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VOLUME G?NO. 45. . ABBEVILLE C. II., SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 11, 1859. WHOLE NUMBER 205
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INCIDENTS OF THE
MEXICAN CAMPAIGN, j
Dl* A MEMDEB OF THE PALMETTO KEGIMKNT.
The Terra Templada.
(tiik TrMi'tnaii: uuuion.)
At an elevation ranging from 2000 to 4000 feet
above the <iulf of Mexico is situated the little
Btate of Jalapn, which is supposed to derive its
hamc from the well known medical shrub [convulvus
jalapn, a plant indigenous to the clittiate.
The climate is perpetual spring, and
mrougliout the year the average temperature
ia 64a Farenheit. A series of mountain heights ;
protect it from the vicissitudes of more northern
latitudes ; while its corresponding elevu j
tiou is a surety against the prevailing atmos- '
pherc of the Icrra calic>t/r. Tho climate, s'ol j <
an3 varied productions are perfections in na- j I
ture, vet one tiling i a sadly wanting; viz. the ; 1
right kind of a population. The greater par' ' i
of this fine country is a wild waste ; and iHe ; t
remainder is devoted to the rearing of live '
etoclc. From the Cerro Gordo a pure fountain I i
of water courses parellel with the road, f?>r a j '
distance of live miles, and here we entered a j '
lane of m iles in extent enclosing luxuriant, pas- I
turages. The hedges were composed of loose
stones, gathered in at the top from a wide 1
base. Not a particle of mortar being used in t
their construction ; this estate embracing hoiiic t
illj miles in extent is said to be the property of ' '
Mrs. Don Isadora, a rich old widow. We have I
ever been at a loss to ascertain bow fur we I
have traveled, and there are no mile post? along I
the route. 1 find the distance usually compu- t
ted by the men to be in accordance with the i
amount of fatigue endured bv the way, whot.h- ?:
er a long or short journey. The sun was sin!;- [
ing behind the western iii'>untuiiis, when we 11
reached Knccro, the summer seat and estate of t
Gen. Sniita Anna. Here we halted mid once !'
more pitched our camp on either side of a
mountain torrent. Our tit irchcs arc neeessari- ?i
ly measured by the distance between the wn- <:
tor ing stations. i
J fit were not for the ledges of rocks, the *
streams in this count-iy would long since have i l<
found their level with the ocean. In follow- v
ing the course of this little rivulet a short dis? e
lance below our camp and to where it hud cut j d
its way nearly u hundred feet into the earth we l L
had presented a scene of ur.rivalcd beaut, v. I ?
J ' I
water-falls, cascades, rugged elifts, caverns, pre t
cipiees and blooming plants, all mingled together
in wild confusion. The trunks and 1
brandies o f small trees mostly live oak. were ;
nearly covered with creepers and parisitic
plants that fixed themselves upon ihcir sterns. '
Upon a single limb, 1 counted several diff.-r- '
ent species of parisitic plants all in bloom.
Antony the cactus tribe, I observed mclus Afar 1
niamillan, which grows up in a single stein 6 ~
feet high. Its top is covered with gray huir. i
exactly similar to the crown of its venerable i
namesake. On my return to camp, I observed i
a blacksmith shop and forge in full Must. Ev- *
ery division in the army is provided with a
portable furnace anvil tools <fcc., which are v
transported on a wagon, drawn by eight lior
BfS.- t
Morning of tlic 23d.?I was aroused from n ,
most delicious slumber by the soul inspiring
reveille, that re-echoed its enlivening strains
over one of natures most lovely and animated
scenes. The cattle were quietly feeding upon j,
the neighboring bills and the intervening vul? ^
leys were dotted with the snowy coverlets <?f t
numerous hocks ol 6l>ce]>, attended in their c
meandering? by their bli<*|il?er<is who with their c
faithful dog?, watch them night anil day. We I
left our en:np this morning in fine spirits, first, u
at tiio prospect of a speedy term million of a <J
journey of 68 miles, and secondly I he agreea- |;
bio anticipation of occupying this drlightful il
i-Agion of couutry, if not in garrison, at least
for a sufficient length, of time to rccruit our 11
physical jaded energies which by the way had s
fallen considerably below pur. In travelling c
this short distance, probably not more than -to v
miles by an air lino, we find ourselves in a to- *
tally different climate, and at an elevation of ]
3000 feet above Vera Cruz, which in the same '
latitude accounts f>?r the variation in the tern L
pcrature, where the climate and vegetable productions
are marked by the different degrees 1
of elevation. Platteaus and table lands continue
to rise one above t he other until their highest
points go beyond the clou s. The sudden '
transition from the burning sands of the terra j
calicntc to the springlike atmosphere of Ja?
