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** * . ?ft. > * % - . ^ -.y , ..: >4,. - V ~ . . t -? ' * te=B^fiaggeaBgggg!BBg^ig==g=a?! 1 I II I '?i?!?LJi _ 1 r I B_j^_, lassBXa^s^i^SSsB&Btii^^^ DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, THE ARTS, SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE, MEWS, POLITICS, &C., M. " " ~ . TERMS?TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM,] "Let it bo Instilled into the Hearts of your Children that the Liberty of the Press is the Palladium of all your Rights."?Juniu*. [PAYABLE** IN ADV^NC]^ BY AV. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 7. 1859. VOLUME VII.---N0C * 23 I | __ |H III I II II I III IBM I I I II I II PLAYING CHESS. Sitting by a table, Playing with a man,' "Who is just polite enough To beat you if he can ; Opposite arc standing Men of road and white, Like European nations lleady for a flight. First you move the king's pawn? <-w r>.>?:? -11 ?i.~ . Gentleman doos ditto, j This begin the game. Wait another minute? "Chock" j'ou quickly cry ; And though he looks astonished, The truth he can't deny. Fortune smiles upon you, lie begins to pout, For he thinks you've got him Where he can't get out. lint at Inst he's fixed it, JJv ii hook or crook, So that yon must loso a pawn In exchange for a rook. This you don't object to, Think you're very bright. Although you did not see the place Where he could take ft knight ! "Thnt ie;" you 883- with nonchalcncc, "No consequence at all; You rather ou the battle field A knight than rook dhoulJ fall. Gent lonns bnek in his rocktr And says, 'if he could smoke, In lnca limn fiflppti miniifo^ You be completely broke."' You tliinl; it rather doubtful, j And, while you take a knight, , Grant him permission, but he says "lie's not so impolite." i Again you cry, "your king's in cheek" ! And take another rook ; At this, becoming amiable, Jnxist that he shall smoke. At leugth he smokes ; a happy smile Now wreaths his lips for eel-tain, You wonder what your inother'll say About the parlor curtians. Again the contest Joes commence, Gent feels extremely hapj?v ; But you're inclined to think thut smoke i S Makes you feel rather tiapjti/. Anil jnst 113 you nre quite content To quit with "Morphy" fame, Gei:t looks with wicked einile ami snys "Checkmate I've won the game." I Kow here's a little moral, girl?, In r>lain am! sinmle dress? Don't ever lot the genllfiuen, Smoke while you're playing cIimr. kli.ik iiii.l. ! hints on the preservation of the ' pianoforte The New York Home Journal has the ful- j lowing valuable hints on this subject: The piano should he closc-d when not in j use, in order to prevent the collection of I fine dust, <fcc., on the sound board, and also ] to prevent the airings and "action" from the I ill effects of sudden changes of temperature. Nothing injures a piano so nluch as extreme beat, whether arising from a bright fire in front of it, or what is worse, the hot air .t l t r irom lueiumaces in buch general use; iew pianos can resist tbe injurious acli'on of tbe latter. Care should be taken to prevent moisture of any kind from getting between tbe keys particularly when cleaning them, as it will cause tbem to stick. Moths are very destructive to pianos, and should be kept out of them by placing a lump of cam pbor wrapped iu paper to prevent evaporation, in the inside corners. Any hard substance placed on a piano will cause a * jarring noise, and if the top part is unprotected by a cloth cover, that also will often rattle. Young pianists would injure the piano less if they would refrain from striking the keys with such force ; n light touch, with a judicios use of tho loud pedal, will yield a far better and equally as full a tone as if they exerted all the force at their comtnand. "Were this fact more generally attended fewer strings would be broken, one came of the piano not remaining in tune would be removed, and less injury would result to the "action" of the piano. These various annoyances are often attributed to inferior tuning, or defective make, when tfieitfior ! itio nonun Few are aware of the beneflt to be derived from having their pianos regularly tuned and kept in orderj every new piano should be , tuned at least once a mouth, and none should be allowed to remain untuned over three. When a piano is half a note below ^concert pitch,'* and it is required to be drawn up, it should be tuned twice, the - ? uuiug nuyub a muisvu aiioi kuv ??ot or it will notstatid well io tune. . ' Thoughts Wanted.?We tell jo'if, * reader, that man has lived to purpose who ha# penned for a paper three line* of stirring thought. Let tlie