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j\.tk Indopondent 3b?apei- Devoted to tUe Interests of tlio People, volume iii. orangeburg, south carolina, thursday, october 1, 1874. -.1:?Ul j IH ^'tf-'JftjH', 1 numbeO^, THE JrXtTHER BIDE. ^^^^^^ BY JOHN W, CHADWICK. Climbing the mountalnM ehaggy oroat, I wondered much what eight would greet My eager tfnzo wheno'or my fo t Unon tbo topmost bol(;ht ehould rent.- . 1 uMbJuur^eAA nSowfl ;1 I IJ / ?? ?^Wrae I Blowiystolled along, ? " w Sweeter to mo than any song My dream of visions to bo shown. Mcanwhllo tbo mountain shrubs distilled Their sweetness all along my way, And tho delicious summer day My hoatf with rapture overfilled. At length the topmost height was gained ? . r,. - The hither sldo was full in vio.v; | | My dreams - not one of them was true, But bettor far bad I attained. ; v Tit' For far and wiflo on, either band s V *f ft Thoro strttohod a vaileynroad and faU\, v With groennoas flashing everywhere? A ploasaut, smiling, homo-like land. Who known, I Ihongbt', but el ?twWproTa^ ^ ' \ x Upon that mountain-top of death, - i ? ? 'rtbere we sball draw diviner breatb, Ann boo tho long-loBt frtonda wo lovnT It may not bo an we have dreamed, Not half so awful, atrango and, grand j, , ? A quiet, peaceful, hoine-Ukn land, Better than o'or in vision gleamed.? " ? " Meanwbilo along onr upward way What beauties lurk, what visions glow I Whatovor shall be, this wo know V la bettor than our lips can say. BRUTUS AND HIS SONS. Torqujn . the Proud, kin J of Borne. ' was in sore perplexity. A dreadful pestilence had broken oat within the city, and tue peoplewere dying in great numbers. To add to the general gloom, ?i serpent was seen to glide cautiously rom one of the pillars of the palace and disappear. ? The news of this unusual occurrence spread rapidly, and created great alarm. Even the king was dismayed. His su perstitious fears were excited. He re garded tho strange appearance of tho , serpent as on ill omou. What did it foreshow ? His death, or tho dissolu tion of tho monarchy ? It was a prob lern whioh could not bo solved. After muoh speculating, it was decided that his two sons, Aruns and Titus, should oonsult the oraolo of Delphi, and seek an explanation of the mystery. 'Tho young prinoes were thirsting for adven ture, and joyously undertook the jour ney into France. A man named Lucius Junius Brutns had aocompariied them. His father had r:faiUh aviotim to tho cruelty of Tafq??i)' and to secure .safety, he affected mental imbecility. Aruns and Titus had no suspicion that ho was other than ho seemed_They dirl not. flxpent that ho would share the perils they must1 en counter. His apparent idiocy made them think it impossible for him to un derstand-the great issue tit stake; but ho could jest, and amuse the party with Ins tricks. He went simply as a buffooq. Upon reaohing the temple of Delphi, an offering was presented to the god. It was a pieoe of gold, inclosed in a rod of oarinel-wood consecrated to reoeive it. In this way, it was hoped to appease tho wrath of tho deity. Tho prinoes then inquired with groat anxiety, "Who shall reign in Borne hereafter ?*' MThe reply was, "He shall be king, who shall first kiBS his mother." Aruns and Titus were surprised,' They agreed to conceal tho words of tho oraole from thoir older brother, Leatus, and to hasten book to embrace their mother the queen, and to reign jointly. Brutus had also heard the answer of thegod. He affixed a very different moan ing to it. The earth, be thought, was the common mother of mankind! Protending to full, he devoutly kissed the/ground and arose, cherishing a se cret hope of becoming a future ruler. He returned with the prinoes to Bomo. The mask of idiooy he had worn to oonooal deep purposes was now boldly thrown off. Ho was burning to revenge the mur der of his father, and personal injuries Iiuoretia, the wife of Oollatinus, had been ornelly wronged by Lestus Tar quini. Sim was a relative of Brutus, and his hatred of Tdrquin and his fami ly now became intense. Every energy was emplovod iu the work of overthrow ing the regal power. He became a public agitator. He boldly sot forth tho oppressive acts of Tarquin, and tho advantages of a sim filer form of government. The people istonod and believed. - An insurrection speedily followed, and the king and prinoes wore foroed to leave Bome. y a single, powerful stroke, Lucius ius Brutus had put an end to the lonarchy, nftor it had oxisted .forty throo yoara. a * The Kornaus wero now called upon to j decide how they would be governed. After muoh debate, it was determined that the supreme authority should be vested in two persons . JBrn^tus, a~d