lapa rendered it difficult for the moment to realize
the fact, but nature was in no jesting ^
mood, and soon we began to feel its cheerful (
And invigorating influence acting like n charm j
ypon our worn and jaded limbs. From Bncero ,
the road pusses over a lovely country wild And {
picturesque, presenting alternately cooling t
streams, riclt meadows and gentle slopes cor- t
peted with luxuriant green, and the hills are enn ,
opied with groves of live oak and interspersed J
villi beantiful everglades over which the wild r
^doer bounded at our approach. In the vicin- (
jty of the city the country began to assume a t
more cultivated appearance, while the better f
Constructed habitations- of the |>oor, reminded j
lis that we wtr? la a. cooler climate. Theae ?
domieils presented an air of com fort and clean, (
Jinoaa wholly different frgtn that we had be?o
used to teeing, while tho wull oyJticq.tfc?l gar- 1
dene and patches of ripening corn aud ?ug?r i
cane, surrounding them induced the oonelusion t
that here wat the abode of plenty if notpf con t
tentuienU From hero t>> the gates of Julnpn is t
one contiuucd grove of omnge, plantain and <
bftton fin a tree#, laden Hfith ripening fruit. The i
atmosphere pure and. Eden, oqities to J
ub steeped in the " pjirl'unw gjr oriental flowers. (
Inthepidst ofthesa i(jene% the fair
jjteWitff Hppn ohr vjk^ai'etly lumber- 1
*?g?o tb?? bosom ofite riiitive mountain*, with f
ibrsujtoefqp* edifices, dom^a .and spires, risjag I
IMpsrtep^^y their
painted, to perfection th^ de
ecenei n^ ^ ^
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' y &
VST * il
* Ix^t * .- - **
Wli ere the citron and olive are fairest of fruit
And the voice of the nightingale never is mute.'
What a pily that (lie horrors of wur should
desecrate this fair heritage, with its polluting
presence, and that it should throw its mourning
veil over the face of tliid eternal spring! Many
a fond parent mourns the loss of those who
were dearer than life itself, and widows and
orphans look now upon sad uiul k.ne homes
that were wont to be filled by those now no
more.
Gen. Worth held possession ofJalapa, and
his division were quartered in and around the
t. V |m3?ci| llirougllllie Street S Without
li ailing. Tlie citizens of nil clnsses looked up
<ni us with the most profound sMlen.ee, perhaps
superinduced by their grief; foi the Jalnpinns
viewed externally are a proper people, refined
;ii their manners and tastes. The women are
Lhc most beautiful in the world. *Ve had the
jpportt.i. ,ty of seeing hundreds of them from
ho windows, whom we probably would not
lave seen on any other occasion. They resembled
our own fair ones in regard to intclli?eiice
and east of person, which made me feel a
little ashamed of our squad, ns our volunteers
in their omuiferoiis costumes, still the worse for
wear and lack of cleanliness, did not make a
rory martial appearance before the Jalapa
jelles.
Ascending an eminence overlookintr the city
ive were again presented wit h fresh scenes from
,he hand of nature., which were heightened by
heir sublime grandeur. Far to the South west,
sail apparently Iransparnut cloud, reflecting
jack the sun's rays like a mirror, which is
;nown to be the Gulf of Mexico. Towering
ar above the summit* ?>f il>..
ains is the lofty and sublime peak of Oriznvn,
l volcano ever burninj;. Its siiow covered
sauopy presents a singular contrast, with (lie
>erpetual summer surrounding it. .Standing at
hi el ovation of 11,?70 feet above tlic level of
lie sea. and one hundred mile*in the interior
i-oin Vera Cruz, it is a familiar huid-innrk to
uuriners approaching the liurltor. We drseenled
lYointliis height for three miles, and enainped
in a green vall-y enriched by iiioun? |
ai scene* of the nio.it. romantic eharauter. 1 {
roulti not give a qili.-t home in this little val? j
cy ppot for the glory ami honors of all the |
i-ars, battles. 6eiges, and campaigns from the i
oiiiineiiceiiiciit of time down to the present j
ate. A person perusing these incidents will J
e more than likely to derive ten degrees of
atisfacUou to one enjoyed by the actors in
(ro BE CONTINUED.)
The Grave of Porter Olay.
Tiie estimate that this world placos upon
111 until character, in often, if not always, iulucnc.ed
by extraneous circumstances, and
lie tribunal of eternity may teach us that |
lien's judgment is strangely lalliablc. The
[iitteiitij; tinsel rv of fashion. hidea a multi
tide of faults, while unadorned and humble
k-orlh is often passed by and forgotten.?