clerg^, then, all persooe pf intellect, leisure^ ot J5e#tt /or good, make it a weekly task to compose a / > few lineto'ifrbich paintfernebarninftthoufirht U it iM'prftbii&P Uw/brain?a thought which shall Jrindla. op htaroanitiea in tbe Tiving, vqm Mattered ?vflr land and sea, and ? grill oontjaw if> do it, i*ajr. lb* last wave of ti?e JiaabfGO to&t in Eternity's occm* mzi- WA s 'r *; A STORY FOR YOUNG HUSBANDS. "Where are you going, George?" asked Mrs. Wilson, as ber husband rose from the tea-table, and took bis hat. "Ob, I'm going out," wus the careless response. "liut where ?" asked his wife. "\yhat odds does it make, Emma returned ber husband. "I-sball be back at my usual time." Tho young wife hesitated, and a quick flush overspread her face. She seemed to have made ud her mind to snonlr nlnitilw 1 -- I J upon n subject which had lain uneasily upon her heart for some time, and she could not let the opportunity pass. It required au effort, but slie persevered. "Let me toll you what odds it makes to i me," she said,in a kind but tremulous tone, j 'If I cannot have your company here at J home, I should at least feel belter if I knew where you wore.'' "But you know that'I am safe, Emma, ?and what more can you ask?" "I do not know that you are safe, George. I know nothing about you when you are i away." I "Pooh! nooll ! Would von lmvn il * ' - J " tlicn, that T am not capable of taking care of myself?" ' You nut a wrong construction upon mv words, George. Love is always anxious when its dearest object is awav. If 1 did not love you as I do, I miglit not be thus uneasy. When you arc at your place of business, I never feel thus, because 1 know | I can seek and find you at any moment; i but when you are absent during these long ! evenings, I get to wondering where you ! arc. Then I begin to get lonesome; nnd j so one thought follows another, until I f?'?l ; troubled and uneasy. Oil, if you would only stay with me a portion of your evenings !' "Aha! I thought that was what you i were aiming at," said George, with a play- ' fill shake of the head. "You would have j me here every evening." ; "Well,?can you wonder at it ?" returned ' Emma. "I used to lie very happy when ' vmi came 'o spend an evening with me he- J fore we were married ; and I know 1 should j he very happy in your society now!" "Ah !" said George, with a smile, "those j wltis LHiMiicss meeting*. \v o were airan- j ginp then fur the future." "And why not continue so to do, my j husband ? I nin sure we could bo as happy ! now as ever. If you will remember, ono of : our plana was to make a home." "And haven't we got one, Emma?" "We have certainly a place in which to live," answered the ftife, somewhat evasive-, ly. "And it is our home," pursued George. 'And," he added, with a sort of confident flourish, "liome is the wife's peculiar provi ince. She has chaigo of it, and all her work is there ; while the duties of the husband call him to other scenes.' "Well, I admit that, so far as certain duties are concerned," replied Etuma. "But you must remember that we both need relaxation from labor; we need time for social and mental improvement and enjoyment ; and what time have we for this save our I evQmngs Y \Yby should not this l>o my home of an evening, as well as in the day time nnd in the night?" "Well?isn't it?" asked George. "IIow can it be if you are not here? What makes a home for children if it be not the abode of the parents? What home can.a husband have where there is no wife? And?what real home comfort can a wife enjoy where there is no husband. You do not consider how lonesome I am, I all alone here during these long evenings, They aro the very seasons when I am at i leisure to enjoy your compmionship, and when you would bo at leisure to onjoy mine, if it is worth enjoying. They are the very seasons when the happiest hours of Lome life might be passed. Come?will you not Bpenda few of your evenings with me ?f' "You fififl Anminrli r*f ma no i? io ' ooid | the husband, lightly. "Allow ma to be the best judge of that, George. You would be very lonesome here, nil alone." "Not if it was my place of business, as it is of yours, returned the young man. "You are us>ed to staying here, all wives belong to home." "Just remember, my husband, that previous to our marriage I bad pleasant society all tbe time. Of course I remained at bome much of my time, but I lmd a father and a mother there, and I bad brothers and sisters there, and our evenings were happily spent. Finally, I gave up all for you, 1 left the old home, and sought a Dome Willi ray lintband. And now have 1 not a right to expect tome of your