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VOLUME 2---N0J?. ' ABBEVILLE C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20, 1854. WHOLE NUMBER 76.
.POETRY.
Near to the Oroaa.
-MK/ "Wt**F T T II'.
*PMhi*? limW.lifilil.WT treawreioneby oa?
Pass to th6 darkness of tlic voiceless tomb,
I calmly trnst to meet tliem once again,
And find relief from loneliness nnd pain
Near to the cross.
When o'er my spirit-harp, grief a rude wind
sweeps,
Invoking saddest murmurs from its deeps,
I think of One who drained Life's cup of woe,
And find the peace He ever will bestow
Near to the cross.
Bumble yet trusting, with undaunted heart,
*1 will press on till called from life to part,
i And count it a rich blessing from God's hand.
That thus lie biddetli His bclov'd to stand
Near to the eros3.
And when these Earthly j-ears are past and gone,
Temptation's battle fought, the victory won,
l^rora Ileaven -will gently come this message
down,
"Tbey that have borne the cross have won a
crown
Never to fade."
MISCELLANY.
[for the independent rtlESS ]
True Education.
True education is that training of the
mind which teaches us to do our duty in
life. It teaches us to be meek, humble, and
useful; never puffs up its possessor with
. pride, vanity or haughtiness, but enables us
to act with ability and prudence in an}' sitnntinn
nf lif? > ? >? * 1? 1
v> ??v ?ii ifuiuii "v> iiia^ in; jiiclUJll.
Or, in other words, it lends to the formation
of a pure and moral character. An education
that does less than this, cannot be
considered a true education. It is said that
the ancient Egyptians inscribed on their libraries,
"Remedies for the diseases of the
flouland 8o might we write on the doors
1 l I i<n ? -
ui our sciiuui-iiouses, -u^emeaies tor tlic diseases
of the inind, and promoters of the
morality and happiness of society." As
. Caroliuians, we justly feel proud of our educational
advantages', and as patriots, we
are in duty bound to cherish and improve
them.
tfs*
Education is one of those indefinite terms
which will admit of almost any latitude.?
III its real signification, it is a progressive
and never-ending work. The whole life"
time of man is but a movement onward;
, and we may readily believe the beautiful
idea, that through all eternity man will continue
to increase in knowledge and advance
in wisdom. But it is not in this extensive
view thai J now regard t'ie term education.
For the present purpose, I will consider it
merely as a process for fitting the mind for
the business of life; not only for the accumulation
of knowledge, but the acquisition
01 naoitsoi industry in preparation for the
important duties and responsibilities of life.
" This work belongs to the 6chool-room.?
There t3beTmiud is prepared for manhood.
process of time, nature will develop the I
lull capacity of the body; but the mind is
tj uiOt made of the same material as the body,
P;. Aftd cannot alone comedo its full strength
todca pacity. Its nourishment is made of
H different matter from that which feedtifli
? - body?it.must have the aid and experiflttij
of other minds?must have
tjres, rules and principles, an
{hem not by instinct, but by hn^^BUpmT
a great deal of thinking and a afmo application
of the mental faculties. r-JUie school
book, tho school house, and master
are threo important requistfiflpB training
the mind and in bringingfcnt its power
find energy. The mind,.liko the body, is
*v Ihe w^rk of the great Qiver of all things?
H#roeLgvtoi uoa,ana exists mail ity^
iy ia tfrtf poor as well as. the rich.
fMMTiraborn with ae good brains and nV
cles a* the rich." ' It knows no distinctiflj
onJpfU means of development, and its educational
polish. How gloriom, then, to educate
aU, a&dgpmto 6*e*y one tSRadvanti*
ges-of a true education. As ?od has given
na.llbo mind, it is our dutv to unfold tha
in lier manners; may sing, play and danco
in tlio most approved style; may speak
French,draw, and puint to perfection; she
may be oonver?ant with botany, chemistry
andpfctitedphy; may be aoqnainted with
fashions of the day ; may haVe
a dozen beftux, and r on verso fluently with
them; in fact, she may possess all, these accomplishments,
and many more besides, and
still in my opinion be altogether deficient in
ii true uuueauon. True education is not that
course of study alone that enables a woman
to display all her accomplishments to the
best advantage on every possible occasion;
but it is that training which improves the
heart as well as the mind and manners.?