I'lie man who stands at the head of armies;
vlio leads the thick hunts, in all llic "pomp
ind ciicuiMsfaucc of war/' to the red field
>f conlliet and death, we term a hero, and
veave fame's chaplet for his blood stained i
now; while he, who faithfully perforins liis
luties in tiie humbler walks of life, receives
10 plaudits from the multitude, hut passes
iway lo the shadowy laud unuoticed, and
oon lorgotleu.
Among the unmarked and unadorned I
graves in the rural Cemetery at Camden,
Arkansas, is that of a brother of the illustri- (
>u> Henry Clay ; his only monument is an
ink Hoc with the initials of his name rudely 1
arved in its rough hark. He is paid to
iavc been an huuiblu and devoted minister
if the Gospel; to have spent the latter part j
if his life in this new and remote region, j
mblishing the glorious tidings of God's wonIrons
offer of eternal lito lo a dying world, 1
nd at hist, wearied and way-worn, death's I
ngel beckoned to him froin the shore of the
ileal land, and laying down the weapons (
if his warfare, bo closed his eyes peacefully
vilh unwavering trust in God, and his little *
iongreggation caried him to his quiet restng
place ne ar the grassy bunks of i lie windng
Oauchita, to await that lasl awakening
?f a slumbering Universe.
i'ar liu it from me to detract aught from
he merits of one whom the nation loved to
jonor; who was known as ''Sage of Ashund,"
"Kentucky's favorite Son.'' lie was
>nu of America's great men, and his mem>ry
is a rich legacy to the youth of our own
avored land, and though he has his faults,
he world has awarded him post humous
u?tice.
Yet as I stood by that humble gave in
Damdeis, and contrasted the career of these
jro there, the one pouring forth his thoughts
:ntranceing listening Senates as he spoke of
he policy' of onr great nation, orplead the
;ause of the oppressed and down-trodden of
>ther lands; mingling in the society of
jreat men and kings unawed, becsuso he
mew he was their peer; the other in some
ude school-house in the south-western willerness,
telling the hope inspiring story of
lie dying love of Jesus to the few gathered
it the simple place of prayer, I thought of
ingels listening to them, and of God'?; allying
eye, and his vnrdiot as to their'- sev- 4
>rHi worth. . j v .
The world has scarcely remembered thai
[leury Clay ever bad n brother ; the great
Statesmen bus so over-shadowed bitt kindred
.hat they are forgotten : yet wlio shaUrr Mfy
hat the piouRftud toiKhg minister or oeayio'sglail
tiding*, may uot. reaj*s tewatJ
nojre glorious, and wear a cwwu more d^fc.
:ling tbap that merged forbia rrior^fcighfy
)onQrtij?j?rtd nivMriona brother io thejpinglom
ofjtfm who bai said "Th?y that be
vi^e ^haM ebiqe as the bright new* 6f the Ornament,
anil they that torn winy to r igh t-.
lOUsneaa aaiUe ?tar*/or ever ?p^ rever"~
*Zi?s?Ki'i 1'
\>trrya,un '? j
rbeg A^-cut up he ^ 1
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[roil Tin: INI>BI'EX?EXT 1*11 ESS.]
Florida Correspondent.
TO AN OLD FRIEND.
Lake City, Fi.oicida.
iMr Deaii Lklia.?Many days have
passed since I saw your liappy tranquil face,
upon which, I could never look and remain
sad. No matter how dark a cloud might
have over-shadowed my life's path, your
radiant smiles would chase away the gloom.
r<lh'?tiiig sunshine and brightness upon
my benighted way. Yes! 'tis a long time
my dear, since we met, and mingled our
voices in joy, or in sadness: Ami now, as I
.. iiiv |>eie<I groniltl, 111 lilt!
shadow of a large Magnolia, my thoughts
arc with the vanished past, reviewing scenes
of by-gone happy days, when the world
seemed one bright summer day. Yours,
with other loved fanes, are brought up vividly
before my mind's eye ; and how sweet
to look into those soft, tell tale eyes, which
speak a volume in a glance, and have those
arms around me twined, it) a fond eml?rae.e.
while listening to the sweetest voice, pouring
into my car, its overflowing soul, and
know within that snowy bosom, beats one
true, one devoted hear!. Iiut on awaking
to eoneiousncss, and finding'tis but a dream,
the big tears roll in torrents, down my
cheeks, and the reality of our separation
presents itself, but let us not forget, there is
a time coining not many months hence,
when we may again meet, and together
spend many happy horn's, either in our
quiet rooms, enjoying a social chat, or roaming
the broad, green fields, or along the
flowering banks of the bright running
brook.