Oollatinns wero elected consuls. They wore surrounded with all tho onsigna of power, and ' the' kingdom was changed to a ropublio. Tho most rigid lawB wero made. Tho new consuls sought by leveling rank,' and allowing fortuuo to command no respeot, to oblitorato all traces of tho monarohy. In time this despotic exorolse of pow er made the republican government un popular. Tho young patrioians, reared in luxury and addicted to pleasure, groaned under-the arbitrary sWay of tho consuls. Sympathy for tho deposed king and prinoos condemned to exile began to bo folt. Tho former gaioties wero remembered, and many earnestly longed to have th >m revived. Opposition to Brutus and Oollatinns arose and spread widely. Tarquin soon becamo awaro of tho dis nffeotion. He sent his emissaries to Rome, who.found moans to oxoita tho young men into n spirit of rebellion. A ?' >lo was matured in secret, to restore he monarchy. The noblost youths in Bomo engaged in it. Tho two sons of Brutus, and the nephews of Oollntinnn, were among the number. The conspirators met by stealth, and bound themselves by a solemn oath, to. unite all their energies to overthrow the republic. ?. , Their plo|jy4?Jdisooverocl. Jjfo LJ ! A slaffjnamed Vindioius, suspecting treason, sooretcd himself in the house where their secret meetings were held. He listened to their conversation, and learned that r. utrong blow was soon to be aimed ngamut \ the government. He reveajed the plot to the authorities. Tne Conspirators were seized and prepa rations were made to give them a trial. Early the noxt day, tho Oonaulo Brutus and OoUatinua wont to the tribunal, and ordered tho oulprits to be brought before them. The'young men were speechless and terror-strioken. With unbroken firmness Brutus asked them if they had any defence to offer. He received no answer. TUJ question ?was repeated. Still no words issued from their lips. t Once more Brutus demanded if they could 'deny the charge brought against them. I }Tears woro his,only. reply, and.their dreadful silence revealed their inability to prove'their innooonoo. Terrible was the situation of Brntus. Convinced of the guilt of his sons, Titus and Tiberius, he was "forced to pass sen tence of death upon them. With a firm, undaunted voice, he commanded the executioner to perform his work. Tue unhappy youngmen entreated for mercy. The spectators were moved with compassion, and urged Brutus to spare them. He sternly refused. Calmly and un falteringly he proceeded to exeoute the laws, regardless of the ties of blood. His sona had been false to Borne, and must fmfier the penalty of'treason with the others. The people looked upon him in admiration and awe. Oollatinus sought to savo his nephews, but was prevented by Brutus. "Aman may have more children," Baid the invinoible judge, " but he oan have but one country; even that whioh gave him birth." Without a sigh, and evincing no pa ternal emotion, Brutus saw his sons scourged and their heads struck off. Justice was appeased. Tho natural feelings of the father, whioh he had stifled to serve his counJPy, could no longer be oontroled, and Brutus wept bitterly. The slave Tlnaiolus was rewarded with money and freedom. The infor mation he gave, whioh caused the death of the noblest youth of Borne, saved the republic. ______ Prince Bismarck aa "Dummy." The Paris correspondent of the Lon don News relates the following anec dote : " A Saxon military band gave a pri vate performance before Prince Bis mark, a few weeks ago, in Berlin, just prior to his departure for Kissingen, and one of its members has furnished a Dresden paper with au aoconnt of their reception by him. The prinoe showed , him over his house, and pointing to a desk in* the princess' room, told them his wife, as thov might observe, kept the cash. He i ai from tbe biginning intrusted her with the charge of his money affairs, while he attended to pol itico, and ho would advise every mar-" ried man to do the same, taking no more than his wife gave him. Drawing a table out of a corner, he said: 'At this table M. Thiers/M. Favre and I played a dummy game' nfc whist.' That dummy was won partly owing to you Saxons, for if nil had not been so brave I should have held no trumps in my hand. When we began to negotiate, the gentlemen would not understand my French because I demanded too muoh. Thereupon I spoke German to them, and that they would not at first understand; but at last we agreed. They conceded eveythihg; ahd When^ they had signed their names to it, I again spoke French with them. Had 'we been united t two hundred years ago we need not have been tyrannized over by the French; but now, thank Qod, we are