companionibip f 6ow fttoldyoU like to bate me away every evening, while yon were obliged to remain here alone V "Why-^Isftofttd Ifke it Well enongh." "Ah?hnt you would not he willing to ] "Yes, I woui$* aldd &eorge, at a ver? tare, '* I "Will you remain liero every evening ] next week, and let mo spend my time among my female friends!" "Certainly I will," lio replied ; "and T assure you I shall not bo so lonesome as you imagine." With this tbo husband went out, and was soon among his friends. IIo was a steady, industrious man, and loved bis wife truly; but, like thousands of others, he had contracted a habit of spending his evenings abroad, and thought it no harm. His on ly practical idea of homo seemed to ha. that it whs a place which his wife took caro of, and where he could eat, drink, and sleep, as long a6 he could pay for it. In short, ho treated it as a sort of private hoarding house, of which his wife was landlady *, arid if lie paid all tho bills, he ' considered his duty done. His wife had j frequently asked him to stay at home with her, but she had never ventured on any ar- 1 gmncnt before, and lie had no conception of how much she missed him. She always seemed happy when ho came home, and he supposed slit^ could always be so. Monday evening came, and George Wilson remained true to bis promise. Ilia wife put on her bonnet and shawl, and be said lie would remain and keep house. "Wlijit will Vrt.. wl.JI.. T ?? I J"" ....... .?" iJUUC ! | Emma asked. **<->!?, I shall read ami sing, and enjoy my- I self generally." | "Very well," said Emma. "I shall be back early." Tlio wife wort out, and the bnsband wns left alone, lie bad an interesting book, and be began to read it. lie read till eiglit j o'clock, and then be began to yawn, and 1 look frequently at the clock. The book i did not interest him as usual. Ever and j anon lio would come to a passage which 1 be knew would please bis wife, and instinct* ivcly he turned as though he would read it aloud, but there was no wife to bear it. At | half-past eight he rose from his chair ami ' I begun to pace the floor an<l whistle. Then he got his flute, and played several of his j favorite aiis. After this he got a chess* i hoard, and played a game with an imaginary partner. Then he walked the floor, and I whistled again. Finally the clock struck [ nine,and his wife returned. 'Well, George,' said she, 'I am back in | good time. IIow liavo you enjoyed yourself?' 'Capitally," returned the husband. 'I j had no idea it was so late. I hope you have enjoyed youiaelf.' 'Oli, splendid I)- !' said I113 wife. "1 had uo idea how much enjoyment there was away from home. Home is a dull place, after all?isn't it V Why no?I can't say that it is,' return- ! ed George, carelessly. 'In fact,' he added, 'I rather like it.' Tin glad of that,' retorted Emma, for wo shall both enjoy ouiselves now. You shall have a nice,comfortable week of it." George winced at this, but he kept his countenance, and determined to stand it out. On Iho next evening Emma prepared to go out again. r ..K..n : 1 it?? -i - -- ? A mi(III LTV U.lUK 111 {^IJUll UUJt?, bllO HJ1KI. 'Where are you going?* her husband asked. 'Oh, I can't tell exactly. I may go to several places.' So George Wilson was loft alone again, and ho tried to amuse himself as before, hut he found it a difficult task. Ever and anon ho would cast his eyes upon that empty chair, and the thought would come, "IIow pleasant it would bo if she were here !' The clock finally struck nine, and ho began to listen for the step of his wife. Half an hour more slipped by, and ho becamo very nervous and unhappy. 'I declare,' ho muttered to himself, after he had listened for some time in vain, 'this is too had. She ought not to stay out bo late!' But he happened to remember that he often remained away much later than that, so he concluded that he must make the best of it. At a quarter to ten Emma came home. 'A little late, am I not?' she said, looking it rv a# ill A iiLtitl* T fnll in tuilU a uj/ at vuo uiwiv* ju?uv & ivii in nun ouuio old friends. How have you enjoyed yourself?' 'first rate,* returned George, bravely. 'I think Lome is a capital place 1* 'Especially when a man can have it all to himself,' added the wife, with a sidelong glanco at bfer husband. But be made no reply. On the next evening, Emma prepared to so out aa before, but this time she kis* Bed her hnsband ere she went, and seemed to hesitate. 'Where do you think of going V George asked^in ait undertone. - ^ I may drop in to Me IJncle John,' replied Emma. 'However, yon" wo n't be uneasy. You'll know I'm safe.' 