Do you know, Lelia, I nm now in the
? <i ' '
.....v. \ji mmvis ?lar away Iron) tile
loved onus of my childhood, ami from those
dear ones, who clusfer around the cheerful
tireside at my <juod old home. Home!
what a sweet word to the weary wanderer.
Tis music in his ear, lie loves lo think and
sing of homo. He thinks it is the prettiest I
spot on cmth. No matter if 'tis the hum- |
blest rottage , 'tis pictured upon the tablet J
ot his memory, as a thing of beauty?is
over longing to behold again those sacred j
scones, around which memory loves to din ir. j
and olten, too, lie lungs for some good old |
friend, whom time with her trials, have \
proved to be true ; that lie. mi<r|it tell to
him the sorrows and cares, as well as the
joys and pleasures, that at times fill his hearing
bosom ; but unfortunately, this luxury
is denied to a poor stranger in a strange
land. lie must brood alone, over his daily
losses ; for lie finds no willing ear to listen
to bis story of grief?no loving, trusting
bosom, sympathises with bis troubled
breast; and 'tis the very time be most needs
a friend. His heart is almost breaking, j
muntf J ' - ' ' *
......j Liuica <?11'j no mrns 10 ins protessed
Friend?receives a cold look, and a freezing
answer,and he is ready to exclaim what a
5elfir.li world ! Then he belli inks himself
of the Friend of the friendless in the solitude
of his chamber, he pours out his soul,
in humble prayer, to a merciful God, and
if ho is n trim .S !.? C!-..: :n
? .. .v..v.fvi VI l C IJilVIUI Will
be blessed with the comforting presence of
I he holy spirit, which never forsakes the
Faithful in heart.
For fear of trying your patience, Lelia
Jenr, I must not continue sue!) a melnnLiholly
strain ; perhaps a few stray thoughts
relative to the boiuties of this delightful
Peninsular, would not bo uninteresting. I
left Carolina in November last, about the
time the beautiful birds deserted their summer
retreats, wandering away in search of
a more genial chime, where they might
K?J. ; ' ' ...
|>nicmiini muisnine, or ncjstle id (lowers
of everlasting green. I nm perfectly deli?jjlite?l
with Florida; ever since I was a little
child, L l?ave bad a longing desire to
visit the land, where the gentle spiing first
unfolds the tender leaves, and strews over
the plains the fairest, sweetest blossoms, and
where cold winter (scarcely mars the blooming
stimnjer. When I first came liere,
smiling flowers were scattered all over the
wild wocd, in the freshness of spring, but
wo iiave recently had some quite cold weather?-frost
and some iue, and beneath the
stern frown of unrelenting winter, those tender
llowerotn bitve withered, and no more
tbeir sweet nerfumn flnnu nn/.n iko I
. *"v
But though tho*e smiles ofihaluro,no moro
greet us in our favorite strollfl, there are
other beauties, wooing- us out from our
hearth-Rtorik's, when tho day's arc mild, and
the warm bright smiles of the sub, t-hincC
dowtv(broi?g|> tWe tail pines,, and ootv.often
are we warned by tbo ulirill wlmijo of ibe
fierce, freezing windft^.tlmt 'tis too cold to I
wander but^. VEacB*Wvd!jr mofning, we
ha*$ a rich concert.. *i.? I
, . ..... j
silver throats of the fairy songsters, a?J>Cr-.|
ched upotii'tlie .boughs of ihe glowy mug.1
noiiM, and^frttgi^pii^iaing# trgesj -lEjjf pour;
foarth j^iqujd .strain* th?fr swcetest jso^g*/
J5jg| ier S^tftte
P | ~ *'"*' i^: - Z'.
Iiere I mot as strangers, but not long <Ji<l 't
they remain so, wo were soon friends, and t
by them an interest was manifested toward <
ine which I could not overlook, and it I
elieered my loneliness. May they henceforth
never know aught but peace and hap- s
piness. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Ilogan, from t
Abbeville have strewn roses along my lone- c
Iv pathway, with other kind friends they t
shall bo numbered among the treasured j <
?cms wliicli shall evan ho cherished i
in lasting remembrance within my heart. I
(coxcLui)i:n next week.) (
THB BOY*H"EROE3. 1
i I
When Kentucky was an infant Stato, ami i
before the foot of civilization had trodden I
Iter giant forests, there lived upon a branch
of the (Jreon River, an old hunter by the <
name ?>f Slater. Ilis hut was upon the ?