united, and I hope we shall . remain..sowr.Ii ?they onoe moro require it, we shall again give them a fall.' Alluding to the war of 1800, the prince said ho had always respected the Saxons, for they, above all, had the courage to stand firm against tho Prussians when all the oth ,e*s had doib^thei^ headfc 5 You-must see,' ho; sniid,' 'that it could not bo helped. We were foroed to find out whioh was tho strengest.'" Hat-Backed. Tho Saratoga oorrospondont of the WdshlnpHon Starsays : " They have a phenomenal boy to mind the Grand Un ion dining-room and, hat-rack, to see that no mistakes occur. In powers of memory and locality ho beats ' Blind Tom' or tho ' lightning oaloulattor.' In the height of the Saratoga season, with from nine hundred to two thousand hats on his' mind, he has never been known to moke a mistake. White hats, brown hats, b la ok hats, slouch hats, stovo Bipe hats, straw hats; No. 5s, No. 8s, p. lOj; hats with blaok bauds, mag outa bands, blue bands, or green bands, it is nil tho samo?ho has never failed to havo in his hand the: right hat for the right man at tho exact mo ment of emergence from tho dining room. He is not supercilious or proud of his gift. When complimented upou Iiis powers of memory, ho answers not in words, b?fc wnitVs Vroelancholy smile, as if tho sword were too sharp for tho scabbard." ?It oosts Franoe $6,000.000 a year to protect tho body politio from tho rav ages of the criminal classes. THE VALLEY OP THE GEYSERS. A Hamlrcd Holling, Baubling, Bottom ' los? Springs. Dr. H&ynM' Iceland letter. Here I am at last in tho very midst of this great nest of babbling fountains of boiling water,'whioh I first saw in my school days' geography: book, and whioh liavo been to mo n won dor over einco, and. are, now tpat I have seen them, more a wonder than.ever. A hundred jets of Bteam are rising in the air all round mo like so many columns of smoke from as many piles of brushwood. A hundred holes of various sizes are in the earth, and looking! down into them through the rising steam one sees a great bubbling, boiling spring that seems to bo bottomless. From many of thorn water from time io time pours over the brim and runs away in boiling rivulets, above whioh clouds of steam are ever rising; steam hisses but through fissures in the rock, \ through the soft turf, through,seething pools of mud, and over a marsh a quarter of a mile distant a veil of mist is seen rising and floating away, to be melted in the tender sun shine. For the day is lovely past all description, and, weary from our two days! journey of not less than ninety milB3 over the worst of- roads, on horse back, to whioh few of us have been of late c ecus to med, we enjoy our repose on tho grassy slope overlooking the valley of the hot fountains, and write, and sketch, and won dor, and admire. The air is clear, as it rarely is in Iceland. The outlines of the mountains are sharply defined against the clear, pear ly sky, and evon tho snow peaks oan be discernoJ in all their varied forms through eighty miles of distance. As I look away to the southeast great Heola looms above a range of purple hills, the position of its immense crater dis tinotly marked iu a depression of. tho oap of snow. . I am looking directly across the steaming plain of tho Gey sers that stretches away beyond throngh miles and miles of soft green, and through whioh meander Bilvery bran olios of the" Hvita, or White river. The scene is too grand and wonderful for pen or pencil. The sunlight glow on Heola surpasses anything I have ever seen.. Occasionally a delicate current of warm air touches it, and, chilled by the cold ice and snow, a light vapor for a few moments floats away from its highest point, oreating the impression that a stream or smoke is issuing from it. But this happens rarely, and the great mountain seems to float in the sky as a lightsome oloud, glorious and luminous and vast. Behind mo is the level, white summit of tho Lang Jo kull; hearer rises the great, sharp, snow-streaked Blafell, whose marvel ously rioh hue reveals at onoe the me in ing of its name; while between this and Heola, with the same dark foreground whioh frames and intensifies the glow of the famed voloanio mountain, rises peak on peak of the great Arnariello, whioh is the very oentral orest and heart of Iceland. It is a picture for a painter to finger over ; it is a pioture for a poet to dream of all his life, and one which I oan not better desoriba further than by saying that it was sim ply glorious. A poet (Bayard Taylor) sits now by me on the green, and I find myself wondering if his fanoy and in ten so sympathy with nature are not, even while I write, rearing up