Of what avail arc all the accomplishments
on earth to the female sex, if they do not
with them possess also those gentle and affectionate
dispositions which so much promote
the happiness of those with whom
they arc connected ? Do von think- it ?f.
fords much pleasure to n husband that his
wife can at times send forth notes of the
richest melody, while at others, when no
stranger is near to listen, she can address
him in the roughest tones of anger and contempt
? I answer, no. It will never give
happiness to his heart, or cause it to vibrate
with affection and tenderness. Then it is
one of the most important parts of true education
that a woman should learn to govern
her temper, (liy the by, it is expedient
that I should take a little of that to myself.)
Well, I was going to observe that she should
subdue every harsh feeling, and accomplish
her heart at the same time that she is imnPAVtnnr
lmv tnitnl ! .?? ? ?
..v? iKiwu. ^'J nu aimable
disposition, tlie countenance is also
greatly beautified and tlie voice made sweeter.
A soft, low voice coming from a kind
heart, is the sweetest of sounds. In regard
to those who have no rule over their spirits,
who cannot bear patiently the ills of life,
the}- are indeed far from being truly educated,
though they may have passed thro'
the whole circle of science. Cleopatra,
the unhnpDV Queen of Esrvnt. earlv annlied
herself to the acquirement of knowledge.?
She spoke nine or ten different languages,
and possessed every accomplishment to perfection.
Yet she was far from being truly
educated. She could no more control her 1
furious and headstrong passions than she
could calm the boisterous waves of the At- ,
lantic Ocean.
I do not pretend to say that I am opnACOil
11\ onv nf i?-vnonnnf
meats of the day. On the contrary, T consider
them calculated to improve and refine
the minjLBut it is evident that they receive
nflHftttcntion than matters of greater
importance. In many cases the fingers receive
more training than the heart, which
should be the s&it of all the affections.?
There are some mothers who urge upon
their daughters the necessity of practising
on the piano for hours every day, while by
their examplo they encouragc them in a
course of idleness and deceit. But I am
digressing.
Now,.as for those girls who never intend
to marry, but are resolved to live and die
old maids, it is well enough that they should
spend three or four hours every day at the
piano. But to. all wh<J have the least idea
fcf marrying, it is most important that they
Bpulcldo somethipg which they would wish
Bnraoiao. in after life* Some orirls oucrht
t<^pjfcry?4ven if tlicy should^bave the
chance.. They are as ignorant of domestic
affaire as a kitten. They wonM not even
know,|k>w to bake corn bread'. Making biscuit
is enttrely above their knowledge*; and
as to apple dumplings, they would be like
Gborob H^>f England, was. It was related
of UHRhat he happened to dinejit*
house wh^pt>ple dumplings constituted a
nart of the viands. had nAV?r Rw*n nnn
ftfcfore, rrad was otd^^tstonij^d?perfectly
at a los* to imagine Uow tbeapple ever
did make its way inside the cru&tl Some
ofthedS girl# go to school, study many books,
are fond of fine clothing, and all fashionable*^
doinge; but as to anything useful, it is out
of the anestion. I consider tTiftm Wrfllo
uneducated ; and to thpae who are so un^ne?
them ^fur Mjpmato^
The Clock Pedlar.
I had heard of Yankee clock pedlars, tin
pedlars, aud Bible pedlars, especially of him
who. sold polyglot 13jble9_(all in English) to
thfe Stnount of sixteen thousand, pounds.?
The house of every substantial farmer had
three substantial ornaments, a Wooden clock,
:? tin reflector,and 4 polyglot Bible, llow
i? it that an American Bells his, wnro. Ht
[ whatever price he please*, where a bluenose
would fail to make a sale at nil ? I
will inquire of the clock maker the secret
of his success.
"What a pity it is, Mr. Slick," (for sucli
was his name,) "what a pity it is, said I,
"that you who aro so successful in teaching
these people the value of clocks, could not
also teach the value of time."
"I guess," said he, "they have got tliat
ring to grow on their horns yet, which every
four year old has in our country. We
reckon hours aud minutes to be dollars and
cents. Tlicy do nothing in these parts but
eat, drink, smoke, sleep, ride about, lounge
at taverns, make speeches at temperance
meetings, and talk about 'house of assembly.'
if a man don't hoe his corn, ami i
don't get n crop, he says it is all owing to
the bank; and if lie runs into debt and is
sued, why, lie says, the lawyers are a curse
to the country. They are a most idle set
of folks, I tell you."
