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Dollar per square for a single in- Ii sartion, Quarterly and Monthly AIvertise- I ments will be charged the same as a single' t inbertion, and semi-monthly the same as new % one, All -Obituary Notices exceeding six lines, t anti Communications reconiniending Candi dates for public offices- or trust-or pulling Exhibitions,. will be charged as Advertise- 0 ients. , 0 .l OAlL letters by mail must be paid to in- t sure punctual attendance. 2gricultural. to From the Abbrilk Banner. R. rLEENWOOD, S. C s FEBRUARY 14, 18' 8 .Mt. C. H. Alicn: Sim,-Permit mei p throughthe neliumn of your paper to call li the attention of the pliantors of' this and i the adjoining Districts to the imporw;tnce a ofthe Mississippi Scraper. I iaving visi ted Mississippli in the spingiii of' IS I(), I was forcibly imipressid withi its niily in b the culture'of Cotton. I procuimred ii Iod. el from a practical planter of that State a and had some made and used themim the e past year oi' 111 phlnitationi, anid I cnII con. fidently rCcoiiimminCIid theim to the public ias 0 one of the most otficient ist'rumniiits ihr V the'eultivation of Cotton I have ever seeIt The stdok* is made similar to the common I plows in tse in the country, with this ex. t Ception that they are imich heavier, if the 0 foot being six inchtes square at the (11d n when the Scraper is fastened and I he oth- S or parts in proportion, The eMorap-r is P nine and a half iniehins-wide aun(d four'tee p' imnches long and laid wit-h steel on the edge i and ground sha rp, and is fastened to the% I Atock with a bolt and screw. Whenw properly fixed a good lluwnia van shave i all thegrass and dirt from the cotton, anid pileit in the middle of tihe row without breaking the bed, ind the cotton is lefi oi It betutiful straight ridge about three Incies wide, which will enable a hand C ivitli A loe to chop out at least One lhil ti inOre inja day. A fter scraping all chop. pinig.ouit 0110 or two days, tie tin plow should fillow anl 'throw the soil r back to the cotton which will support and keep it from falling. The second work- a ing should be done in thei samile way, with this exception that the grass should ho e phoippe'd out and the cotton redtucled to a to ,skinid after thle scraper has beii rni romd 11 it, and thlen the ear'th hrown back wih Ii the plow. The third working should al so he dono in like mannril', aftler which I ti use the Swoop in laying by. I am satis. h fled that mitch harid labor can be saved P by the serper on the plan recomnimenihtal 1 ubove.and that every planter can cilbi- J, v Sadeast two acres to the handimi more h1 then Wte usual mnole of' eiltvating cot toi. And I recominmeid the scraper to ihe s white population of our district w ho labor, 1i on account cf' the great saving iof work v done -ith the le which th. all know. to be the cliekf di fliculty in cultivazt ilg a c" t. t ton crop, My object is to benefit the f8 planting interest ofour' distrmict and add to I tho productive wealth of' the Statle, which l isi my apology for initrudinig onm thme co!- t9 umns'of your raiper. i I am your's Respeetly, I T-om 1B. Brun, in Dirctlionafor making Stock'fhr Scraper: .-He'Ilve 4 1-2 feet long uand (i inihes p equare at foot; beam 3 1.2 feet long f'romn point to helves; and from lower' parit of' heam to tupper part orshioulder cuat to re ceive the scraper 9 inches on the riglit ~ hand side and 10 1.2 on the lefi--1-2 t inch (leep on the left side, and 2 inches ~ on the right which it will be p~erceived~( " will make the right hand sidec of' thle sc-rn per lowest; from poinit of scrae tino 1 lower t' edge of beam, perpeCndnicuhlr 14 1-2 inchi- I es; give 2 1-2 inches lund. C T1. 11. fl. PLE SURns OF AG~IeIULTRE.-The emr plovmenlts of agriculture, independent of' i their profit, are mostcongenial anti pleas. "' ing to human nature, An 'uneorruipted a mind sees in the progress of vegetation, ~ imnd the habits and diispositins amnd uses I of those animals which man hats sub ijee. ti thd to his swa'ty, chairms and beauties C which the objects of' art can schdom afl'or'd. '" 'The occupations of humsbandury are more n 'pvorable'too, to health, to plen-rty, to i'e- i .pose, and to iinnocence. Can the puristuits ~ .of low and vicious gratifications, can lux. 