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-31 VOLUME 14 CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA TUESDAY MORNING AUGUST 23, 1853. NUMBER 34, J ' ? ?" ? ' ? IIMM1LUJHII ??3?P?-9 - t - ; PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY ' THOMAS J. WARREN. , _ TEB.HS. Two Dollars if paid in advance; Two Dollars and Fifty Cents if payment be delayed three months, and Three Dollars if not paid till the expiration of theyear. ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted at the following" rates: For one Square, (fourteen lines or less.) seventy-five cents lor the first, and thirty-seven and a half cents for each subsequent insertion. Single in - j it ?earrtJ.rMnntVtlv mnnth serttons. one uomir per ?juai v, ociu>?>v...?v, ly and quarterly advertisements charged the same as for a single insertion. - 25FThe number of insertions desired must be noted on the margin of all advertisements, or they will be published until ordered discontinued and charged accordingly. ^Hisffl!anf0ns. From the London CoHrt Journal. TIic Fortune Teller and (lie King. I. ? THE PAINTER'S DAUGHTER. Theodore Primi was a young nian of some I talent and of great assiduity, which two qualities would have sufficed to have insured his success in life had he been in any other place than his native town; but Primi bad never left Bologna, and even a prophet is not regard ed in his own country, much less a cap maker. * ft is therefore not to be wondered r.t if .Mon- j ~ ? j ,p ?; | sieur Frederic LieonHro, an anist ui cu and a man of some property, should hesitate ! before he gave his daughter to a man whose j good qualities were his only* recommendation, and who had far more ready wit than ready "money. Theodore and Lduise?the lady in question?thought differently, and wished to be united, and to live even upon nothing rather than in separation, and, like all wise young people, were satisfied that something would turn up in their favor. Mons. Theodore Piimi was a handsome man; that was stronger than I all the arguments of fatherj but more, he was clever, witty, tender, and affectionate, and I with all these attractions he completely stole; ber heart; aud she was equally inconsolable 1 with her lover when his suit was rejected by ber only surviving and otherwise indulgent pa- i rent. " Go," said die-painter, addressing Pri- | mi M to Paris, try your fortune there, Louise j shall wait twelve months for you : in the mean ; time, do your best, and if you earn a tolerable position in the world you shall have her. During the int rval, silence is the word?1 will allow no con c so nude nee?nothing to perp-tuate an affection wTiich your failure must pulan end to forever." - "... ' #" - ? * -t . I. 1^ Theodore vowed he wouiu carry me wnmu i world before him, tuake a rapid and noble for- ! tune, return and marry his mistress in triumph ; the painter thought differently, but kept his t doubts within his own mind, contenting himself with wishing him a bon voyage, and [ire- ! senting him with a five franc piece to aid him J in the commencement of his journey, Iwwed him quietly to the#oor. I I.?THE DILLfCENCR. The lover was a prudent man, he had fortysix francs in his pocket, he spent forty-one in , paying his coach hire, and carefully laid the . rest out in Adynising himself, as he depended inore upon his good looks than on anything else to make his way in the world. Theodore Primi was by no means a modest man, bashfulness was not imprinted legibly upon his countenance, and he felt satisfied that he had but to present himself at the gates of the great city, to have silver and gold in abundance in his possession. He therefore ascended the j steps of the diligence, and set himself down in j a very contented state of mind, though his pockets owned hut four govs, one (tan/, and two centimes, for which in Knglish, a term nan ' est inventus?i. e., has not been invented.. Louise, in the enjoyment of every comfort of j life in the home of her parents, and with every : attention paid her, was dull, nay miserable? b\it Louise was a woman, and one of strong ! feeling, and more, she was not going to I'aris. j Her lover, it was true, every instant w.is winded or rather dragged, farther from her ; but then, he was in the .busy world, starting on the grand : errand we all run?she, like too many of her sex. s-cluded and in solitude. '1 heodore's first thought was to examine his companions in the rotondc, ami his eye instantly caught that of one whom he knew. ' All, Duval! c'esl vousl" " Yes, Priirii, and is it possible that it is : o u ?" Wonderful similtude of expression ! Extra-: ordinary sympathy of kindred spiiits? ?l'rinii and Duval were instantly the best friends in the world, confiding to each ether their plans ' and hopes, and