'Ob, cettairily^fd her husband ; bnt when left to his Qfto refactions be began to pon der Hfioutly upon the subjeot thus presented for eebsidet atiort. He oould not read ; Ike could not play; not' enjoy bitatttf hi' any way while that chair was empty. In short, lie found that homo had no real comfort without his wife. The one thing needed to make home cheerful was not present. I declare,' he said to himself,'I did not think it would bo so lonesome. And can it ho that she feels as I do, when she is here all alono! It must be bo,' he pursued thoughtfully. 'It is just as sho 6nya. 13e- ' fore we were married, 6ho was vero happy in her childhood's home. Her parents loved her, and brthors aud sisters loved her, and t|iey did all they could to make her comfort nhlo.' After tliis lie walked up and down the room several times, and then stopped again and communed with himself. 'I can't stand this,' said he. 4T should die in a week. If Emma were only here I think I could amuse myself very well How lonesome and dreary il is ! And only eight o'clock! I declare?I've a mind to walk down as far as Undo John's and see if she is there. It would be a relief if 1 only saw her. I won't go in. She shan't know that I hold out so faithful.' George Wilson took another turn across tho room, glanced onco more at the clock, and then took his hat and wont out. lie locked the door after him, and then bent his steps toward Uncle John's. It was a beauiful moonlight night, and the air was keen and bracing. He was walking along, with his eves bent upon tho pavement, wben he heard a light step approaching him. He looked up, and?could not1 bo mistaken ? saw his wife, llis first impulse was to avoid her, but she had recognised him. George,' she said, in surprise/is this you ?' It is,1 was the response. 'And you do not pass your evenings at home ?' 'This is the first time I have been out Emma, upon my word ; and even now I Imve not been absent from the house ten minutes. I merely came out to take the fresh air. But win.re are you going?' 'I am rroinfr home. Geurrre. Will vnn go with me ?' 'Certainly,' returned tho husband. She took liia arm, anil they walked home in silence. When Emma had taken off lior things, she snt down on her cliair, and looked at the clock. You are homo early to-night,' remarked George. The young wife looked up into her husband's face, and, with an expression half smiling mid half tearful, she answered, 'I will confess the truth, George ; I have given up the experiment. I managed to stand it last evening, but I could not bear it through to night. When I thouglitof you hero all alone, I wanted to be with you. It didn't seem right. I haven't enjoyed myself at all. 1 have no home but this.' -nay you 60 cried lieorge, moving his chair to his wife's side, and taking one of her hands. 'Then let me make my confession. I have stood it not a whit better. When I left the house this evening, I could bear it no longer. I found that this was no home for me, while my sweat wife was absent. I thought I would walk down by Uncle John's and see your face, if possible. Iliad ga^ednpon your empty chair till my heart nche3.' lie kissed her as he spoke, and tben added, while she reclined ber bead upon bis arm, *1 have learned a very good lessoD. Your presence here i9 like the bursting forth of the sun after a storm ; and if you love mo as I love you?which, of course, I cannot doq^fc^-mv presence mny afford some sunlight for you. At all events our next experiment shall be to that effect. I will try and see how much home comfort we can find while we are both here to enjoy it." Emma was too happy to express her joy in words: but she expressed it, nevertheless, and in a manner, too, not to be mis taken. The next evening wa9 spent at bome by both huslmnd and wife, and it was a season of much enjoyment. In a short time George began to realize how much comfort wns to be found in a quiet and peaceful bome ; and {he longer he enjoyed this comfort, the more plainly did he see and understand the simple truth, that it takes two to make a happy home, and that if the wife is one party iL_ I ? l ? - me nuBoana roust Dd tne other. Conversation.?The art of conversation is tbe finest of the fine arts ; it is not tho art of saving much, bnt of saying well There are preaching men who talk, but listen not, or who speechify in private ; or who think little and are never still, and yet they ar<T not conversable men. The real art of conversation consists not only in expressing your owrr thoughts freely, but in drawing out by encouragements of others. You will never be liked for long talking by any j. ? wi/u* , um jruu. are rare to Do liked Jour talking yoa encourage and stimulate others to think and talk in response to your thoughts. The aft is a natural gift in the main. Tt Is not only an indication of great mind, bat also- of .good temper. It requires cond ocenaion, i ndulgence, patience, and raaoy other aacroplishment ? lifluuwtoul ttf well as povrer. ; ? * MB. PETEBS' FIBST WIFE. 