlr;,?
1S9. ? ? ? ?:? tin .thiri; .V<Y-\
4. At the first meeting of creditors, if t*het(? lo
be no opposing party, the Petitioner's AttortJ'ey'di
will move that the Petitioner be adjudged'*!????
a Bankrupt. If opposed, the opposing dred3?*H
tor must give notice of his objection^ nnd/"1''''
within a reasonable time, file with the" Regis-' r
tcr, the specifications of the grounds of his 6b*dJ
jeetion. Upon the filing of the specifications/"*
the case will be immediately referred to 1 the '
Judge of the United States Court. Sed. bl.tyu
B. A., Rice's M., 43. ' : ?iM?H 1,*
5. The Fifty Dollars, required under' itcti
Act to be deposited with the Clerk, to "be paid*''
to the Register, must in all easts accompany' '5
the Petition. W. I, CLAWSON, : ' 'f'
Register 4th Con "sessional District *'
0 ? bV/fl l4i i. .rT
YorkviUe, S. C\, Sept. 24,1807, ^
~- ? in' -1 I v.di
flTrom the Columbia Chronicle. 9?i ineit, j /},,
The Fitnoral ?f Henry TimrbiuY : ^ -
This sad event took place yesterday aft6sr^:'.
noonptt the Trinity Church, und CafterJ ifc
gcthcr a large number of friends and relatives1'
of the lamented poet. The services were per
formed by Rcv.-C. Bruce Walker?Rev. Mr.
Shand being also present, but unable to' paf-'.
tieipate in them by reason of an indisposition,
which for several days has confined him nt
home.
The pall bearers were flcn. Wade HampfonV
Prof. A. N. Talley, M. D., Robert W. Gibbcs,
M. D., Prof. Hugh Thompson, Wm. H. Tjdk'
ley, Esq., F. G. dcFontaiuc, Mclvin M.- Cohe^
and James S. Simmons. .
The coffin lid has closed, tho grave is filled?
and the pale face of Henry Timrod is shu? puf^
forever from the gaze of those who loved hirut
well. lie sleeps the sleep that knows no
waking, in that narrow mansion, using his ovtn
beautiful language,
"Where gloom and gladness?grave arid garden
mixed,
-Aj 'lie.
Make it a place to love and not (6 fear."
"Heaven shod thy most propitious dews aroiVAu 1
Ye holy stars! look down with tondcr ejes,
And gild and guard, and consecrate the ground
Where wo shall rest, and whence wo pray 16'rise."
We cannot close thia notice without quoting"
Ihc'sad lines written by "Harry," (as we used
to know him.) several years ago, but propheti
cally descriptive of the final hour that witness
ed the going out of the brilliant light.
"Somewhere on this earthly planet,
In the dust of (lowers to he,
In the dew-drop, in the sunshine,, 1 1
.Sleeps a solemn day for me.* lib
.imq ?
I IIiw
M
At this wakeful hour of midnight,
I behold it dawn in mist. '
And I hear a Sound of sobbing
Through the darkness?hist! oh, liifft
\ ? T ??{
In a dim and musky chamber; .
1 am breathing life away ; ,
Someone draws a curtain softly,
And 1 watch the broadening day.
As it purples in the zenith.
As it brightens on the lawn. ??
There's a Irtish ef death about ml",
And a whisper", 'He is gone I' "
Rauns.?Wo should liko to preach a, ser
mon to all our parishioners on . barns. Wo
think they need a sermon on tlii.s subject?and
it. should be enforced in a positivo stylo. There
should be no milk-and-water sentiments or
opinions tittered on a subject of so much iui
portanee to every^arnicr. Millions of dollars
are wasted every year by the want of good
barns. Grain and hay are stacked in tho
fields, and exposed to the storms of ?1Q seasons,
and damaged materially thereby. The wafto
and desfructioi) thus caused would pay more
than 1 per cent, interest on every judicious
investment of money in barns on every, f*rm-.
Tiny are indispensable :q,l^')'ili?gc..;.~^'.r>)