displacing their resources in a i very ostentatious manner. A conversation of a very interesting nature ensued, for ihey spoke of the tender passion, and, besides, both weie bound for Paris in search of fortune as ad veil turers and wits. While the words of coiniuu-j nication were passing rapidly from one to the : other, the olfactory nerves of iSignor Piirni] were attracted, and as soon repelled, by "a very ancient and fish-like smell," proceeding from some part of the coach. "Out ! oulT' said the cap-maker. "Qui? qui?" replied Duval. "Can't say," quoth his friend in a whisper, scanning the proportions of their comrades.? j Opposite him sat an old lady, next to him a ' well cloaked individual, exhibiting an evident I desire to retain bis incognito, and in the vomer, j a person in a new leathern jet kin, not over- j well tanned, upon whom his suspicious rested, j Primi said nothing, hut waiting until the coach | stopping gave him an opportunity (the man in 1 the leathern jerkin stepping out) ot iiifoiining his companions of a plan he had hit upon to j iid himself and his friends of the strong scented ; jerkm. Shortly after the obnoxious stringer's i return, DtlVal addressing Prim I, said, "I believe you pretend to fortune telling, mon ami "1 certainly do not pretend to it, but I have the gift of pmphecy, if I behold the handwri ting of the person concerning whom I have to speak." "Bali!" said Duval, "all nonsense, I have heard this before, but never believed you could have the consummate impudence to assert it." 111.?Tub Kxi'eitimkm*. After some further preliminary colloquy, Duval signed his name with a pencil on a piece of paper, and Primi gave a most elaborate and apparently correct answer, at which the whole company, and especially the lantern-jerkin, appeared greatly surprised. The rest of the passengers were tried in the same manner, perfectly to their own satisfaction, without noticing the strongly-odoured individual against i whom the plot was directed. Priiui proceeded to converse on some other subject. "Ji'st Monsieur," inquired the leathern jerkin, modestly, "will you not oblige me by making the same experiment? Here is my name written with my own hand." < "With pleasure, sir," replied Primi, taking the paper, and, without casting his eyes on it, addressing the stranger, "anything to oblige, and, moreover, there is something in your countenance so very amiable I could not refuse you. "Dio mio!" cried he, as soon as he saw the handwriting, returning the paper hastily and apparently shocked?"I cannot tell you j anything. Pray Heaven I am mistaken, but : God's will be done us I was saying, Duval, it is this faculty on which 1 depend tor success in Paris." i "And will not Monsieur oblige mcf said the leathern jeikin, earnestly; "111 y curiosity is very much roused, and besides, 1 am sure it is something unpleasant." "Seriously," replied Prinii, "1 am very disa i greenblv placed, but as, perhaps, prophesying i will enable you to falsify the assertion of the I facts, let me tell you that I see from your hand < writing that you are to be assassinated the in- < stant you enter Paris." I The leathern jerkin sank back in his place in the utmost terror and astonishment, and at the next stage disappeared. . i IV.?Tiie Adventurer in Paris. i Travelling night afid day, one must over. ^ come the slowness of a diliyence and the ohsti- | nacy of French post-horses, which look quite out of place in a gallop, and our tra vellers accordingly did at length reach Paris, where ( Duval intioduced Primi to the Abbe de la Baume,not then Archbishop of Emlnun, which accounted for his condescension. 'J he Abbe, taken by l he wit and humor of his new acquaintance, after spending several very plea- j sant hours with him, introduced him to the ^ Duke de Vendoine, and to his brother, the (irand Prior. . . The Duke de Vendome, being a man whose time was w holly devoted to pleastireaud amuse- j ment, was delighted with Priini, whom he took about wlh him everywhere, and lbund in his | ready wit, aptitude of manners,- and fertility of | invention, a great resource against idleness and j ennui. But what chiefly recommended the Italian to his new friend, was the capital mannor in w hich he narrated a lively story, and the | Duke would never be sati.