some won derful poet 10 fabrio worthy of the mar vellous foroes that have beer aud still are at work in the earth beneath and around us, and worthy, too, of his com prehensive intellect and subtle quali ties of thought Heola in itself, that is in form, is not at all picturesque. There was nothing in it to interest the fanoy but the glow of sunlight on its oap of snow. It is simply a long ridge standing broadside to the northwest and southeast, and is only remarkable in outline when seeu from the southeast or southwest, when the sharp ridge oomes out like a peak against the sky. I learn that the ascent of it is not dif ficult, and it has been already reaohed this year by Dr. Leitner, whom I have had the pleasure of meeting on board the. Albion and again at the king's din ner, at Bejkiavik. From the Geysers to its foot ib a good two days' journey. One may go on horses to the little ham let of Niefrholt, a good way up the side of a spur that it sends out to the west, from whence, after refreshing one's self with a night's sleep, the crater may be reaohed without difficulty or danger in five, hours. This year the summit is. more than ordinarily cove rod with snow. The season has been unusually back ward and chilly, ?nd there are very few dark patches to be seen near the orest. Uiisally, as I am told, tho crest is al most olear of show before August, and therefore Heola has failed to be digni fied by tho name of Jokull, whioh moans snow mountain, or ao least a mountain always white. It is a simple fell, or rooky' waste. < First in importance of these Joknlls is the Yatna, which oconpios an immense space of several thousand square miles in the southeast part of the island, whioh has nevor boen explored. I was told in Bejkiavif- that an English party of four enthusiastic Alpine climbers have gono thero this season, supplied with every appliance, in the shape of Alpine guides, ropes, ladders, spiked staffs aud spiked boots, to do what has been hitherto regarded as impossible; but whether or not they have suooeeded in broaking their neoks remains to be reported. I H;noorcly hope they may oomo out safe and sound, for the region i if ono of great interest both in an artis tio and scientific point of view, and may they live to tell of it. One thing I mntif. not forgot to men tion before quitting tho description of ^his soeno from tho Geysers. It is the surprising richness of coloring in the landsoape. Surprising, because I had read quite tho contrary, and my friend Mr, Bryce, who had passed over Ice land last year, had told me that every thing to the artistic eye was unattrac tive and monotonous, This is doubt lens in general quite true, for fog or rain is the prsvading condition of an Iceland i: summer. On thiB day, how ever, the air was romarkably trahspo rent, and there was no color in the landscape wanting to delight the artist's I oyo. The most delicate violets, the lov liest purplo, the richest gray were all I from time to 0time conspicuous, and there has been throughout the day a glow on mountain, hill and dale that is truly charming. ._-? Romantic Marriage* Tho Norwegian papers :"oro full of a marriage recently celebrated between an English gentleman and a gypsy girl j bearing the name of Esmeralda... The gentleman is Mr. Hubert Smith, de scribed as a land owner in. Shropshire, and who,"some tithe ago, made himself known in' literature by a clover book en titled "Tent Life with English Gypsies in Norway," dedicated'.to^King Charles XV. of Sweden 'and Norway. Mr. Smith has spent several summers in Norway with a following of'gypsies, wandering on foot through valleys and over mountains, carrying tents and pro visions with him on the back of don keys, aud lending a most original vaga bond lifo?, Esmeralda was born on his estate in Shropshire. She is, the Nor wegian pipers' state, very handsome, a Eor feet type of the peculiar beauty of or race, of the sweetest temper, aud richly gifted from the hands of naturo. The last months she has passed in.the Norwegian family, taking lessons in languages and musio, and has aston ished all by the wonderful progress made in a short time, not less than by her geutle'manuers. The marriage was a civil one, being performed by the justice of the ponce, but tho rector of the par ish attended the ceremony, and, as he had tho opportunity of knowing the bride daring her stay in the neighbor hood, roa$e a much applauded speech in her honor. The Norwegian gypsies' friond, Mfc Ellert Sundt, who has de voted tho best part of his lifo to the pulling down of tho barrier erected by Srejudicovaud traditional superstition etween the gypsies aud the rest; of the community, and who has