'Dear, dear! no toast, eggs boiled as bard as brick bats, and the coffee stono cold," and Mr. Peters rose from the breakfast table in a temper by no means amiable, and rang tbe bell violently. There was no answer ! IIo rang again, a third, ft fourth time, still no answer. Out of all patience, he went to the door and called, "Maria J Maria !' A slight, pretty little woman, dressed in a soiled, tumbled wrapper, with hair in a state of direful confusion, answered thia summons. She had one of those round, origin laces wlncli JNaturo intends should bo decked with continual smiles ; but now, with all its roses in bloom, it wns drawn out to its full length, and the large bluo eyes had a serious, or rather a doleful expression, totally at variance with their usual joyous, look. Her voice, too, had lost its melodious, ringing sound, and was subdued to a dismal whine. "What is it, Joseph?" 'Where's Bridget V * "Gone out for me. I waot more white ribbou for my ascension robe.' Mr. l'etere said a very naughty word' and then continued : "Cold coffee, hard eggs, oreaktasi not nt to oat.' "I wish," whined his wife, "you would think less of temporal matters, and turn your attention to the great end of life.' 4IIang it all, madam, I would like to enjoy my life while I do have it. Here was I, tho happiest man in tho United States, with a pleasant Lome, a chatty, cheerful, loving wife, and good, quiet children ; and now, since you havo joined tho Millerites, j what am 1 ?" "Oh, Joseph, if you would only coino into that blessed circle?" "Ob, maria, if you would only come but of it. Where are the boys V "I'm sure 1 don't know.' "Aro they going to school to-day ?' "Mv dear their teacher has give* up | school, and is turning her mind to more I exalted objects. Oh, Joseph, turn while ; 1 here is time. You have still a week for \ preparation and repentance.' | '"Repentance! Well, when I take up I the subject, it will lake rather more than a ! week to put it through.1 And Mr. Peters put on his coat, and took i up his hat. "Joseph," said his wife, "you need not send home any dinner I shall bo out, nud I'll take the boys ov'er to their uncle's to dine.' Joe made no answer, unless the violontlyj emphatic manner in which he closed the ! door was one. Muttering with anger, he ! strode into a restaurant to make a break' fast. Ilere ho was hailed by ono of his I bachelor friends, Fred. Somers, who looked i ? ? t t ? uj? as nc ucara joes oraer. "Hallo 1" lie cried, "You here ! Why, what.are you doing here at breakfast time V Wife sick !' "No I' "Ilgd a quarrel ?' -No !' "Gone out of town ?' -No P "Then why don't you breakfast at home? Chimney on fire?' "No!' "Servants all dead?' "No!' Children sick?' "No "Well, what in thunder is to pay ?', "Maria's joined the Millerites ?" Fred gave a long whistle, and then said "Going to ascend next week ?" "Yes, and if I don't commit suicide in the ineautime, you may congratulate me I am almost distracted. Can't get a decent meal, children runing riot, servants saucy, house all in confusion, wife in the blues, either quoting the speeches of the elders at me, or sewing on a white robe, and groaning every third stitch. Hang it all, Fred. I'vo a great mind to take poison or join the army I' "H'm! h'm! you give an enchanting picture, but Hhink I can suggest n cure.' A cure!' Yes, if yo'U'will promise to follow my advice, I will make your bome pleasant, your wife cheerful. aAd vour children Imn. ' r py . . 'Do it,* cried Joe. *1*11 follow your word like a soldier under his officer. What shall I do?' * * * At tea-time, Mr. Peters entered his home whistling. Maria was seated at the tabley sewing on her white robes, and there were no signs of preparation for Uie evening meal. "Maria, my dear/ said Mr. Petefs, cheerfully, *ie tea ready f "I don't know/ KM the answer, "hare been oat all day, attending meeting.' "Oh, very well, sever mind. Attending meeting t Y09 are reeolved, then, (o leave me next weak?, "Oh i Sa^i mast go when tam calUd/ toy dear, of course. Well,. I must resign myself, I agppose. By the way, my dear, haft it *y*r ototomy it jr?i tbfttf 4 shall be left a widower with three children ? I think I ara a handsome man yet, my love, and Joe walked over to the glass, paesed his fingers through his j^alr, Maria looked 1 up rather surprised. i i "You see, my dear, it is rather a relief 1 for you tq. go quietly, you know. It is so wearing on tlio nerves to kav$ a long illness ; and besides, my dear, there will bo no funeral expenses, and that is quito a saving.' "fMrs. Peters' lip quivered, and largo hllin OVOft fillpfl ulitti I?HK 1 ' ? ?J ? l?U WUO IVII^UU IU slop his heartless speech and comfort her, but lie was fearful the desired effect was not gained yet. ?