-fied unless he told him one at his breakfast table. Amongst oth ? ers, Priini described the scene in the diligence, at which the Duke was convulsed with laugh- ' ter. j "Priini,''' exclaimed he, "you are a treasure, ( by heavens!" "My lord is very flattering." "No, pardi, I am not, but this must not be lost?it is too good to be thrown a way. If we I could enact this over again, what a capital i S'iuicc of amusement and wonder for the j Parisians T'"Anything, my lord duke, which can procure you sat inaction, I am prepared for." ' Well, let us t Ik it over and see how it can j be done. Attendee. Ah! I have it. Let us shut you up for "a couple of mouths, during i which time I will tell you 'the genealogy and i secret history of the whole cour t, llieir connec- i i . i it i i i Hons, amours, rivmsnips, enuiuics: na; ?;i : ; lin! capital ideal I foresee, Monsieur Theodore, a world of amusement! ' * Primi acquiesced in the plan a'tiove mentioned, and the duke, the prior, and the abhc, bu- I sied themselves in supplyiug him with facts and matters connected with the persons about the Court, to enable liini to know their histories, should they present themselves to his notice. ! V.?THE KING, Primi secluded himself dining the two months and having a most retentive memory, did not fail to acquire tile knowledge requisite for so 1 novel an undertaking. An apartment was pre. j pared for him with all ll.e paraphernalia of magic?a wand mirror, dark curtains, long (lowing robes, grey heard and .-douched hut, in addition to which he was furnidied with a hook, 1 tilled with cahalistie figures, but in reality containing private and secret notes concerning I he persons whom he expected would present them selves. The coiifedera'es then spread about the 1 news of an extraordinary fortune-toller and magician, who could divine merely from perceiving tiie signature of the person seeking information. No sooner was the rumor noised abroad, than crowds presented ihemst Ives, com posed entirely of the rank and fashion of France. Men ami women, old and young, the rich, the titled, and the beautiful?and, as the fee was considerable, Primi began to entertain certain hopes of attaining the object of his dearest hopes, and his spirits rising accordingly, his success was the greater. The duke and the prior, who concealed themselves ^n an adjoin ing cabinet, were often so convulsed with laughter at the distress and astonishment manifested by the visitors, that 1'iiinl f< It alarmed for himself lest they should betray him, but fortunatel\ they had sufficient cummand over themselves to restrain an explosion. Among other persons - who visited Primiwere, the Countess ol Soissous and the Duchess of Orleans; and tlto fortune teller astnnished the latter by declaring accurately all the circumstances attending her correspondence with the Conite de Cluiche. I!< r surprise was unbounded,and sbe displayed a liberality which strongly testified her terror at the conjurer's power, and her (car that he might iinpail the knowledge he had gained to others. Some days alter the interview above mentioned, Vcndomo was driven to his cabinet, which he had quitted on the departure of the ; Countess of Soissons, after her third visit to -""i" nwiiiii i(ie fit; fn u-liiif tlio lifiil t.mnrlif to know,? l?y the announcement of visitors.? 'I he Duchess <?l" Oi loans entered, attended, I?y , a straiitfT, habited in an amide cloak, whom, , surveying for an instant Pritni, without noticing the Duchess, led villi the deepest respect to a scat, and then, addressing Madame of Or- tl leans; inquired her orders. ai ''Tell me," said she, unrolling a sheet of pa- e< per and displaying a letter sealed with the tl royal arms, and signed, Louis.?"tell me the as character and disposition of him who signed m this letter." b< "I'emiellez, voire Altesse," replied Primi, ta- e< king the letter from the hand of the Duchess, ai and approaching the light, and then adding, gi without a moment's hesitation,''tl is written \v by n mixer ly old carmudyeon, who luis not one good quality to recommend him." i ei The Duchess in the utmost confusion, with ei trembling limbs, advanced towards the stan- [ fe ger, and said softly, but still so as to be heard sj by Primi, ' forgive him, it was my fault, he hi does not know you !" in "Sire," exclaimed Primi, falling on his knee, ai "I knew your Majesty the instant you crossed tf my threshold, but thinking you wished not to ti be known here, I forbore recoginizing you." pi "What!" said the Duchess, still more as ton- u; ed and confounded, "do you add to your erim- tl nality by thus declaring your knowledge, that ct in the king's presence you insulted him?" ti "Stay, stay, cousin, not so fast!" interrupted si the King, quietly,and at the same time giving li evident tokens of embarrassment ami vexation at bis position. "You have induced me to test si the powers of this man, and I have not been ; R disappointed. That letter is in the handwriting j pi of Rose, my cabinet secretary, and his chftrac-' le Ler has been fairly hit!" J w Both the Duchess and the concealed Duke , tc were in amazement at this new proof of Pi i- j G mi's wit and power of discrimination; but the k latter was soon overcome with terror, rather li than any other feeling, when the