I >-outhern bank of the stream, and save a t
small patch of a dozen acres that had been i
cleared awav by his own axe, ho was shut
up by dense forests. Slater had two chil- <
dreti at home with him?two sons, Phillip I
and Daniel?the former fourteen and the t
j latter twelve years of age. His elder chil- i
j dren had gone South. His wife was with *
I him, but she had been several years an al" . ?
j most cripple from the effects of severe i lieu- <
i iiiaiisin ?
I
It was early i 11 the spring, and the old ?
, hunter had just returned from Columbia, t
| where he had been to earrv the piodttee of I
: his winter's labor, which consisted mostly '
i .
of fins, lie had received quite a sum of
money ?"d had brought it homo with him. t
The old man had, for several years, been no- I
cumulating money, for civilization was rap- ]
idly approaching him, and he meant thai v
j his children should start on fair terms with I
: the world. I
One evening, just as the family were sit- t
tini! down to the frugal supper, they were 1:
attracted by a sudden howling of the dogs,
and as Slater went to the door to see what *
I was the matter, he saw three men approach- il
! ing. *!
| He quickly quieted the dogs, ntid the i
strangers approached the door. Tiicy ask- c
ed for something to eat, and also for lodgings S
lor IIr* night. John Slater was not a man <1
to refuse a request of this kind, and he ask- n
ed the strangers in. The.)' set their rifles a
behind the door, unslung their packs, and
room was made for them at the supper ta- i
hie.?They represented themselves as travel- v
lers hound farther West, intending to cross s
the Mississippi in search of a settlement. j:
The new comers were far from being s
agreeable or prepossessing in their looks, c
but Slater took no notice of the circum- o
stance, for he was not ono to doubt any a
man. The boys, however, did not like li
their appearance at all, and quick glances d
which they gave at each other told their a
feelings. The hunters'* wife was not at the e
table, but she sat in her great easy chair by C|
the fire. v
Slater entered into conversation with the li
guests, but tliey were not free, and after a ii
little while the talk dwindled into occasion- I
al questions. Phillip, tbe older of the twot t
noticed that the men cast uneasy glances
about the room, and lie watched them nar- v
rowly.?Ilis fear had become excited, and I
ho could not rest. Lie know that his father a
had a large sum of money in the hclose, 1
and his first thought was that theso men v
were there for the purpose of robbery. s
After supper was over the boys quickly J
cleared ofl' the table, and then went out of t
doors. It had become dark, " or rather the
night had fairly set in, for there was n moon ?i
two-thirds full, shining down upon the forest, f
"Daniel," said Phillip, in a low whisper, i
at (he same time casting a look over his :
s)inill(lt<r i4whfit /lr\ ViUl ll?i?.lr /?P I""" ?"
..f mv j v\+ imiujv vt tiicou cry v
men ?" f
"I'm afraid they are bad ones," returned 1
the younger boy. i
''So hid I. I believe they mean to steal i
father's money. Didn't yoa notice bow i
they looked around?" - I
"Yes." ' I
"So did I. -If.wo should tell father what '
wo think, he would only laugh at us, and 1
tell us we were perfect scare-croWs." '
"But we can watch 'em)' |
"Yes, we will watob'em, but don't let |
tbero know it. t,> f
The-boys then lie1?{ some further .consul- x
tation, and then going to the dog house, ;
they set tho small door back, Bo-tbat the (
houndsniight 'spring forth i?'..thyy were
wanted,.. If they had desired to ?peak'to ^
their father about fbeir suspicion, they'had
no chance, for ?ha strangers satoloso by him i
all the evening. \ - V 1
. At length, however, the old man signified
his intention of fetiringt, aod^aft^to'go oift ,
?!j|'the 4i>or, to"aM,tho ?tate of affairs wit boot. .,
"-^^i'ihree followed Wfa, btrt they did not j
lake their weapons. . Tue ofd lady was a- (
<liu>n in ln^nhmr." i
'*r WJ fcpeftd Jfe?!fip, blet? ta ke two 4
our bedr--we may j
wflitri l^; 'Wti Are wt good aa. aicn witb x
icy, ami then hastened back and emptied
ho priming from the stranger's rifles; and
vhen tbo father and the strangers returned,
hey had resumed their seals.
The hunter's cabin was divided into two
ipartments on the ground iloor, one of
,hem in the end of the building, being tlie
jld man's sleeping room, and the other
'ooin in which the company at present sat.
Dver head there was a sort of scaffold ,
caching only half way over the room below
t, and in the opposite end of the building
rom the litlle sleeping apartment of the
inntcr. A rough ladder led up to the scaf
uki ciose up to the l??>vs bed. Tltere win I
10 partition at the edge ot' the sciiffolding,
>ut it was all open to the room below.
Spare bedding was spread upon the floor
>f the kitchen fur the travellers, ami after
very!hing had been arranged for their cotnort,
the boys went to their beu, and the old
nail retired to his little room.