'urious indulgencies, can time restless caired, a the fears anld anixie'ties of the ambitious, i ab compared with the labors and enjoy-a 'mnents'of him whose days are spent in su corintendinig the culture of his fields-- " is nights in quiet and r'efreshing sleep? I n'~okta life is not inconsistent with a high. u Jy cltivated and polished mind. It is by P no means necessary that they who engage tI .Indrural labors, should contract coarse-( o iis ofmannier, or vulgarity ofsoti'ment. 'Fr&4 the Laurens"~ He rald. ROTATION OF CROPS. FAntirNNTON PLACE, Feb. 16, 1848. Mr. Editor.-As the season of plan' ng is fast approaching, allow one, who takes no pretensions in writing for pub. c scrutiny,-to oiTer a few suggestions, y way of random shot, to your readers; nd especially those ofthem, who are in. !rested in the accelerated progress, and leedy development of the .science of Igriculture, such as is practibally appli able to our section of country. And as ur staple commodity is still growing beaper, and yet seems to be monopolizing ur time and energies; for which present rices do not yield sufficient indemnity -aving out of the consideration, the ex austion of our lands by a continued ser s of Cotton crops, withotut alternating lth some other grow th,-having to keep to soil exposed and clean in order to get full yield, and thereby rendering it more able to wash from a want of due admix are with litter. I would suggest a hiange, by whiclh we might more ellbc. ally prevent our undulating lands from 'ashing away-continue to improve the -rtilitv of the soil, and the eventual pect iary realization be equal, if not superior, > our present modo of proceeding in cul vating our lIaids; so injurious and ex austilng to the soll, viz: alternating with rnall grain, corn, peas, &c., more fre uaently, to assist our ditched bulwarksin roventing and altering the dolorotus gul ed aspect, which the hilly land of Caro na has, too long, been wont to assume, nad that too, from a want of a stmiall mouint of very necessary 'arv aid pinus, hich have such a direct tind important earing 1111011 our irming interes;t. [ut the influence of iabit is so great, ild the Cotion mania, is such a prevailing pidemaic in this /atilmle, that it is a ainat !r almost impossible to scare, or drive it uit of the minds of' the fangiers; and it 'o11d be Imuch 4i1o, if the rail-road Doc il COuli work it out of then, by sprink tg golduti at their do(ors and aloig, Ieir iorers, suflicieit to colint themia 45 r 100 lir their cra anld potatoes. You tmy talk to fi rscra of the11 propriety andi aperionty ofla chiange in tile relative tmount of tih- growth of their ;espective rod Lcts, ad they will yield obsequious <sent to youir suggestion; but the ensuing ll,-exhibits tie snaowy locks, in as abuni tnt profusion as the preceding year ills showing the influence of' habit 1a1d lania, by their pratetie, over their judg tent Ias ackinowledged in theory, Last year we looked dlown toward Co imbtia, f-om Greenaville al Lauren Is, 1andl :uil atiost see in the winiy distance, te rich smoke from the pine-knots of the iw cotunat ry, issuing frmn a stam ngilte -in the distance our ars caughii t tle .anbling soundt of the invualnaeraible whaeels -groaning inder rich' ladened ears of L'Cap1jtabiC imports. And we had well igI begun to tim tadl (nariat'gLe our Or hards-to save a greater naotuit of pjota seed-to enliarg our sIrawtbery ald ant intg. beds-tio1 tur ouri patches~ into 1arde d, ad to increase lithe iuat11ber' of iir swinett, pIoltr andtat kineat, andt toe(nuse av India tasse, antd th' sm:l-grain loom of llty taind Julne to wiave triumita hantly 'er our cottoi fields; u ith %I Iieb a ladte lhe returning cat. Ihtt alas! the ae hushed the s'uid tho-gh harsh, vii msical-euphonious to Ile eara; 1and11 tht! ghat so mnilli 'eent-be'autifulh-gr'anda is vantisild fr'ottm the sight of' our maenttal isiotas, and seeins "as a " dram whiit 'tis ast, as a tal thi has b 1en told.'' Btt a retutrat fraom this diig ressiaon, as we ctan' et the radai naow~; et 'sa r~aise' som ae rice tain' towi. A goal.! (tea t nnil 80 or' 100) us.hes int a rought s:tate to Colum iai; tand datis coniti on, it tal ways demti 'ndts $1. I aourMv .etroolIis. Wea~ itv t.plehntyV oif ,w' mtiasit lainds tht wouild 'uit the 'pro ietioni oif ruic kindly. Onei of mya nei gh. caursn intformts tme thaat lhe, Ity wi ay oh ex L'rimtentt, phted~t one1 quar1t of rice ini tills on ai small spoat of wv baottom;r andt ithorut cutltiv'atioan, baut a sdlgt d~ig ith th(le garen-ethoe, it yichtled 8 buishiels f' rougha lice. Oine bushel ofseetdtana. -d, prat'lbly reqjui ring '2 acres of' gnaround -ouild yiel 3120 buishels or V2(0 dollars L'cording to thle pr'itcei aely spifiied edutinitg fromn thc expense~ts, onuly, of' -anspor(atattion, whlich wouahl, of course are to lie deducted also fromn any othier anunaodity to ascertaina its net pro'eeeds. Anther gentlenmoat, unrder' myi own ob. rvzat iota, rtaiseda 50 bushels froma one( acre ith buit very' slight cultivation. in our' ster (district Anadersoni, (lie raising of' rice exciting contsidherable inte.resat; thie great. st lipedimenet is thlo wuant of suitable tills for cleniniig it. A f'rienad relatedi toa e, when spe'ak ing of its imp~lortiance, thbat n wvas pretsentt tat ta mtitnag ini that d is iet--w'herie a subscr'iptiont for' some.. lben. v'olent purpose wias pre'sentted--whent vieral gent lemten said, they hadt nto meta. eyv to giv~e bait if rice woui lae tiaken ias mneay thIey w"ouhlt saubscri be; thieirC pr'opo. t ion wvas neccedetd to o~n thieir owvn termts -anda thei r rice whiicha wvas conasidleredl as at ampile eqivalenat son turnedi inito mao r'y. Last spring Mr. Chartltes Key httad hotad of' rice passing thriouigh thtis distr'ict -iom whtom I putrchtased as good clean rice a [ would~ wvisha to hiave, for' 82,50 per ishecl. In conicluduing these remiar'k.' I -oulad eairnestly request others to give the ulhic, harougha the columns of youar paiper, te result andi benefit of their experaienace .a this subject. B BE KIND ' - THE OlD. Oh! be kind to those vio are in the au tumn of life, for thou -knowest not what sufferings they may have endured, how much it may still be their portion to betar. Are they querulous and unreasonable? al low not thine auger to kindle against them; rebuke them not, for doubtless, niany and severe have been the crosses and trials ofearlier years, ud perchance dispositions in the "springtime of life," were more gentle and flexible than thine own, Do they require aid of thee? then rerderit cheerfully, and forget not that the time mnay come, when thou mayest de. sire the same assistance from others, that now thou rentierest unto ttem. TIE WiFE.---It is astotishing to see how well a man may live on a siall in come, who has a handy antd industrious wife, Some men live and make a far better appearance on six or eight dollars at week than others do on filrt or eighteen dollars. The man does his part well; but the wife is good for nothing. She will even upbraid her husband for not living inl as good style as her neighbor; while the fault is entirely her own.---llis neigh bor has a neat, capable and itIdustrious wife, and that imakes the diflerence. His wife, on the oiler lanhjd, is a whirlpool into which a great many silver cups might be thrown, ind the a pipearanc of the water would renain ticlinuiged. No Nicholas the driver is there to restore the wasted treasure. It is oiily ani iisult for such a woman to talk to her hmusbaidl about her love and devotion. No LA-a) un: AmuNacA.---The Ilon. Ir. Winithrop, of iostiln, whIo has recen. tly retitnied from Europe, addressinig a political neeting iln Fauncuil alll, last week, said: "in had recently returned frotm other anId distait lainis. lie had stood in the halls of world-wtvide-renown; he had stood in thie hall where Chathaui fell deaud, While vinidicating, in lburning words of clo. qjicuiece, the Cause of the A merican colon ies and of A imerican fi-eedoi. lie had been at Riumiymede, where the bold bar otis wr'ung froi King John tie IagiaaI Charta.--th P mi wt tu ion of Englanid. le had stood onl the field of jannockburn, where the Bruce w-oi the liberty ofSeot land; and on the 4th of July last, anmid the wild hills and mountains of Switzcr land---the land of Tell---he had in com- I panly with a companion and countryIman, toasted once again his niative and beloved Inil. But, amiid all his wanderings, lie hdill seen no hand like his own land---no hall like Faneuil lHall---no plains like those of Lexington---and no rock like that of' Plymouth." AMEICAN lenia v.