King turning to the Fortune-teller, said, "Now, Primi, I di have only two woids to say to you?disclose . IV to me your secret, for which I will pay you ! tl with a pension of two thousand livres for life, 1 ui or else make up your mind to he hanged.? , tl [Jousin, you may leave us.'' J pi Primi, (the Duchess having retired,) detailed tl without hesitation his whole story, fiom the | lime of leaving liologn'a until that morning, i ind during the recital the Duke entered, threw I himself at the King's feet and besought his 1 tj forgiveness. ; tc The King pardoned both, kept his promise ! st to Primi, and in addition to this, not.only pre* I Sl served his secret, but when going that evening ' j. to the Queen's apartment, .mentioned before the courtiers that he had seen (lie did not say ' S( he had visited) Piimi, and that "he had told i|, tin) things which no being of bis kind had ever j w before reveah d to any one." s, This added wondei fully to Prinii's reputa-! gj tion, and, not to weary the patience of our jn readers, it is sufficient to say that ere the year's I a lenninatiori,.Primi had realized sufficient, in j iddiliuii to his pension, to enable him to return I ,, ind claim his bride in triumph, which lie did? | ? uitl Jiving to ;t good old age, never tailed to j ;t lilc&s the man in the leatlieni jerkin fur the lor- ^ Lunc which he had procured him. Sl ? ill A Vision*.- One sultry summer day, having fallen into a doze over ' Plutarch's Lives," me thought I was suddenly transported to the. reoious of tlte dead, where as I wandered about eekiug some of my olJ friends, my attention j was suddenly arrested by a loud clamor of ! voices that seemed to come from persons engaged in hot contention,and attention of Iihad- . - man thus, who presides over the Supreme ll Court iti that unexplored region. On cnquiiing j Sl the cause of this disturbance, he was informed , a! that it originated in a dispute between Alex- ! under the Great, Julius Ciesar, Tameilanc, j Nadir Schali and Napoleon Bonaparte, as to | which was the greatest hero and conqueror.? | The judge directed them all to be called before j J' liiio, and ordered tbein to set forth their pretensions in as few words as possible. "I," said Julius Ciesar, "conquered Gaul, and l' Britain, and finally laid all Itallyul my feet." 11 "And I, 'said Tamerlane, "conquered Asia, <;i and shut up the representative of the Propllet j l( in an iron cage." j "And I," said Nadir Schali, "conquered Per- j J1 sia, Armenia and Hindustan." ' "And I," said Napoleon, conquered Italy, 'L Germany and Prussia, laid Kuropu at my feet n and subjected France to iny sway." "And I," said Alexander the Great, "o<>n- | qucred the wot Id." ei't> well,'said thejtidgo. "Yotiare all great Conquerors hut I will show you :i greater.' Accoidiugly he beckoned to a tall, majestic | Sl figure, standing apart contemplating the scene j ' with calm indifference, w ho advances ami stood ' erect before the great Judge of mankind. "Here," exclaimed KhTidamunthus?4 Here is the conqueror, greater titan the desolators ot i n .lions, and the subjugators of Empires, who 1 after giving freedom to his country ami eintin* 11 cipating a world overcame his ambition and 1 conquered himself!" It was Washington. Kkrp Yocno.?There is no surer destroyer of youth's privileges, and powers, and delights, than yielding thespiiit to the empire of ill- (| tender ami selfishness. Wo should all lie cau- (| tious, :is we advance in life, of allowing occa- |, sional sorrowful experience to overshadow our j. perception of the preponderance of good. faith in good is at once its own rectitude ; ,j and reward. To believe good, and to do good, ^ truly and trustfully, is the healthiest of huiuaiii- j . ly's conditions, 'i'o lake events clieei fully, and |( promote the happiness of others, is the way to ensure the endui ing spring of existence. ,|( Content and kindness are the. soft vernal jc showers and fostering sunny warmth that keeps a man's nature and being fresh and green. It we would leave a gracious memory behind us, .. there is no way better to secure it than by liv- j| ing graciously. A cheerful and benign tern- (| per, that biuls forth pleasant blossoms, and bears sweet liuit for those who live within its influence, is sure to produce an undying growth j of green remembrances, that sliail llnurish im- ^ mortally alter the present stock is decay ed and i gone. . An editor at a dinner Utile, being asked it" jt lie would take some pudding, replied, in a fit ,| i.f abstraction, ' Owing to a crowd ol oilier ,, matter, I am unable to find room for if."' ' p From, Wiley's North Carolina Header. d Avarice an<l Prodigality to be a!ik< ir - Avoided. 