"But how is it," said I, "that you manage
to sell such an immense number of clocks,
(which certainly cannot be called necessary,)
among a people with whom there seems
to be so great a scarcity of money V
Mr. Slick paused, as if considering the
propriety of answering the question; then,
looking me in the face, said in a confiden
tial tone, "Why, I don't caro if I do tell
Villi fV.r |]|.? 1 --IT -I II
jt'M, .V. v..v_ ludiavt 13 i;miivu, itnu I SIIHJ1
quit this circuit. It is done by a knowledge
of soft sawder and human nature. But
here is Deacon Flint's," said he; "I have
but one clock left, and I guess I will sell it
to him."
At the gate of a most comfortable locking
farm house stood Deacon Flint, a respectable
old man, who had understood the
value of time better than most of his neighbors,
if one might judge from the appearsince
of every thing about him. After the
usual salutation, an invitation to "alight"
was accepted by Mr. Slick, who said he
wished to take leave of Mrs. Flint before he
IpfY
\Yc lin<l scarcely entered t lie house before
the clock maker pointed to the view
from the window, and addressing himself to
me, said, "If I was to tell them in Connecticut
there was such a farm as this away
down East here, in Nova Scotia, they
wouldn't believe me. Why, there ain't
such a location in all New England. The
deacon has a hundred acres of dyke."
"Seventy," said the deacon, "only seventy."
"Well, seventy, but then there is your
fine deep bottom?why, I could run a ram
"Interval, \vc call it," said tlie deacon,
who, though evidently pleased at this eulogiuin,
seemed to wish the experiment of
the ramrod to be tried in the right place.
"Well, interval if you please, (though
Professor Cinnstoclc, in his work on Ohio,
calls them bottoms,) is just as good as dyke.
Then there is that water privilege, worth
three or four thousand dollars, twice as good
as what Governor Cass paid fifteen thousand
dollars for. I wonder, deacon, you
don't put up^a carding mill on it: the same
works would carry a turning-lathe, a shingle
machine, a circular saw, grind bark*
and "
"Too old," said the deacon, "too old for
all those speculations."
"Old !" rr.noAtp/1 tlii* aIa^.1' mot/ni.. "nni
IV* ? I'OAUI I """J
you. Why, you are worth half a dozen of
the young men we see now-a-days; you are
young enough tojmvo "
Here he said semethingin a lower tone
of voice, which I did nojB^fHBctly hear;
but whatever it was, tho. Snoomm pleased
-Mie smiled, and said hqgpfp| tbii^ of
such things now.
"But your beasts, dear me, yog*: be^P
must be put in and have a feed,* spying
which, ho went out to order them to bfepuk
into" the. stably. , ?*
As the old gentleman closed the door
tcr him^Jfr. Slick drew near to me, ana
said injflHfeder torn*? ?,
sawder.'* An
jinw vuut limit asasutT|r
passes ar l'ogin tfafrflasture, without looking
at him ; or,'' sagfc he, ^looking rather
archly, he topflKftuntfld ?Bf a, pretty
sitfart horse, I guess he'd trot away if he
could. Now, I find ???n
Here his "soft si^er" wa^cut short
the outlines of Mrs. Hint. 8
r^?a"ty
besides, Squire Ilawk might think kinder
hard that I did not give him the offer." te
"Dear ine," said Mrs. Flint, "Ishouldliko
to see it?where is it ?" m
"It is in a chest of mine, over the way, at a*
Tom Tate's store ; I guess he can ship it on pe
to Eastport." th
"That's a good man," said Mrs. Flint, if}
jisl icrs look at it."
Mr. Slick, willing to oblige, yielded to bj
to these entreaties, and soon produced the tli
clock, a gaudy, highly varnished, trumpery sts
looking ntihir. lie placed it upon the chim- pr
ney piece, where its beauties were pointed hi
out, and duly appreciated by Mrs. Flint, w'l
whose admiration was about ending in a th<
proposal, when Mr. Flint returned from giving
his directions about the care of the tlx
horses. The deacon praised the clock, lie :
too thought it a handsome one, but thedea on
con was a prudent man. He had a watch, tin
he was sorry, but he had no occasion for a Pp
clock. bi<
"I puess yon are in the wrong furrow, to
this time, deacon; it ain't for sale," said tlx
Mr. Slick, "and if it was I reckon neighbor Ju
Steele's wife -.rould have it, for she gives me kn
no peace about it." wi
Mrs. Flint said that Mr. Steele had enough Tn'
to do, poor man, to pay liis interest, with- loc
out buying clocks for his wife.