-A writer li is-ds. Uouris('s vCI V senlsilv, Iaid to the point: "Look ai't le theatres-the people come ruislinig il the middle of a pit ce; and be Ihre th ciirtaini bgins to fiiil, or tle tag1r to be spokei, or the moral explaiIied, up starts a hlidred people in a itremIndous hurry to get tout, its if' their lives depend. ed oil bing somewhere else in two miii. tles aiid a half. ll ow iiianv file eflects inl at phy---hw any I che d'trurrs ink a conacIrt haveI we sen utterl destrov ed Iv this ill-miaaiiia n .1re a .d ile tcint hlast'.. " iross a ferrv, and long lbefore tle bout a rrivecs, two- thiiIs ofi thle paissenige.rs arie crowded at the hiart of'the boat, ready to iimp ashort, risking Iife iind lIiib to save ten secoiids of time ---a child is knocked overboard---a boy's foot siashed, or a young a nthis bloom crippled for lifei. WhtJater iTat iani now waldkingly leisu rely up~ the street got a shore nearly hall a iute earlier than lie would hiave done had lie not run the samec risk antd caused perhiaps the aicc ideint. "Geit into an omib~lus, andn with oe foot on the step and te (other insidle, the dIriver~a lullIs thme doosr to, whlipjs his horses, aind yonu re pitche'd hecad first into a stout old genitlemi~a's diaph'lragmi, or settle downi into ai seintimienutal lady's lap. Now, what ini the nameli or wonder is the cause of tall thiis---do we gmin any thing? No ! JDo we enjoy anything ini this overlastinig rush? No! Do we live longer or die more hiappy? No!"' Ilo1w A MAN I EELs Wili unr's DIRNKx. ---"Never wats drunik but onice in myv Iilie," said a ebap on1ce 1il y hieinig, "and1( 1 never men to be agiain. he street seimed to be v'ery steep aend I lifted my fe'et at every step as I was "ettinrg up stairs. Several eart-wheels were mtakitig revol ut ions in my brainas, aid at oneC timhe I fitnicied miy head wasm a la rge ca rviing and1( tuiring e-stalishmneint, the lathes o wh lich I was keepiuig ini mlotioni withi my owvn f'eet. I wouiild'ntI coniceive w hat wasu the reason the townl hadl tu rned into such ani entiiolru hill ; andit whlat madei it worse wats that it seiemed all thec time to lie grow-. inig haighe'r aind thireaitenied to pitch over oin ume. Stop, stopj! saidl . and I'll hieadi this obul lill yet, or' at least, it shan't headl mie! I tuirnedl rounad to go down and1 get att the bottoni; tell meii; if' it didn't turn right round with moe, hieadinag me all the tiime, presetinrg the high bIlf in fronat of ime. W~ell, sur ie enough, the groiund flew upj and sti'uick in oil thle f'orehead; atid as soo as the stars cleared awvay, I commien endl climbing with mny hands andia knees. Thie niext thintg IiV w ais a lig bric'k house coming full split round a corner aiid I believe it run r'ighit overi me, for I do n't rememhne nny moe."' HOW TO CHOOSE A WJBEV!: " A place for everything and 've'ryu thing in its place, "said thn patriarchlto his:daughter. " Select- a wife, my soi, who will never stop over a- broomstick." The son was obedient -to ,the lessoni-. "Now,"said he, pleasantlyi on a gay May. day, to one of his companions," I appointi that broomstick to ohoose me a'.wife.. The young lady who will not btep overit shall have the offer of my haid.' Thoy: passed from the splendid saloon to the grovo ; some stumbled over 'the brooin, stick, and others jumped over it. At length a young lady stooped and pintit-in its place. The promise was fulfilled ; she became.the wife of an educated and wealthy young man, and he the husband of a prudent, industrious, and lovely wifb. He brought a fortune to her, and she knew how to keep one. It was not easy to decide which was under the greatest obligation ; both were rich, and each eq. riched the other. Dow, Jr., discourses to the girls as follows: "hly young maidens-I know you all want to get married as soon as you enter your teens but it is better to remain single and live upon the cold soup of .solitude, than to be married to misery or wed to wo-I have but a povertystricken opinion of the major portion of our sex. They are corrupted by the miscalled refine. ments of ago, so inflated with pride, so foolish by fshion, so