1- BY WILLIAM II. BATTLE, NOHTlf-CAROLIKA. Avarice cuts off man from his brother, am concentrates all his hopes, wishes, and affec lions upon hiiii'self. It turns a deaf ear to - th ? voice of sympathy, and is callous to the call of gratitude and friendship. Its devotee has m 1,1 feeling, no hope, no love hut for 'self Coh as his money-bags, his heart grows harder am 11 harder, until it eun claim kindred "with nough but the nether millstone. It is said to be ou " national vice, whether truly or not, I will no '* now slop to inquire, but charge yon to avoi< 3* it as vou would the desolation toruado or burn Kcligioti of (lie Cliincsc Rebel*. Several English oflicers in April last. visile le camp of the Chinese lebels, and in the ccount of their trip they st..te, at a place cal J Tantoo,- they had destroyed all the idols an irown them into the river. One of the rebe ;ked an officer to repeat the ten contmant icnts, and on his doing so they appeared t e highly delighted. The oflicers also preset] I them with copies of the Bible, in Engli> id Chinese. The rebels treated them wil reat respect after they ascertained their vis as not for hostile purposes. The liong Kong Register of May 17, hov rer, pronounces the statement that "the leai s of the movement are not merely formal pr< ssors of a religious system, hut practical an liritual Christians/' sheer nonsense and liun ug. It contends that the Christianity of thes ion has shown itself in robbery, liceiitiousnes ud bloodshed. Tliey glory in stating tin ley put to death 25,000 Tartars, without di ncfion of age or sex, since they have ha ossession of Nankin. It considers them i dug religion merely as an engine to sen leir ambitious ends. The way these men hi line acquainted with any part of Christin nth is saitl to be through Dr. Gulzlaff. a mi: onary, who formed among them a Chrislia iiiion. Some of the members of this society, it ipposed, are tile leaders of this rebellion. Tf egister adds, there is undoubtedly great in osture and wild fanaticism among them. Tli ader, Tat*-ping-wing, gives out that his origi as divine, and asserts that he is often taken u > Ileaven, has direct personal communion wit !od, and is the brother of Jesus Christ! II dlowers seem to entertain the same, belief i practice, he has thirty-six wives! >0 JUKI iiww naui y <iiiu r>wiuiiiiujy 41 ii')- look noon the memorials of their depurte isuciates will the)- mentally agitate the que: on which of the two will finally pit solitary i ie shadowy presence of the dead, and say't ie grave, thou art my brother, and to c-orru| on, thou art my sister.' How awful that las ipper, w hen the sole survivorenters the roon id sees there the seven plates and the sevo liairs, each of which tells him, 'what shadow tare, shadows we pursue.'?Cut. Gazette. ? ? AN KXTIIAOKIKNAItV AN1) PAINFUL OCCUI enck.?We have just learned from Mr. C. ( uneh, fiom Sabine pass, that, ahoat ten da) lio, a small girl, ten years old, a daughter (Ii links) of Mr. Solomon Sparks, living at ill loath of Old Uiver, Orange County, wa tuglit hy an alligator, as she was wading ot j gather the nuts of the pond lilly, and nio: tnihly mutilated. Both her arms and hot ?gs were bitten oir by pieces, and swnllowc y the alligator, until her body was left liml iss, and of course, lifeless. This oceurrc ear the residence of Mr. Sparks. As soon ; ie alarm was given, the alligator was shot an is body was opened, when there was foun ot only the limbs of the unfortunate little vi< m, hut also, a part of a pair of pantaloon itli a pocket book in the pocket, eontaiuin rime money. 'J lie pantaloons were suppose ) belong to a man who had, not long sine eeu drowned in the Ohio river.? Guluesto 'cws. Uncertainty* of tiie Law.?A laughabl lustiatioii of the heading of this article oceu ccl In Illinois lately, as win oe seen ny me m jwing from the 1'curia, News: "Mr. Ji. was out hunting willi his rifle, an rossing the field of Mr. C., a Frenchman, C. irge dog attached him savagely, while ( loud looking on, without attempting to ea fFhis dog; IJ.. getting out of patience, shot tl og, and lie fell apparently dead. C., in hi?j udgeon, forthwith got out a warrant and h:i I arrested for killing his dog?swore to tl filing?and was corroborated l?y two of h oighbors, wlio were present at the shooliii: 'he magistrate fined II. ten dollars and cost 'hicli amounted to aliout ten more. II." pai is flue and costs, and when the parties g< ome from 1 he trial the dog hail come hmncah nd was not killed. II. then got out a warrai gainst the Frenchman and his two associati >r perjury, in swearing II. had killed the dt hey were frightened ant) made peace with II aid him back his twenty dollars, and ten moi >r his trouble, and no trial was had; and win, ie parties returned home from the last suit, I ie dog was dead."' To escape tiii: Ki kixts ok Lioiitnino.. Avoid standing under trees to escape, fro ie rain during a thunder storm, but boldly e ose yourself to the wet; it will preserve y? om the lightning. 