"It's no consarn of mine," said Mr. Slick,
"as long ns lie fays me what lie has to do; we
but I guess I don't want to sell it?and he- ,'e?'1
sides, it comes too high: that clock can't as
be made in Rhode Island under fori}* dol- <-'r
lars. Why, it ain't possible," said the clock to
maker, in apparent surprise, looking at his SI"
watch, "why, as I'm alive, it is four o'clock, an<
and if I haven't been two hours here! how 6*1
on airth shall I reach River Philip to-night? '
I'll tell you what, Mrs. Flint, I'll leave the tor
clock in your care till I return on my way ub
to the States. I'll set it a-going, and put it otl
io mo nlcI 11 111110." wli
As pooh as tliis operation was performed, sol
ho delivered the key to the deacon, with a in
sort of scrio-comico injunction to wind up 0111
the flock every Saturday night, which Mrs. sy
Flint said she would Like care should he pu
dune, ami promised to remind her husband alu
of it. incase lie should chance to forget it. pri
"That," said the clock maker, as soon a:; wli
wo were mounted, "that I call human natur! cut
Xow that clock is sold for forty dollars ; it hnl
eost 1110 just six doHars and fifty cents. Mrs. of
Flint will never let Mrs. Steele have the re- sm
fusal?nor will the deacon li>.irn unfit I #?.?H
for the clock, that having once, indulged in in
the use of a superfluity, how difficult it is to be
give it up. We can do without any article noi
of luxury we have never had, but when lie
once obtained, it is not in human natur to inc
surrender it voluntarily. Of fifteen thou- wil
sand sold by myself and partners in this on
province, twelve thousand were left in this the
manner, and only ten clocks were ever re- wa
turned when we called for them?tljey in- '
variably bought them. We trust to "soft eai
sawder" to get them into the houso, and to 'itt
"human natur" that they never come out "B
of it." dy,
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National Baby Show. pel
We find in the Cincinnati Times, of Fri- ,s>'
day last, the following account of the most
remarkable Fair of tliis go-ahead country, m'
held at Springfield, Clark county, Ohio, on Kei
Thursday of last week. It is a refreshing ba'
change from the dry columns of political tryresolves
and convention speeches: nni
Decidedly the^grcatest feature of th^rfair
,1 _ I ? At - -
whs mo rvauonai isauy convention, lWaich we
took place yesterday. It attracted people, fro
adults and babies, from all parts of the ]Union.
No less flian 12,000 or 15,000 visited res
tho Fair to-day excluding babies, all of In(
whom appeared to be excited as to tl?e displajt
?f innocence and infantile beauty.
The novelty of the exhibition'was itself suf- d?
ficient to create a general interest, but to, |>a'
this was added three, services silver plate as
prizes. The mt^iagere of the "sTiow^ ap^<Tn'
[juiticu iu uu utEvu uuiick at mu interest laicon
in the aftair. They had supposed that 'nj
even their liberal premiums would not tempt
more than a dozen babies or so, and had
made^v arrangements accordingly. - Ten P?
o'elodpiyestorday morning convinced,them
that S**y had underratco*tho importance of en'
the occasion."' Devoted mothers and doat- c'a
I ing fathers, with their little pets in their hu
arms, carte pouring intotho tair grounds, ?
each, no doubt, confident.of leaving it with
#n?rof Ijfe prizes. A small csnvarf tent hu
had b$ep assigned as the receptacle^f the de
AntnoQ onrl- m#JS tliaf mA^liAM KoK?/mi ??/1 Aft
VMVI VUHV (?|LVkUU|Oj 1/nUI^O OI1U
nufses v^r<Jfchered by gentlemen, wearing
rosett&Mipon their breasts; Soon there wag.
"musio within."- .