*, "So, ray dear,' he continued, "if you must go, I have been thinking of getting another wife.' "What V cried Mrs. rcters. 'Another wife, ray love. The house must bo kept in order, and the boys cared for.' The grief was gone from Maria's face, but her teeth were set with a look of fierce wrath. "Another wife, Joe! Another wife !' "Yes. I think I have selected n good successor. I deliberated a long timo when I was a bachelor, between her and yourself. You will like her, for sho is your bosoin ! friend.' "My bosom friend !' "l es, my dear. I tbitik on the day that you ascend, I will marry Sarah Ingram!' "What! that good-foi-nothing, sil!v,fempty headed old maid ihc mother of my children ! What!' "Well, my dear, it seems to be the best I can do ! I don't want to leave my business to go a courting, and she will have me I know.' "No doubt ! Oh ! vou great, brutal, hateful ' . "Stop, my dear, don't fly into a flurry . We will try to spend our last week in happiness. Oh, by the wnyf I-have a proposition to make.' "Go on, sir ! Don't spare me !' "Ah, yes, that is the very thing I wish to do. I know your mind is entirely engrus| sed with your ascension, aud I wish to spare you the care of the house. Suppose i you invito Sarah here to-morrow, to spend a J week 1' -What V "Then I can arrange our matrimonial preparations in the evening, while you are at the lecture.' 'What!' "And you can leave the house in her charge all day. That will give you plenty of time to go out, and she can IearQ the ways about the houad.' "What ?' <1 A n,l l:nl? f T? ??. *% ) tiJJ ucm, UUO IIUIO IftVUI XL I LI i\y be tho last I shall ever ask. Slay at home one of two days, won't you, and show her round, where you keep things, and so on, so that she won't have the trouble of keeping order after yon go. You will do this to oblige me, won't you V Mrs. Peters, for answer, rolled up the ascension robe into a ball and find it at Joe. The cotton, scissors, work-basket and table-cloth followed this missille in such rapid succession, that he was unable even to fly. Then Malta's rage found vent in words. "So! You and Sarah ! That's tho reason you whistled when you came ! You will be very glad to have me go, and let you inarry her, won't you? No doubt of it! And you shan't marry her, sir! You shan't have that gratification ! I will stay, if it is only to spite you ! I won't go ! I tell you, Mr. Peters, I won't go!' "But my - dear, you must go if you are come for.' 'I won't go P "But consider, my dear?' "I won't go P "But what will Sarah think V "Sarah ! Don't dare to mention Sarah to rao again ! I?I?I?I am fairly choking !, and the little woman threw herself on a chair, in a fit of hysterics. Next morning Mr. Vetera met Fred in the Rtrefit. "Well, old boy, how goes it!' "?red,' was the reply, **I am the happiest man in the world I I have regained ray wife and domeatio peace, and got rid of a busy, tattling old maid, wbtf, under pretense of loving ray wife, was everlastingly interfering in our household arrangements, 'Then Mrs. Peters will not ascend V 'fro. If Sarah is to be my second wife and step mother, to.roy children, Mrs. P. has concluded that r.he won,t go V Alison and Maoauley, the living historians of ' England, are severely criticising each otbetfi #orks in Blackwood* and Erasers roogaxJacs, respectively, each -endeavoring to show the glaring perversions of history of thsflHhcr. After a perusal of the criticisms, ona is at a loss to knowwhat to beliete and wh<& trust,' and is almost tempted to doubt th?'existence of troth in hiatAfie gui?e. I F . ,/?.? fV.V^The Liverpool Timet says it Km the best airtkority for stating that t^ikjgWpH* of emigration to tti* United Sfet?? ?n **m<}stprofitiug," end that en aoUva mdtefoent far some months is anticipated. Th* least eoihrratfon tatiatics show that while Am* it m WHog off in the Irish emigration, Ui?jra*bcr of?agluh and Sootch emigrants is lanjpljr uwrMm. A TEUE MJLNriOOD.