2. Avoid standing close i i it ? i i ? : I)}' inetallC noun's, ;is ienu |ii|ics or iron ra .gs, iVc. 'i. When iii-tluois during a tlnr i'islnriiif sit or stand as near to the midd l" the room as convenient; avoid standing , ie window, or sitting near flie wall. 1L is turtlier stated mat tne use 01 opium isallowcd in their ranks, and forbidden to the illouors. In fact., it is said they have adde i.e interdiction of the use of tobacco and op in to'the ten commandments, tacking it 011 I ? " ? I. . 4.1 ll I le end ol Uic seven 111. it IS siaieu uiej um lonty of money. As they were poor mei ley must have obtained this by plunder. Society of the Last Man.?Nearly twer r-one years ami, seven young men of this citj ten in the early llusli of manhood, entered it i an association for an annual meeting an ipper so long as any of their number shonl irvive. These seven were Dr. Vartior, D imes M. Mason, William Stansburv, Williai lisiney, Jr., Henry L. 'intern, Joseph. K. M; m and Fcnton Lawson. For several year it: pleasure of their meeting was Imalloye ith sorrow by death. In 1830, one vacnr at and one unused plate announced the b< inning of the wreck which Death was sure: st to make of all their number. By and b second empty plate bore its quiet testimon ? the stern reality of the rclentlessncss of tli rave. Soon but four met at the annual con lemoration, and another unoccupied chair tol s silent story. A year or two longer, an le dead were more than the living; thrc irvivors remained?four had died ; and no lothcr, Fenton Lawson, swells the triumph < te grave. Next October, Dr. Vartier an leury lutein, will meet alone if death is in ... *? i i 11.. i ,.,.i i.. ? ing sirocco. Rut, in shunning Scvlla, bewnr l" of Chary bdis. Pro^gality and extravagant 50 produce results almost as disastrous as'thos =s of avarice. Without a proper attention is pair l' to providing suitably lor yourself, and for thosi = " of your own household, and the exercise of ; ^ prudent economy in the management of you IS afiiiirs, they wil. soon become involved, debt 'e will accumulate, and pecuniary embairassmen 2" and distress will not be slow tofo!lowf on ; am " then you will have nothing left to you hut th s- name of a freeman ; for a stale of indebted " ness beyond the ability to pay is essentially ; state of slavery. I allude not to the powe 13 which the Jaw gives to the creditor over th IC body of his debtor, but to that which he exer l* cises over his feelings, his principles, and hi 10 characters. I mean no offence by the defilaru 11 tion ; but nil observation shows that I do no P speak too strongly when I say thill the coiuli h tion of a debtor, who is utterly unable to cnee Is. his engagements, is a condition of thraldom1 thraldom, not of the body, if you please, bu what is infinitely worse?of the soul. In bit [s ter experience of the truth of this remark itxvn lr that the poet, in an epistle equally remarkabl '1 for beauty of language and correctness of sen ' timent, advised a young friend : ? "To catch dame (ortuiio'a golden smile, e Assiduous wait upon her, ii, And gather gear by every wilo' That's justified by honour: Not for to hide it in a hedge; Not for attain attendant: t- Uut for the glorious privilege Of being independent." * l- ? d The corrupt tendency of Fashioitabli d American Literature. r. ? n DY II. W. MILLER. I- .? Si Is it not lamentable that throughout our wliol (j country, and especially in our populous cities jt the most frothy, ephemeral and corrupt produc j. tions of the day have become the favorites of th; reading public? that the scholar's study and tin y lady's drafting-room are considered more tastil; y decorated by the works of the licentious novel ie Uts of the nineteenth century, than they wouh , he bv all Lhe literary learning of the past? IIov J ofter. are the mother and daughter occupied ii d poring, with apparent delight,'over the viciou ;c productions of Jjulwer or Eugene Sue, when tliej vv would scorn to appear even to countenance om jf who is suspected of frequenting haunts of vice j for which the reading of these very works mat have given him a taste ? Vcs, chaste indee* IS must he the thoughts, pure the reflections of he d who has just emerged from a scene drawn by tin s. pen of the novelet w hich she herself would blusj ? to relate! And yet all this is encouraged. Gi 0 into any of your bookstores, visit your reading v rooms, look around you in your public saloon: 5t ?whose productions first meet the eye ? Thosi , of the graphic, the virtuous, the iinortal Scott ? of the chaste Addison,and their compeers? No s but there lies open tlie Don Juan, or the Visioi