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'< un,? ' 1T ' ?' ? ? ?- rr= [Original.] , Star-aniiling^ . Methinks that some street spififin yon stat; 1 Looks out even aa gnze, as if it knew i ."_-How, gladdened with the beautiful in view, -tWe-Watched it with keen yearnintrs from afar, " rKmhcaoi?g? through the beautiful, the truo. Fitith tutors faith to worship, and the ?mile _Of ode that loves will waken love in turn. And when stais?Watch us, aud with fondness burn, They do oar eyes to kindred fires beguile. And warn us into wooing with sweet wile. So to a height like theirs at last we ?limb, ."Insensibly; and who shall stay tim flight, Wings-growing at the shoulders of. delight--' Which, in heart gladness, ?loth the soul sublime, And makes star passages for all our night. Ti,rs do we shape the cloud into a car, ? And silver its dark skirts into thc glow Of the pure crescent moon above the snow, Charming it into smiling, till each star M Looks down as if the moon herself had sunk below. CLAUDE. Facts about tba Qlpseya. The name Gipsey is a corruption of Egyptian of Egypt, from whence they originated. In tbe fourteenth century a party?>f one hundred and twenty arrived at Paris. They "were probably political exiles; among them was one duke, a count, ten lords, and many women. They repre? sented tliemsclves as Christians expelled by the Saracen?. They said thr. they , had confessed to his holiness, Martin V, who bad condemned them to a penance of wan? dering seven years without sleeping in beds, as a punishment* for sins committed on the way. These representations wore doubtless false. They professed the art of divination, and people flocked tc thom in great numbers, but the authorities soon expelled them from tito limits of thc city, and assigned La Chapelle, near St. Denis, as a residence;, but they were dually driven from there by the bishop of Paris, and all persons who had consulted with them were excommunicated. From this time fot th they were driven from city to city, from country to country, yet retaining their organization, all their distinctive habits, and rapidly increasing in numbers, until they became a nuisance throughout Europe. The Gipsey physiognomy is Asiatic; taWny complexion, black eyes, high cheek bones, small mouth and white teeth; and many of their wom^n are co sidered beau tiful. They ar?-; tolerable musicians, some r? tbern having becoiu.- cu. brated violin? ists. The young peop e of both sexes ar? passionately fond of ci an ci pg, and exbibil their proficiency f^r money. Their lan? guage has no words to signify God, tb? soul, or to. convey ideas of immortality In fact, they have no religious belief. Their whole industry consists in tinker ing various kinds of-fiardwace, and in prac ticing their skill in divination, priacipallj by means of palmistry. Tbeir observa tiens are always mad? upon the left hand and with a. tolerably well developed system The elements observed aro tho thumb ?^erst,--nails,- joints. Hoes and roountnj?sV There; are Your -principal Jraes;JtKe line of life, which is tbe ?nost important, curving between,, the forefinger and the thumb, around,the base of the- thumb to the middle of the "wrist; if regular, and dark colored, it indicates a long life; if crooked^ pale and broken, ill healthy and. short life. The line of health starts at- the base of the forefinger, and passes directly across the hand; if clear and regular, it indicates soundness of mind* and body; if tortuous, it reveals a propensity to steal; if interrupt- j ed in the middle, it points to great perils. The line of fortune runs to the base'of the | little finger, and, according to its various phases, indicates happiness or misery, pov? erty or riches. The mountains are the va? rious protuberances within the palra, and are called respectively the mount of Venus, j mount of Mars, mountain of the Sun or Moon, and BO on. Small lines parallel! with the line of fortune at the base of the little finger, promise happy marriage. Small lines taking the form of the branches of a tree indicate general prosperity-spots on the nails, the fulfilment of hopes. The foolishness of all this is perfectly apparent, jet tbe longing which exists in all minds to penetrate the future, in a measure sanctions and fosters its profes? sions; if tho forttsnes of ks dupes are not manifested, the fortunes of the diviners are sustained. -an i ?M 'UP TUE SPOUT.'-This expression, of such familiar use among all classes, es? pecially the soldiers, for a year or two past, is doubtless supposed by most persoss lo be of modern origin-in fact, to have been originated by one or the other of the parties to the present war. it is curious t<- note how sueh sayings take hold of the popular mind. 'Up the Spout,' 'Go Ahead,' 'All Eight,' with many others, have become an inseparable part of tbe daily language of America, if not with the English language at large. But the first named expression may be traced to a period long anterior to the present troubles, j though numberless contemporary incidents may have served to intensify its meaning. We find it used'once or twice in the works of Dickens, whose knowledge of the fa? miliar language of tho .masses surpasses that of any ether writer. --Thus Mr. Samuel Weller, in lamenting the death of the Little Gentleman, in 'Master Humphrey's Clock,' gives vent to his feelings in these words: 'And him as I never could do enough to '''serve or show my likin' for, is j up the great universal spout o' natur.' PAYING FOR THINGS.-One cannot bear to pay for articles, said Charles Lamb, he used to get for nothing. When Adam laid out his 'first penny for apples at some stall in Mesopotamia, I think it went hard with him, reflecting upon his old goodly orohard, where he had so many for nothing. - m ? mm Very few practice charity, but almost everybody'seems to think he can afford to give it a good word. .- -.?.--- , ?- ---- ECONOMY IK LINE? -WxsaiNo.--A. minali quantity of pipe bray d"i8?>lVed in water employed, for washing, gives the dirtiest linen the appearance of having been bleached, and cleanse tberathoroughly with about one half of the labor, and a saviog of full one fourth pt the soap: The proper method is to dissolve a little of the pipeclay with, the warm water m ' the washing tub, or to rub a little of it, to "ge th er with the soup, on the article to be washed. THe process should be repeated as often as required, till the articles are thoroughly clean. The best advantage ?jf employing this j article with the s ap is that it gives the hardest water almost the softness of rain water. Any person can bring this to the proof by trying it on the bands, when very dirty, and it may be done without any fear of the skin being injured; on the cou* trary, they will find it much softened by the process. A Chinese giant, beliered to be the largest in the world, and the most amiable man alive, is on exhibition in Hong Kong. He stands about eight feet two or three inches in height, and is proportionately broad. His figure ig good, his movement as graceful as is compatible with bis ex? traordinary height, and his manners are re? assuring. . Queen Elizabeth was a good Bet, but play monte and you are a better. A Wanted to Hire, GOOD COOK, WASHER and IRONER. Apply to R. SWAFFJELD, Arsenal HilL may 9 8* Bar Iron and Scrap Steel, OF the following sizes: Iron, 5xi, 6x?, 6x?, 7x?, Steel, 3Jx?, 4xA, 4x?, Will be exchanged for PROVISIONS, at the South Carolina Railroad, on application to W. Ii. SMITH. Master Machinist, "* Or C. J. BOLLIXj Agent, i April 22 f State of South Carolina. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, COLUMBIA, May 8, 1865. To the Officers of the Civil Government of the State: '"I'MIE cessation of hostilities renders it proper JL that the Civil Government of tho State 6bould be restored without delay, and that the functions of the several departments should be at once resumed. To that sud, all officers ot the State, whose offices have bien kept in Co? lumbia, will with all convenient promptitude return to that place, re open their offices and resume their proper duties. By the Governor. A. G. MAGRATH. Official: W. S. MuiXTSS, Lt. Col. and A. D. C. I3g~South Carolina newspapers will copy once. ' may 8