The boys thought not of sleep, or if they
lid, it was only to avoid it. Half an hour
lad passed away, and then they could hear
heir father snore. Then they heard a
noveiuent from those below. Phillip
rawlcd silently to where he could peep
lowu through and saw one of the men
pen his pack, from which he took several
lieces of raw meat, bv the rays of the moon,
md moving towards the window, he shoved
lit; sa;di bark and threw the pieces of flesh |
o the dogs.?Then he weut to his bed and j
aid down.
At first, the boy thought this might b<;
hrown tr> the dogs to attract their attention ;
ut when the man Said down, the idea of
Hiison flashed tliroiigli Phillip's mind.? lie
vhisptiL'il his thoughts to his brother. The
ir.-t impulse of little Daniel, as lie heard J
hat his poor dogs were to be poisoned, was j
o cry out, but a sudden pressure from the
land of his brother k?-pt him silent.
At the end of the boy's bed, was a dark
vindow, a small squ ire door and as it was
lirectly over the dug's house, Phillip rcsolv
I to iro down and save the dogs. The
nideriaking was a dangerous one; for the j
onscquence might be fatal. Hut Phillip
slater tounrl himself strong in heart, and lie j
letermined upon tins trial. His father's life
night be in his hands! This thought was
i tower of strength in itself.
Phillip opened the window without movtig
from his bed, and it swung on its hinges
without noise. Then he threw oft' the
heet and tied the corner of it to the staile
by which the window was hooked. The
heet was then lowered on the outside, and
arefully the brave hoy let himself out upn
it. lie enjoined his brother not to move
nd then lie slid noiselessly clown. The
lounds had just found the meat, but they
!rew back at their young master's beck, s
nd Phillip gathered the llesb all up. He
asily quieted the faithful brutes, and then
[uieklv tied the meat in the sheet. There
oas a light ladder standing near tho dog
louse, and setting this up against the buildng,
Phillip made his way back to his little
oft, and when once safely there, he pulled
he sheet in after him.
The strangers had not been aroused, and
vilh a beating heart tho boy thxnked God.
Je had performed an act, simple as it may
ippear, at which many a stout heart would
lave quailed. The dogs growled as they
veut buck into their kennel, and if the
trangers heard them, they thought tho
>oor animals were growling over the repast
hey had found.
At length the hounds ceased their noise.
ind all was quiet. An hour passed .iway
md so did another. It must have been
leaily miduiglit, wtyen the men moved
igain, and the lad Phillip saw the rays of a
:and!u flash up through the cracks of the
loor on which stood his bed. He would
iavo moved to the crack where he could
icep down, but at that moment ho heard a
nan upon the ladder. lie uttered a quick
whisper to his brother, and thoy lay perfectly
still. The fellow seemed to be perfectly
satisfied that they were asleep, for be
non returned to the ground floor, and then
Phillip crept to the crack. lie saw the
uen take kuives, and be heard tbem whispering
: A
"We'll kill tho old man and woman first,"
nnA flium toaMI
?.l%, YMW w. .IIVIMf MUM IMVII "C If UUliV lUl'
noney,If those little brats up there (pointng
to the scaffold) .wake up, we' Can easily
.ake car? of tbem.*
But we must kill them all," said another
)f the vilUini,^ '' _
" "thfe speaker, "but the old
>PM 0r9t." Phttlip'^beart
b^at with" horror.
"Down ?h'e ladda*. otiuide! tjujokl" he'
wliispered to hi* brorfSIr,' "Dqwd, and start
jp the dogs \ Bun for the frb#l dQ^r- and
brow it open*?it i *n 'jtfaite n a&.PU, d&letthe
iojpintbe hoijso as' auick ?6 vou A*n t Til
ook <*Bt (qr. father wlii!? jroi go P
Daniol qtii^y flat, Jfo*
ittl?^r window, and tbilUp aeized a rifle And
my *>- ^ bf^of ^ **?<** tw?%of
,be villains were just *pproa?bing the door
dqgm MM. m*** **?
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'' SI . . * .
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was opened. l'hillip drew the hammer of
his rifle hnck, and rested tho muzzle upon
the edge of iho board. One of the men had
his hand on iho latch. The hov hero uttered
a single word of heartfelt prayer, and i
then he pulled the trigger. The villain
whoso hand was on tho latch, uttered one
sharp, quick cry, and then fell upon the
floor. The bullet bad passed through his j
b .tin.
For an instant tho two remaining villains
were confounded, but they quickly cornpre- j
bended tho nature and position of their j
enemy, and they sprang for the ladder.
TIlCV <1 ill Iml ro-x.il if il.-?