of Judgment of Hvron, the Ernest Malt ravers, o Falkland of Bulwer, the Temptations of Engcni t. Sue, and scattered here and there, as if to infusi ; into the whole mass the lowest, filthiest, black s est vice, the eye rests upon the vulgar and prof |C ligate effusions of Paul De Kock ! And can tin ie mind spend days and nights, weeks and month; lS in contemplating such scenes as are described such characters as are delineated in much of tin the fiction of the day. and still retain its purity I, its strength, its capacity to distinguish betwoei right and wrong, to detect error and elucidate j. truthCan it, by the graphic power of tin ltj novelist, be induced to lie down in mental asso IS ciation with the debauchee or libertine?loci d arms of the most intimate companionship witl (j the shrew or the termagant?sit for hours ir ' ' flin l-ironiior t lift ?U'In< 1 l.'?r CIUSI" I'OIIIIII UII ksm nun cnw iuivvuv*} v?v/.....u.v. s or the assassin?enter into all the schemes, tin ,, dark and cunning machinations ot' the gamble ?| or political juggler, join in their feelings, partici t, pate in .their sympathies; can it pass throngl /4' all this, I a>k, arid still retain unsoilcd thus* moral sensibilities, that well balanced state o moral feeling, as would tit it for the duties o |L, life? As well might you expect the eonfidin: youth to learn the true principles of the Chris j. tiau faith by tbe study of the writings of Holing broke or Paine! Thus do we meet around u (| melancholy victims of the fashionable reading o >s tbc day. In the case of the young female, ther j is exhibited a total unstringing of the inenta || nerves, a morbid restlessness of desire. It ha Ie proiluccd upon the mind an effect similar totlia I, which some medicines have upon the bod if 1(j organs. An ideal world is created. It is in K, habited by every species of unnatural bein" |S Visions indistinct and unsettled are coustantl ,r flitting before it. Vague and incoinpreheiisibl ^ ideas of right and wrong, of virtue and vice, t |(| truth and error, are incessantly haunting it. Tli lt charms of domestic life, the duties of the pareni !() are forgotten or neglected, smothered bencat the mass of mental confusion ! So has an intel ,s l?ct, which would, with proper culture, liav proved a blessing and delight to every circle, be : come the architect of it* own ruin ! II The Stream or Life.?Life boars us o o! like the stream of a mighty river. (.>ur boa at first glides swiftly <!t?\vn the narrow ehatine through the playful murmurings of the littl - brook, and winding along its grassy border: hi the trees shed their blossoms over our youn x- heads, and the flowers on the brink seem t in oiler themselves to our hands; we are in hop* to and we gra?p eagerly at the beauties aroun - ----- ? j -.mi ... j| us; hut. I lie .stream mime* us un, auu miii uu n hands areemptv. Ic Our course in youth and manhood is alon nt a wider and deeper flood, and amid object more striking and magnificent. We. arc nni mated by the moving picfuffewf enjoyment iuwb.| c industry that is passing before n?;*We are \3t*cited by short lived success/or depressed ao4* : rendered miserable by some sbor^rved disnp^ pointment. Hut our energy asfl^depetldetiao 'i are both in vain. Tlie stream bears i?s 6n,.ftndc^ e oor joys and griefs aw left behind os; we may.; g be shipwrecked, but we Cannot-anchor; oor-^ 0 voyage may be hastened, but we cannot be. j delayed ; whether rough or smooth, thc 'riyerij hastens towards its home; the roaring of the'i t waves is beneath our keel, and landj lessens? |t from our eyes ; -the floods are lifted up around'^ t us, and we take oor last leave of earth and its j inhabitants; and of bur future voyage there ie ] no. witness but the Infinite and Eternal t . - .3 -1 0 *7^ " ? e Domestic Peace.?If there 13 one spot above ; e all others where peace should reign, it is the ^ j domestic circle. VV hat gives home ite altoMtv-' e tions? 'Tis love?.'tis tlie absence a storm of passion to disturb the quiet of the side circle. Brothers and sisters, strive to'-f s maintain uninterrupted peace. Fear the 6rsl \ t unkind word. Re generous and forgiving?1' \ 3 drive faraway the green eyed monsteryVa/owy e or your quiet will be marred-forever. Bridle ? _ }our tongue before you speak or act. - Aska yourselves, "v\ill this be< right/'^and if yotp*' r conscience ^wiil not answer in ' the afHrtfia^-i; e tive be silent. So shall peace and trtfe liappi^ ; .. nessbless.your.family circle. J s Fathers and mothers, see that your children V. live in perfect harmony,?be just and fear ntK&* l ?but let your precepts be strengthened. wm [ your examples. Let unbroken conjugaj peactf ' t reign in your home, from "your bridal 'ttR?yntuS: * dyiug day. Theu sliall wars aud tonaults-ceaSe^t, Continual family contention will wevjtefelj^ . fosters spirit of war and copqoefit. ITnfik*#E? s these these hings every .day yon live. ' ****9. ? ? Provkrbial Philosophy^ Honestv.