converted not a few of tue nomadizing tribe to settled nu.i inuutfoiouM )if?, fcal been invited to the marriage, whioh had his full ap proval, but was prevented at tho last moment from attending. Several no bilities from Christiana are mentioned among the guests, aud the marriage was the occasion for numerous expres sions of sympathy, ^especially from ladies who made the acquaintance of the bride. After the solemnity the newly married couple left to spend their hon eymoon in the venerable beeoh forest near Laurvig, the only one of the kind in Norway, affording ample commodi ties for tent life with gypsies. The Best Organs on Most Favorable Terms. Cabinet or Parlor Organs ore capital things for peddlers to work with, be cause very poor ones can be made at half the cost of good ones, and few peo ple are competent to tell the difference from a first examination. Manufac turers print in their catalogues prices which are three or four times as high as the value of such cheap work. Then the peddler starts oat ana pats them on the people in various ways. He sells at an enormous discount, if he oan get oash ; takes part trade, if ueoessaay, or leaves the organ awhile on trial, and sells it, on long time at "manufacturer's prices," exhibiting the catalogue to show that it is suoh, or even at a dis count from this, which he oan well af ford. The Mason & Hamlin Organ Co. have recently announced a plan whioh is likely to interfere with this business. This Company, as is well known, makes only the best work, which, by its uni form excellence, has obtained the high est reputation for their organs. They proved tho best, and obtained the high est awards at the recent Vienna and Paris World's Expositions, as theyi have uniformly done in American In dustrial competitions. The fact that these organs ore the best in the world is, indeed, too wall established to need farther endorsement. The Company have now added a large new factory to their former extensive works, and design to greatly increase their business. This they propose to do by offering organs for time pay ments, or for rent with privilege of pur ohaso, at barely sufficient advance on tho cash prices to afford a reasonable interest for' the time. An organ may be hired by the quarter with privilege Of purchase at any time iu one year or longer. If purchased within the year, the whole oost, inolnding rent paid, is only five to ton per cent, more than if tho oash had been paid down at the be ginning. Persons having any idea of purchas ing, will be wise to send a note to the Mason & Hamlin Co., at either Boston, New York or Chicago, and obtain their new circulars, boforo purchasing. ?It is related of Gen. Kearney, that during the hottest part of tho day at Seven Pines, when his division were putting in their very best "licks" in holding back tho Confederate column, tho colonel of a certain regi ment of infantry that was hurrying for ward galloped to tho American Bayard aud ask him where he should go iu. " Oh, anywhere, oolonel, anywhere. It's all the same. Lovely fighting along tho whole line." TALMA AND KEMBLE. A.Great Actor's Appreciation ot a Great Actress. Talma waa announced to play, for the first time, the chief -priest in Bacine's " Athalie." The intelligence, hov/over, reached Kemble, in London, so late that, by the time he bed made up his mind to go over to. Bee nis great Frenoh colleague, he was in doubt whether he had time to reach Paris by the evetiing of the performance . He set out, never theless, and, on arriving on the Frenoh sido of the Channel, he took a post coach, paying treble fare in order to treble the speed. It was already night fall when he reached Paris. In all the uncombed and unwashed disorder inci dent to his journey, he had himself set down before the door of tho ? then (as now) famous theatre Franoais,' and hast - ened to the tiokot-ofiio?. -Not a'coat was to be had in any part of the house; he was compelled, therefore, to tako a simple admission-ticket. But now he was so far from the stage and in such a crowd that he could hear very little, and could see less. Familiar as ho was with the Frenoh language, he was not sufficiently accustomed to hearing it spoken to DO able to ?nderet and it satis factorily under such untoward circum stances. After so long a journey, to miss a syllable or a gesture was enough to almost drive him to despair. And how near to him there was a box containing seats for people, only two of whioh were occupied, and from whioh one could see and hear so admirably 1 He did not consider long, but went into the lobby, had the owner of the box called out, and told him how he had come all the way from London to see Talma