afraid of the soil on which they tread, so given to cultivating whiskers ard mustaches while their mor als are in a wretched state, for want of ,weeding, and overgrown with hair, vani ty and laziness, that scarcely one out of twenty is any more to be trusted with a wife, than a hog is with a garland of flow. ers. TIlE MOUSE IN LTQUOR, The Juvenile Seciety, composed of a large number or the youth in Rev. Dr. Skinner's church, held their anniversary in the Lecture-room, on the 8th of April and were addressed by the lion. ir, IFre. linhuysen, Mr. Blatchiford, and other gen tlemen, in a very interesting manner. This branch of the N. Y. Cold water Army is doing nobly. from London, apologisd for much of the folly of drunkards by the following story of the Cat and the Mouse; A mouse ranging about a brewery hap pened to fall into one of the vats of beer, was in imminent danger of d rowning, and appealed to a cat to help him out. The cat replied it is a foolish request, -for as soon as I get out I shall eat you. The mouse piteously, replied that fate would ie better than to be drowned in beer. The eat lifted him outbut the fumes of beer caused pussy to sneeze; the mouse took refuge in his hole. The cat called upon mousy to come out-,You rascal, did you not Promise that I should eat you?" "Ah!" replied mousy, "but you know I was in liquor at the time." A SING'LAR INCDENT.-A late num her of the New York Sun contained the following advertisement: " If the cabman who brought a gentle mani tothe Astor Iouse, at about 11 o'clock this morning (Monday) will call at the office and leave word with either of the clerks, at what street and number he '1und the gentleman, he will be most liberally rewarded." This mysterious notice set everybody woidering and guessing. A fler a few doys tho mystery was solved by the New York correspondent of a Boston paiper- ; and the facts, as : presents them, make out a case such as has rarely occurredl in Newv York or elsewhere. It appenars by the statcement that a gen tlemen arrived in New York from Syra cuse with $15,000, for the purpose of m ak ing purchases.-.-Having selected his good~s andi~ got his drafts cashed, lhe started oil' with three iune fellows (drummers) upon a spree. After getting pretty well c.'itedl at a game of ten pins-nothing moare--they explored the unknown re gions of Church and Leonard streets, kept uip the game for two or three days --until at last our country merchant found himself, by some mysterious agen cy, leaning over and area railing in Wa'lker street, and there all conscious. ness5 leil lhim, together with some $12, 000 in cash aind $300 worth of jewvelry, at 3 o'clock in the miorninir. T1he first returning dawvn of reason hiit him hard at about 10 o'clock on MIonday Morning, when lie awoke in bed, and, glancing at his undeLr and only covering, discovered its aterial to be coarse cotton, instead of line linen ! which, operating (like a b'randy smasher) as an eye-opener, lie raised himself, sane, and1( espied a very flair~ girl ironing at a side table, while his elothes were hanginag uapon chairs befbre the fire. 'WIVill you have tho kindness to tail me, Mliss, howv the deuce I came here ?' 'Yes, sir : I saw you in Walker street abiout :i o'clock i'n the tmorning, clinging to a lamup'post, and as you could'nt nme to mec your residIence or dlestination, I took th lie rty of bringing you to my lodlgmgs---[and of relieving tme of the bal. atnce of may money, thou ght he !]---Your elothies were soiled, as wvas your linen. I heave washed the one and cleaned the others, and they wvill be ready in a few moments.' 'I believe I had a small sumn of nmoney abiout mue last night, MissI' ejac ulated lhe, like e njan conscious of his own ruin. 