^^ A truo mauhood 9 is self sustaining and sustaihed. It depends ^upon nothing intrinsic. '^dvantag?.bj outward possessions or circumstances, fFdisdains to rest upon them or claim merit on their account. Lacking these helps, It does not 6it down fold b*nds, and murmur at the partialitie* ? of fortune. Benefits and opportunities it atftjepts gracefully, and strives to improve ibteiu?;not aiono {bfr itself, hilt fpr society also. Indeed a try?, manhood jinpliae every noblo sympathy, every generous action, every lony virtue in th'e common range of life. A true manhood asks no special fields to display itself. It can every day develop its nobility and heroism. Not a precious word, smile, or net, springs to the impulse of its large, warm heart, lo lighten human want or lessen human sorrow,but flashes brighter than a Toledo blade. True manhood is firm and brave, as it is mild and gentlo, and the best gentleman is also the truest man. Gentlest of the gentle was Bayard, the chevalier sans heur,ct sans rcproccc, but never sturdier arm bore lance <m- sword in defence of virtue, honor, right. Gentle of heart, and courageous of soul?gentle in feeling and heroic in action ?such are the Bayards; such are all gentlemen? all true men. They may bo found in courts or camps, in universities and senates, but they also tread I ho furrow and dwell in the humblest cabins. The eslato of true manhood cannot bo bought with gold, nor bequeathed by letters testamentary. All other possessions being *,of earth, earthy,' may be devised and inherited, but a true manhood is a divine, a heavenly gift. And if men at iui^u uiuv xviicw iiiu ^rcauiuss hiiu preciousness of such manhood?liow noble it ic in ataturo and in power tliau all titular estate? lliey would honor and imitate it more. Manhood, sturdier manhood, is whftt society aud nations want to make their foundations strong and their bulwarks beautiful and strong. It might lessen the world's pageants, but it would increase its grandeurs. \tflien life's fitful fever is past, what can remain of man worlh even a pitiful epitaph, save the memory of a true manhood ? We have rarely seen more good counsol in the same space than the following conclusion of a medical essay: "Avoid study as much as you can dur: ing the first period of digestion. The eyes and stomach aro both supplied with nerves from the same branch, and the employment of the eyes in reading or writing soon after eating deranges digestion, and throws the whole system out of gear. All who transgress this law will have a reckoning to pay sooner or later. Avoid the sitting posture as much as possible. This may be done by using a standing desk for reading and writing, and transfering ycmr work to it now and then; If this cannot be done; get up occasionally and take a few turns up and down the room, or even stand up and sit down again. If you are cold let your walk be on your toes?springing on tbem as ia rlnnn 1 n ^lnfininrv ft mf Avnnlloiit n>inffl*" uuuu ill uuiilfiii^ it luuav n 111 u\.i exercise for the sedentary. If need be, wrap jour feet aid legs in some warm garment when you resume your seat; an old cloak or dressing-gown will,do.? It is far better to Use a hot water foot-stool ?anything rather than to submit to cold feet. You may as well expect to live without air or food as to enjoy health unless vou can contrive to counteract a tendency t^pld feet if you are unfortunate enough to Buffer from it. Never imagine that you are doing yourself justice if you do not walk as much each day as can be done without absolute fatigue. What this may be will vary according to age, state bt healtli, etc1: but; as ti rule, it may be layed down that a slight feeling of lassitude iat &hojjtJ.J>e^>e8t measure you can have. Tho herilthy will only increase their debility by attempting long 'constitutional walks' beyond their power*, and without proper training. Great mistakes are made here by young men in their Bummer excursions,'from which they often return with the seeds of jaundice artd fever lurking in their constitutions, in consequences of over-heathtg, chilling and over-exertion. Sedentary persona should feed moderately and avoid fermening liquors as much as jjossiblo, especially if of a naturally sanguineous temperament. Those who aro naturalty pallid and dys^epti6 should Us6' a more generous diet, eating a moderate quantity at 6a cb repast, and a Bote all {hings avoiding that disturbance of the digestive process which i? the result of application to study soon after eating. An excellent drinker such persons is bitter beer, with a' dash of sods-Water into it in> tbe proportion of about half and half* ,, Kisbiko.?A female writer says that ti rich, hearty Visa, will last a wboWttr, ' Ye#, ttd A?4h. %ir. ' We fcadt one' some ?U? ago, tballafted *.eariy:? tio&hf i. e^ it Utyarij^mentfc ainoe we bad one. .i;.: -v-VJ r JS.fii jII wJtoSjl r. A +ha. va* &