that evening, and now, being unable to get an eligible place, would fail in the objept of his journey unless he would give him a seat in his box. In Kemble's manner of preferring his request there was something so distin gue and earnest that the gentleman, who was no other than tho Duke de Boohefoucauld, unmindful of the stran ger's extraordinary appearance, opened the .door of his box and bade him enter. The case was explained to tho duchess, who, of course, could not remonstrate; but, after glancing at the - intruder, sho moved as far away from him' as possible toward the duke. The performanoe began, and, from aot t-vaot, the enthusiasm with: whioh the Paris public were wont;to receive their favorite increased. Kemble Bat daring the whole time without moving a hand or saying a word : the satisfac tion, however, that was pictured in his face seemed to reconcile the national pride of the duke and dnohess to the stranger's outlandish appearance. The enthusiasm rose to the culminat ing point in tho fourth aot, when the high-priest utters his prophecy concern ing Jerusalem. The effect produced on the Englishman was equally as great as it was on the other auditors. Little by little he rose from his seat, and, at an opportune moment, he involuntrily cried out, "Beautiful! most beautiful!" In an instant all eyea turned toward the Duke de Rochefoucauld's box, and, as the curtain foil, nothing was heard throughout the house but the cry, "Pathim out! put him out!" The dnke and dnohess were naturally ex ceedingly mortified, and the duke was debating" with himself whether . he had not better rennest the stranger to re tire, when suddely the mod of the au dience underwent a radical change. An Englishman had recognized his distinguished countryman, and had in formed the audience who ho was, and what he had said.- .The mercurial Frenchman now applauded Kemble louder than they had applauded Talma, and, when Kemble finally rose and bowed his thanks and pointed to .the stage, intimating that all their plaudits we're due to their gifted countryman, the enthusiasm became unbounded. * How differently the duoal pair looked upon the stranger now! After the play was over they insisted on his driv ing home v/ith them, and refused to ac cept his excuses only on condition that he would dine with them the following day. Kemble promised 'what they asked, and hastened round to the stage of the theatre to 'congratulate his dis tinguished friend and oolleague. Parisian Marvels. Tho Paris correspondent of tho Phil adelphia Press says,; in describing the display of jewelry at the exhibition of fine arts applied to industry: V. Among the prettiest designs for earring's arc a {>air of scales eaoh freighted with a rose eaf, while tho beam above it is a true lover's knot in diamonds pierced with a tiny diamond arrow.1 (tA superb gold bracelet is olasped by two diamond shells joined by a large emerald and eaoh shell containing a pearl. Tho gold hair-pins of .novel design represent dan delion seed-balls in gold studded with tiny diamonds, the feathery lightness of the down being exquisitelyreprotaoed. The loveliest of diamond sprays for tho i hair represents a plume of seed-grass, and anything at once so grooefnl and so brilliant oan hardly be imagined. Side by side with these glittering marvels a ease of dolls from the Hue St. Honore attracted universal attention. Their wooden ladyships were dressed so as to display tho fashions in Franoe from the end of the last century and beginning of this. There was the Marveillenae in the thinnest of muslins and scantiest of draporiea ; the short-waisted, nhort skirted damo of the consulate; the longer skirt, huge sleeves, and Cash mere shawl of the lady of tho restora tion, and finally the becrinolined dam sel of some years ago, looking very large and hoopy, but pretty and. pict ur csquoAuotwithstanding." -!-? .'..in i;i FACTS Al^^FANOIE^ii-?^,Jt ?No young manqsibrc^hgaint-ttiil earn-drop when she. holds it between er teeth and invites him to'toko ? bite. ?Out of the flfty-foul*y$rmg^e^ appointed cadets at West-Point and 03 nmined during; j tho past week, pnjy twenty-two pa?ed the examination and wereadmitted. r"\' \*$ &rnJt ?"Of course we couldn't have li?n roaming around here and. Putting; congressional sirs," say0 a Nevada pa per in explaining now ii'TOmfe'''-1 thief come to his end? "sdi ,'ynyph u*ttd%iir ?rYoung ladies hive brokou pufc with an attack of oollnr, that partaken of tho nature of a table cloth, a boiled isHift; nad a fireman's cape.- It is worn about half way dorwp the; ba^,nf) h*llm ? j,,?An. enthusiastic > admirer, ? 