<Astbnwljfcd, probably, at finding them- W
ijp)vca in' "mass meeting assembled, the lit- ;
-tk^pnes sent up a cry, which s^ook the ej&- ^
nte-top and pSerced tbo ears of the pdBfe, ,?*
fU vain did Uwe brasa-bapd toot ttaiaagfttni1
if ??;KIA
1 \
, they were obliged for the present to connt
themselves by listening to the music.)
jme, more anxious than the rest?gent'een
we moan?climbed the adjoining troes,
id eiyoyed free gratis for nothing, a stolen
icp at the Baby Convention, which, from
eir expressions we judged was highly grat'in
g.
At 11 o'clock a large circle was formed
' a rope around the tent, and outside of
is me uninterested nclults were made to
ind, which they did patiently, under the
omises that the babies would soon be etbited.
The judges were then elected,
lose duty it was to enter the tent, examine
e babies and awr.rd the premiums.
The Judges were about proceeding to
L'ir taslc, when a telegraph was received,
nouncing that a number of babies were
tho train from Dayton, and wouhl be
jre at 12 o'clock, and requesting n postnement
of the examination until said ba?s
arrived. Thii ronnpr.t. u-ns
T ?v?
the groat discomfort of the "Convention"
jn in session. A few minutes after 12, the
dges entered the tent, aud through the
idness of the managers, and probably
th the consent of the babies, we wore pertted
to enter the sanctum sanctorum and
>k upon the scene.
The tent presented a novel, amusing and
eresting sight. I'lie mothers and nurses
ro seated and the "little darlings" all
tdy for inspection, that is as nenr ready
could be. To see so many babies togethwas
novel; to note the maternal efforts
present them in the best mood, was atnug,
and to gaze upon their innocent faces
1 purest of charms was certainly intering.
There sat a mother, her eyes directed alnately
tin the judges and on a little cherwhieli
lay in lier lap. By her sat anler,
holding up proudly a lovely little girl,!
iosc ilaxen curls ami sweet blue eyes would
'ten the heart of the greatest baby-hater
Christendom. Next to her a nurse was
leavoring to quiet a stout, black eyed, roeheeked
"one year old," who insists on
liin'* the jet black ringlets of another one
out its own age. One lady pointed with
uy to uie ciiuDuy u*??s or Jier darling bov, J
lile another glowingly refers to the dcfi:e
but well-formed features of her sweet
be. One boasted of having the largest
its age; another of the smallest and
artest. Some of the babies seemed to
1 their importance on this occasion, and,
spite of the most earnest entreaties, would
in mischief and keep up a continued
ise. Others appeared unwilling to " Leva
their eyes," and lay quietly in their
lliers' arms, watching the proceedings
ill apparent interest, while others insisted
hiding their innocent faces in tlieff 1110 r's
bosom, as if they knew their refuge
s there.
Tl./.n fi.o r. 11 ?
VtIV VAJM^IVlid Ullll.ii 1CI1 Ull IJI1C 5
s! " Totnu to mudflcr's nrins, mudder's
lo pet." "Oil! yoif darling 'ittle to:ul !"k 1
'ess its 'ittle heart, it slinll have some tan- !
"Tot, tot to Baridykoss, oiPits ma- I
i's 'ittle hoss." " Stan' up, muzzer's 'ittle
" Its sweat, so it is, mudder knows it i
' " Dump it' it wants to, tausc it can
mp." "Tisg mama now, won't it tiss ma??
" " Now what a naughty boy, see, the
(itlomen aro coming." " That's a good
by?nurse can tome its hair, an' it don't
a bit." "Sv/eetv, sweety, mother's sweet,"
[1 an hundred more iust such exnressions.
* k ?
One hundred and twenty-seven babies
re entered for exhibition. And they camc
m almost everywhere. Several counties,
hiding Ilnniilton of Ohio, were well repented,
and then there were babies-from
liana, Louisiana, Pennsylvania and Mais- j
msetts. We would publish tho names,
t for serious protests of the parents, who 1
not desire the world to know that their i
L?ies entered;.for the prizes and did not get
We apj$$riate their feelings and subt
to theirMjqucst. ^ n
.Large and tatsefaUdrcn seemed to predom-,
ite. One from fflSfkoa, five months old,
ighed twenty-seven ami afthalf pounds,
(pther, four months oUf; weighed twenty
ands. '* Z* - * ., '
An clderly^iSir wa^preaent with lior tevteenlh
baby, <My two 'months old. She
timed nothingjpbcCraordinary in the child,
t thought she was deserving of premium
and alio certainly is.