'Not a very small sum, sir,' sho replied; 'but hero si .s, si,~ .t th watbh-a4nd.mjewel dremsed himselfairht d $100, notea info her head, tI stairsjuInped irit6 a: caba ig at his:requdtj-and,wassoon Cth AstoraHausoegnor. wa''suat. esrfarrat'. ing hishywndrful. esotape rrkm r .andia friend inquiring where thiss idulMi'. cr'atu'e lived, that heiorsed-hilpstupdi. tYat no-hbaving:taknotusi the t- A HOR-ETR Y - Mr. Do la . is an eldeyly Frenel gentlemani of noble connections,. but sial. tered fortunes; ho sustains himself, he ev~r, in a handsome position in sooiefy by his talents, and- is .withal a : model-ot gentlemnanly.deportment and, fbeling..je not long since, bought -a splendid lookipgi horse fOr one hundred and. elfty.dollars, which however.proved to have a.verywyilo trick of stumbling;.and after three narrow escapes of his neck, Mqnsleur was obliged to request our auctioneer friendto include the animal in his net sale. Thegojin-. ing came, and the owner also, wasin ati tendance--from a conscientious moti however. The horse was of fine - admirable condition, and the bidding,,ti the owner's great tribulation, becate quite spirited. 'Mon Dieu' he uttered, "tirasoalo shame for Me not to speak!' 'One hundred dollars---going--going. going; magnificent saddle horse, and kind in harness. One hundred-thank you-s. hundred and five-going-hundred and ten; sold for no fault-' 'Broke my neck tree time,' said the scrupulous Frenchman, in an agony, and catching the auctioneer, by the skirt,.the company wandering, meapw-hile, what that tall figure behind the sal esap was dancing about.' 'Hundred and fifteen-twenty-thank you; sound in every particular, qure o' gait and warranted' 4No, no, no, not warrantedP groaned Mopsieur. 4Mon Dieu, 'tis swindalet Knoclc him down without the hundred? The auctioneer, bowever, considere4 thpt he should suffer as littlp Oa possibie from it. He proceeded, '[-undred and twenty-five'-... 'Ten dollars more for me, and stop tha sale,' cried the French owner! but the crowd only saw in him an anxious compe titor, and they became more eager, 'Thank you, Monsieur,' continued the auctioneer. 'Hundred and- thirty-five..--. forty-forty-fiye-#-fidve-the Npole, on breed-sixty' 'Diablo! c'nest pqs honorable! Stop do sale! You vas have constable wis me.' The excitement of. the tenacious gen, tleman became extreme; and when the hammer at length descended, leaving. bim a handsome gainer by the sale, he stole away to muse upon the gullibility of man, the ?-allity of horse flesh,. and the great probability of his being .overhauled for something dreadful and sent to the State Prison, at least! Rix hours-the extent of the warranteer.expired, ..however, without the horse being returned, and Monsieur now rides a finer animal, withg an easier conscience. An exchange paper says:-"A Miss Brown preaches in England in a state of somnambulism; Ip this country it is gen erally the reversethe preacher is wide a wake, and the audience asleep." The Millerites have fixed upon another day for the grand burst up of worldly af, fairs. It Is to come in May next, when according to their calc'lations, di" world wvill be 6,000 years of age for certain, and will take its freedom blow out. They arer etting ready for it at Leroy, New STIR UP THEM MUNKIES. An exchange gives the following touching harangue, delivered in a late menagerie scene. This ladies and gentlemen, is the natu, ral k anagaroo the animal what approaches to man second only to the baboons it skips ab~out wvith much velocity on its hipd legs of which it has two from rook to rock. It would be much more like man If it hadn't a tail but this defect It remedies with much art. It curles it gently Into its waistcoat pocket and nooy s any the wiser. It feeds principally upon what he can get, and is founad In the island of Borneo, wvhich I have a brother who was born there myself, My brother has oftern seen the kangaroos as well as me feeding upon clams by the sea shore, admiring the sweetness of thle meat and shaving them, selves with the shells, The kangaroo is remarkable fbr his valise, which is a nlat, ural decavity in his abdomen, into whiclh he puts hia kittens and is exceedingly portable. These are the guinea pigs from the bland of Orlinea; they are as yellowv as guineas, and cost one guinea apiece. THE ETutoPIANs.-Lucy Neal, pays an English paper, has returned, ##er sojlourn of many months, to 1MbiopisA where, it is to be hoped, she witl pass ia remaindor of her days. Si was accom-. panied by Mr. Daniel Tucker, Mrsa Manry Blann, a large mi of Sug'apgls1 and other sable bogea1,, Specie to a very large anrdhitf wasocar. aled oif' by Bones and hs nuimerous In- - strumuents, "Miss Seraphine, do you writ prose of poetry for the Magaine?'* "Nary one . -I writes amalt hand."