01"? y_oh? smith Moid has pulled t*o hairs'from the groat trotter's tail,' and intends to have them woyen, into ? a, ipfg^n Ijte needs a plug h/xt to stow his ears in.. , ^.?.nr, <rfj,ifttR miilfjiiftt at J?^mabij} ?If a man is not rising inwards to be ah angel, depend1 uponHlrfie ff "s3ib> ing down to be a devil. ; He cannot ntop at the beast. . The .most savage naenarp not beasts?they are worse, a great deal worse. : 1 ,r "?*'*' vtanvmao ?<u vtf ?*' Mamma/', said,; a a little; ;.:gij?l, '* what's the. meaning of a; book being printed in 12mo ? " " Why, my deary' replied the mother, "it moans that tho book will be published inu^tw_alve months." ? > ^ ' ' ?When a young lady notices your shirt button hanging by a single' thread on thet*^ragged edge"; of;the. button hole, and ?calls; your attention to it, don't wait for another hint like that, as you may never get it; i?'"'?? ir.di iri^n ?A Kentucky church: has sent two lady missionaries to the Feeieo islands. This is very considerate, ' N? a?ubt the cannibals will prefer* this cort to tho tough old gentlemen who nro nmiallv thrust upon that market. ' \' , ?Iii Thomson's Gazetteer is the fol lowing erratum : " For D utohmari read Dr. Adams." This ;i$ 1 almost, equal; to the well-known correction,, v For dum squizzle read permanent,'* or the'- ainhs ing erratum-in ? Hartford papery 7,r For Alum, Water, Alma, Mate^ ^ r ?" M^.t SweUii-ns, ,what'is;a comet 2V' asked the elder Mrs. S welkins. '*Nertn ing bat a predatory star, with o mncil aginous tail," said Mr. .S. " Jane.'Vsoid Mrs. S., "git the diotionoir and hunt for them air words j Vour father' always did talk that way afore wo was mar-* ried." ?If tho titoo over comer, for the ex planation of the mysteries of this world we shall bo glad to'know why the young man who remarks . on , leaving church, "I can preach "a *betfer ~ sermop than that myself,'- is.c?ntebt to' wear out his life over n< eoimter ,aj^?5Q?a month. ,i\r,K tft i'itd: ?A New York paper has. the follow ing among "its marine 'tootices::,'^4,t*3Hie schooner Albatross was wrecked on tho coast of Newfoundland ,pii the^.llth inst., the captain swimming aSuore, and the female cook olsd,: who'being in sured for 815,000, and heavily laden withiron." ronVnA uli 'd ? ?" Are the. Joneses bockrw inquired Mr. Spitkints, wlib bdsh't:been out of town all summer: .1 V'Yes'm," replied tho cook, "and Mrs. Brown and the children got home from Saratoga' this morning." "Then;'?Maryy you 1 may open the front shutters," continued Mrs. S., "and say we've, returned' too." ?A married pair wore recently di voroed by docreo of the - supreme judi cial court of tho state of; Maine , on tfche ground of cruelty. The true *ea?PB was that he loved flowers] .bboloufme try, pets, and all the beautie3 of na ture, whUe she-confined; her thoughts solely , to "biled vidtuals and the. in terests of the chi^dreri.>^?, ?* ft,f e^mi"* ?Brief colloquy in Teias -bet ween a tourist and a native; "My friend, why is it everybody, in this conutry thinks it necessary to carry one or two "revol vers ?" f' Well, stranger,*' said tho Tex an, "you mought travel, aroand here a good long time and not wont a'weppon, but wheu you do Want a pistol in this oountry you want it like hell." it hum ?An eight-hour man, on going; home the other evening for his supper, found his wife sitting in her best clothes"on the front stoop, reading'n-'ivolunm of travels. " How's this he csclaimcd. "Where's my^supp r?" .''I don't know," replied his wife. "T began' to get vonr breakfast at! six o'clock! this morning and my eight hours ?e^de^ at tWO P.:m." . ' ?A curious epiHodo ' in the^railroad depot at Ijincoltii'Nebraska,; ijhe-jother day, was a Menonito divorce. The man was anxious to go to Dakota, aha -his t? ife' equally anxious*" to r0mhdQ,fBo] Taf te? a > long argum^t^nhi^sq^^snd German, they sat down upon the. floor, and, opening a bag Wntihim^-,'two thousand dollars in gold, counted it out,: piece by, piece,., tho tman. taUng one-half and tho wonaam the . other. They then shook hands7 and scphrated, the man jumping upon a train bound for Dakota, ; . . .^.j' ?The* American Agriculturalist, in its last issue, contains tm article'?pbn a new species of funj<i, lately importod to this oountry in. the bollyhook-^whieh have already made depredations upon that plant of a Berio?h nature and threaten still worse. ( The writer as Berts that tho wholo family of plants to whioh the hollyhock ! belongs is: in i.<qnal danger, and atr this includes cot ton, this.great industrial interest is, we are told, in imminent <?anger! As a remedy florists are urged to' ^tupcr^ 1^0 moid of this species oft,plants .touthe pqnntry, as their deBtmotiou has^so fay dofled all remedies appliecK ..