^TKS--4 man'who would steal a pin, Would perfornl ihe* ] rtAn/k /Yn/IHil I All Alt O ACAil'KoH lull uVit if io."h? dUiiic Wjrcitiuun vu a ui v/n */oi r ?u??v ??/ * easy of concealment. The man who steals , not from fear of the mill far outstripsihe high- ; wayman, for the latter has a good tjuality1'thd}?-* former lacks?courage. Honesty is. iri heart, and not in the fingers': it is* riaV6/W& ' and not a cultivated plant. There are (rtjfr'grtr*.dations in roguery?all wha overstop'the e. charmed Hue of honesty - bear the-same stjhnp.* Ilonesty is the half-way house to p'rety-; audit' is there the fatigued wayfarer^ on his journey of competition, takes rest and-refreshment.- J Honesty may be ragged for a season, but theL' sound heart tfiat beats 'neath the tatters, feeUi S a contempt for: .well-dressed roguery as 'bo*" ? " paces, and a confidence in tiie patJi befofe-bim.' . e The man.who makes not a sacrifice in-lbt^' e cause of honesty is but a bubble on the-dirty/ k' water of roguery, that sooner or later bursts/' and forms a part of the filth.?Diogenes. - ^ ' ?-? v Miss Lrsuk on Sla^ng.? "There's no wit,*', 1 says the author of the Behavior Book", "in & s lad) to speak of taking a "snooze/ instead of a 1 nap?in calling pantaloons ' pants,' or gentle^-'- ~i e men'gents'?in saying of a man whose dress % ' is getting old, that he looks''seedyand in ' 1 ' alluding to an amusing anecdote, or a divert- j ing incident, to say that it is'rich.' All slang 1 words are detestable from the lips of ladies.?1 3 We are always sorry to hear a young lady use' 1 1 such a word as polking, when she tells of hav * ing been engaged in a certain dance too fash'-* , ionable not long since; but happily, *now it isv ; * fast going out, and almost bantshed from th? 3 best society.' To her honor, be it .remember-- ? I ed, Queen Vj^toria has proliibited - the polka -J ' being danced in her presence. Howcana gen- '' 1 teel girl bring herself to saj^ 'Last night,! , ^ was poking with Mr. Bell/or.'Mr. Cope came. 3 and asked me to poke with him/ Its coarse, j 2 .1 ;n ,i* ..- ... vi... .ra. j.?< anu ill buunuiii^ iJtiiuc i> wvi lujt ui wio viautu.. , ' We have little tolerance for young ladies wbo> having in reality neither wit nor humor, set up,- J 3 for both, and having nothing of the right stock* j * to go upon, substitute coarseness and imperti-.. j ' nenee (not to say imprudence) and try to ex- j 3 cite laughter, and attract the attention of geu' tlemen by talking slang. Where do they g?$ j 1 it? llow do they pick it up? From low' 1 3 newspapers, or from vulgar books? Surely not ; e from low companions? We have heard one, \ of these ladies when her collar chanced to be, ' pinned awry, say that it was put on drunk?^ 1 also that her'bonnel was drunk, meaning crooks* i 1 ed on her head. When disconcerted, she was ' 'floored.' When submitting to any thing un1 willingly, she was 'brought to the scratch.'? 1 Sometimes 'she did things on the sly.' She^ talked of a certain great vocalist Singing like 1 a beast. She believed it very smart add pi(piant to use these vile expressions. It is true, ^ . when at parties she always had half a dozen gentlemen about her; their curiosity being ex-- | ~ cited as to what she would next say. And yet, she was a woman of many good qualities; and ' one who boasted of having always 'lived/ in soI ? p WnisPEKtxc in Company.?This habit, so ' often indulged in by young ladies, in the preS aannn nt' raitsnvnra klrnnulv ~ ^ ~ "B v J c of rudeness. The vainest being, the most con- j )' rciled or the most perfect, suffers nhke under i * that emancipation from the government of true ' politeness. We cannot help, though perfect 1 )' we may imagine ourselves, to consider our0 selves the theme of merry whispers, and the '' pain rankling iir our wounded sell'love, leavrs | e a thorn which sooner or later will sting the -a N aggressors and prove a thorn to them. VVhis- j ' pering in the presence of strangers, without l ' some cogent apology, is therefore entirely 6nt I 0 | of place, and ought to be avoided, bo it what j it may. " Soon the Crystal Palace, Tommy?" asked >3 n a little urchin of a newsboy. 1 t, "O yes, I'se been up thur several different I. times," replied another newsboy, as they stood e io Nassau street wailing for the Extras to com# J S out. <r " Wal I knows a man that wo'uldgive 85000 i) to see that are place." " You do, Jim?" " Yes sir-ee." J ,i "And you know it, Jim ?" " Yes." ir " Bet a quarter on it that yon don't." ' Doneand the money- was put in Billy -J (r Mulligan's hands. s " Now. who is he ?" 3 1 ? - Win-', he's a ll'ir.d A