The session of the judges mm Iphg one,
t aboul 0 o'clock in the cydnm^tfie final
cision was made,- and th^pruMfe awarded
follows: " %
l?w ?j:A
m. IIOI |?iw n Dj/iuuuivr. ovi *?VAJ ui OIITVI
ftfe, including a largd wVcr, to thedaughr
of Wm. Rorancr oTVienna, Clark coun,
agtfi teutrt?oritbs. '
Second* prize, a servi<fc of'silver-plate, to
10 son of Wm.MtaDowell of Fulton, Hamon
county, Ohio, aged thirteen months.
Third jprize, a plain service of silver, to
lO^daugmer of Mr. A> Canon of PhilndelInfe
Jfft. i: > >1S ' L x*
, * .y,. "* ' '
awards hail been made known, waited on
the little favorite; and through Mr. Do Graff,of
Dayton, presented her with a large and
costly statuette of our Saviour Blessing Little
Children. This act was highly applauded.
?
The following letter from Fanny F?rn Was .
r?*nd ?
Mr J. B. Paist?Sir : In thanking you
for the compliment paid im, by constituting
me one of the committee to award the premiums
at the Baby Convention, I would
also express my deep regret tlmt my present
engagements will not admit of my leaving
New York. Nothing would delight me
more than to visit your beautiful city, which
l navo so long wished to sec, and tlio added
temptation you hold out, in the shape of babies,
is almost irresistible. God bfesa their
little sweetnesses ! Hut how could I chooao f
I, who love everything in thc^dhapa of a
child?who believe that they are all %Jio
are left to usof Eden ; who never oomo irilo
their presence without a feeling n?ch as a
devout Catholic must have, when he crosses
himself before the image of the Virgin Mary l
How could I choose ? I should turn from
black eyes to blue, from blue eyea iogrey,
from gray to hazel; I should be lAd^Mptive
Thus2 ends our ^poir^
Baby Show. Wo uqjlerBtnnd it
of this year before ^if
Ik? able to prepare all the noccMa^Rc'ComnKulations
for the " entries."
Soiling Dry Goods.
People gcnernlly think lhat it is a very
easy matter to stand behind a counter and
retail dry goods; but a week's experience
in the business would convince the cleverest
man that it is much more difficult and laborious
than the task of turning a gfmastv?.
twelve hours per diein. The office of Bales- \
man embodies, in its duties, necessity for tlii
shrewdness of a politician, the pereuasioh
of a lover, the politeness oka Cbeaterfieldi
the patience of .lob, and ibe impudence c?'
a pickpocket. There are salesmen wljo make
it a point never to lose a customer. Oae of
#1.^ .1 i.-:-: "
inv; m-Hu<jiin.u miu in in h biore in unamam
street, not long sinco wns called to eliow a
very fastidious nnd fashionable lady, who
" dropped in while going to Stewart's,".some rA
rich sill; clothing. Kvery article of tjio kii^
ivas ctposcd to her view?the whole store
was raujsackcd?noAing suited." Thfc costly
was stigmatized as trqajjj-evcrything was
common and not fit tb|r*flp,y. She gueeeed
die would go to* StewarW The salesman
pretended to bo indignant. +*.* -JB
" Madam,'" said lie Tn a tone Ifinjrfrea - '*<3^
innocence," I have a very beautiful and rar?
piece of goods?a case which I divided with
Mr. Stewart, who is my brother-in-law, but ^PH
it would be uQless to show it io you?it is v r *"^5
the only piece m tho-city."
urn/ .11 * ^ *
?.?u, uiiuw iii?; bub asicea^jn an
anxious tone, and" continued, *' I barij bo in
tention of annoying you, or of disparaging
tho merits of yew wares." r ^
The snlc.Hinnn?&dio wsis now watched in
breathless silence by his fullow clerks, proceeded,
nsif with much reluctance, and with
expressions of foHr.t lint itvould beftljure^ by
getting tumbled, Jo display an ancient piece
of vesting, which had.wen ^iw^Sr^Mtore
for five years, and itth comntf^mgOHBk _ ... ?
saleable. Tlve lady\
worthy fb0. worn. BG\jj
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