-j ?i., iM/ncTci, iui iu uiai |
instant the outer door was flung open, and J
tlie hounds?four in number?sprang into j
the house. With a deep and wild yell, tho
animals leaped upon tho villains, and they
had drawn tlietn upon tiie floor just as the
old hunter came from his room.
'llelp us! help us ! father!" cried Phillip,
as lie hurried down the ladder. *Tve
shot one of them ! They are murderers !
rohbers! Hold'em ! hold 'em!" the hoy
continued, clapping bis hands to the dogs.
Old Slater comprehended the nature of
the scene in a monent, and sprang to the
spot where the hounds had tho two men on
the floor. The villains had both lost their
knives and the dogs had so wounded them,
that they were incapable of resistance, j
With much difficulty, the animals were !
called oil", and then tho two men were lifted
to a seat. There was no need of binding
them, for they needed some more restorative
agent, as the dogs bad made quick
work in disabling them.
After tlicy had been looked to, tho old
man cast his eyes about the room. They
rested a moment upon tho body of him who
had been shot, and then turned upon the I
boys. Phillip lolJ him all that had transpired.
It seemed some time before the oltl
hunter could crowd the whole teeming
truth through hi-* inind ; hut as he gradually
comprehended it all, a soft, grateful, proud j
light broke over his features, and he held i
his arms out to his sons.
"Noble, noble boys'." he uttered, as he j
clasped them to his bosom, "God bless you
for this!?Oh, I dreamed not that you had
such hearts!''
For a long time, the old man gazed on
his boys in silence, while tears of love and
gratitude rolled down his cheeks, and his
whole face was lighted up with the most
joyous holy pride.
Long before daylight, Phillip mounted
the horse and started for the nearest settlement,
and early in the forenoon the officers
of justice had the two wounded men in
charge, while the body cf the third was removed.
They were recognized by the officers
as criminals of notoriety; but this was
their last adventure, for the justico they had
so long outraged fell upon them and stop
ped them in their career.
Should any of our readers chance to pass
down the Ohio river, I beg they would take
notice of a large white mansion that stands
upon the southern bank with a wide forest
park in front of. it, and situated some ten
miles west of Owensboro.' Ask your steam
boat captain who lives there, and he will
tell you "Phillip Slater <fc Brother, retired
flour merchants." They are the Boy Heroes
of whom 1 have been writting.
The "Tom Boy."
7
Some persons seem still to entertain the
notion that young girls need no training except
that of the mental faculties; that tlioir
forms are of less consequence than their
dresses; and that a development of physical
strength would impair their delicacy,
and tend to make them masculine. lJy
restricting their physical education and limiting
their sphere of activity, they aro condemned
for life to enfeebled henhh nnrl an
aimless, idea existence, Let such parents
ponder the truth embodied in the following
remarks, which wo cot from the liotne
Journal :
"The 'torn hoy' is an eager, earnest, impulsive,
bright-eyed, glad-hearted, kind-souled
specimen' of the genua femiiux. If her
laugh is a little too frequent, aod her tone
a trifle emphatic, we are willing to overlook
these for the sake of the true life and exulting
vitality to wjiich they are the 'escape
valves ;' and indeed wo rather like the highpressure
naturo which must oloso off its
steam in such ebullitions. The glancing
eye, the glowing cheek, the fresh, bslpsy
breath, the lithe and graceful play of the
limbs, tell a tale of healthy and vigorous
physical development which is nature's
best beauty. The soul and7the tnind will
be developed alsoj^dne time, and we slmll
have before ua la'Woman in the highest
sense of the terjri, . ..
. "When the 'torn boy' has sprung up to a
healthful and vigorous womanhood,' she
will be ready to takehoid of the duties of
)|ife, tp became a worker ib the grent system
of bumaoity. She will hbt sit down to
Sigh over the work given heivto do, to jwra
per noufense, languish jo ennui, or fall sick
at heaffV but she will e^r be ^ble to take
up her burden of duty. TJfoher track tbtre
wHl be soundipbilosophy, in her tb6oghts
boldness ,*pd * originality^ r,in Her' heart
peavems own purity, and world >*111 bo i
lived in Jt.' To, her
^toi^d lMk sUa will bring health, vigor,
energy and spirits, and tbeae will giie b$t
both the.power and ibe endurance witbo
wb^sb b^Hifo mutt b& in ?&&? respect* a^
TP"*
4" \ .9.
Private Character of Prescott.
Wo find in our exchanges a multitude of
paragraphs concerning this dwt'Dguiahed
Historian, his habits, manner of writing, nt)d
the events of liis life. It is well ; for bis k
gcuius and labors rendered hiurone of the
proudest ornaments which our country
could boast. We find in the Home Journal
the following eulogy upon Iub private
life, by one who kuew him intimately :
" M r. Prescott whs as rich ilji tho love of
his friends as in tho admiration of tho literary
world. His friend, Mr. Ticknor, io bis
preface to his history of Spanish Literature,
paid of him, with perfect truth, that his "hon%
ors will always bo dearest to those who
have best known tllQ (lisnnlininrnmnnfo ?n_
MU
der which they have been won, and the
modesty am] gentleness with which they
are worn His manners were most frank,
! simple and engaging ; his social nature
| was strong and active, and his sympathies
j wero ever ready and easily moved. His
j countenance was extremely fine and pre'-posI
?essing, and retained to llie last a youthful
I glow and animation which were the faith|
ful expression of a sunny temper and over
young heart. No man was ever rnoro warmly
beloved ; no man could show a better title
to the affections of his friends. Ilis honors
and distinctions never impaired the simplicity
and sweetness of his nature, or changed
his countenance towards any one whora
lie lind ever known and loved. No mau so
I eminent was ever pursued with less of envy,
detraction or ill-will. No man's honors
wore ever a subject of more hearty delight
to his friends. Long will he be mourucd
; faithfully and affectionately will ho
be remembered, and uiauy are there who
will feci tliat something is taken away from
the daily suushiuo of thoir lives, now that
ho is gone
But what cau more feelingly portray his
cheerfulness under affliction, and tho kindliness
of his heart, than the following from
his mother ? She once showed his room to
the llev. Mr. Frotingham, and said to him :
" This is the room whero William was Bhut
up for so many months in utter darkness.
In all that trying season, when so much had
te he endured, and our hearts were ready to
fail us for fear, I nevor, in a single instauce,
groped iny way across tho apartment to
take my place at his bed-side that he hid
not salute me with some hearty expression
of good cheer. Not in a single - instance.
As if wo were the patients and it was hia
place to comfort us ." No word of com*
plaint throughout that dismal period ; no
sigh of impatience or regret. He was not
content even with the perfect silence of an
unrepiuing will ; but he must sing in that
imprisonment ana nigtit. Was tUis not a
representative example ?
Studies and Books.?Studies serve for
delight, for ornament and for ability.?
Their chief use for delight is in privatenest
and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse;
ami for ability, is in the judgement and
disposition of business, for expert men can
execute and perhaps judge of business one
by one : but the general counsel, and the
plots and marshalling of affairs, coma best
from those that are learned. To spend too
much time in studies is sloth ; to use them
too much for ornament is affection ; to make
liirlnrmonf iplinllo liu tlioir i-hIa io #1*^ -
J?O" ?"J ~J " ",a uu~
mor of a scholar ; they perfect nature, aud
ara perfected by experience?for naturitfra'
bilities are like natural plants, that need . ,,
pruning by study; and studies themselves
do give forth directiona.too much at large,
except they be bounded by experience.?
(Jrafty wise men contemn studies; simple
men admire them, and wise men use them;;
for they teach not their own use,; but that
is a wisdom without them, and above them
won by observation. Read not to contradict
and oonfute, not to believe and take
for granted, nor to find talk and discourse,
but to weigh and consider. Some books
are to be tested, others to be swallowed, and
some few to be chewed and digested; *. e^
some books are/to be read only in part, others
to bo read but curiously and fiome
few to be read wholly, and with diligence
and attention. Heading maketh an ' exact
roan ; and, therefore, if a man write little,
had need to have a great memory ; if ho con*
for little, he had need have a present wit^a'gd
if h? road little, he had need 'heve much
cunning to seem to know tliab^he doth notf
.. Lord Bacotu
A Hat-Skin Surt.?An ing?niou* individual
of Liskeard, Corn wall, has for 8tfm6
.time past beeu exhibiting hii$ri$HUn a 4reM
composed from top to toe of fH(psVu& wliicli
he has been fcolleotiiig&r thr<?year?Wd*
half. The dress, was made entirely by binttolf}
it consists ofhatjO.eckkercblef, coat, waiscOkt^
Iroweors, tippet, gaiters, and shoes, ...'The
number qf rata required Ip oompleW}lb* jwit
was six hundred .and ?e*ooty ; ana'.tfja il?
dividual; when tluifd rested, nppear*. exactly
like one of the Esquimaux dcscribod in the
travis of Parry and Roaa. , ^lbe . tippet, or
boo, is composed o^h^lof fclsju
mediately round the tails of the rats, and ia
a very cdrious part of the d?^v^Q$j^g
abaufc six hundred tails?a&d Jr tkoaa -