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THE CAMDEN JOURNAL^I - VOLUME 3^ * O CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, JUNE 18, 1852. NUMBER 49. | _ TIIK CAM!)? JOURNAL. l'l'blished semi-weekly and weekly by 1 > THOMAS J. WARREN. T E K ?1 S . The Semi-Weekly Journal is published at Three i . Dollars and Fifty Cents, if paid in advance, or Four ' , Dollars if payment is delayed three months. , ...v- The Weekly Jocrxai. is published at Two Dollars * -'-i. if i?aid in advance; Two Dollars and Fifty Cents if pay lnent be'delayed three months, and Three Dollars it not a. j^iid till the expiration of the vear. ADViiRTISEUEXTS will be inserted at the follow- ] . p; 3?pS ing terms: For one Square (fourteen lines or less) in the ' semi-weekly, one dollar for the lirst, and twenty-five &&>;. cents'for each subsequent insertion. In the weekly, ' ' seventy-five cents per square for the first, and thirty-seTtf: vOn anda half cents for each subsequent insertion. Sin- ' -X gle insertions one dollar. Senii-raonthly, monthly and ; : Ay. : quarterly advertisements chained the same as for asm- jj ' CSTThe number of insertions desired, and the edi- } . . ? tion to bo published in must be noted on the marjrin of all advertisements, or they will be published semi-week- < i ly until ordered discontinued and charged accordingly < From the Southern Ma. 1 THE DYING MOTHER, A mother lay on a bed of death? ?' But her brow was calm the while, i And a light beamed o'er her pale sweet lace j frjpfeyVfr As pure as a seraph's smile; y Around her couch the children knelt, j . With their hearts bowed down with woe: , fl'or when their mother's sweet smile was gone Their home would be cold below. j f'V" . * The mother looked on the weeping ones, t r*.', . And a mist spread o'er her eyes, < ' ' ' For site thought how chill their home would be When she dwelt beyond the skies, I Iler spirit longed for the realm of bliss, But a mother's love was strong; And her dying voice stole'round their hearts 1 Like a sweet and solemn song. < "- V ''.Vis' . r' ? S "Tis hard to say farewell, my loves, 1 .. But I cannot linger here, j The angel Death on dark wing roves And his icy breath is near; ^ . But front this world'of death and gloom I go to a land of rest, ? And there immortal flowers bloom? {^ V There dwell the pure and the blest. ] - : . - " j J "lour mother oft will leave her home IAnd the shining gates of bliss, j - And shield where'er her children roam , ' Their souls from the guilt of this j iMy loves, when 'round my grave you stand, H' When twilight doth blend-us ayes, I'll watch you fiom the spirit land ' HL From my home above the skies. j: ' vOh! weep not that I leave you now, J L ->TSh?* tv n,? <v"v' - * t You may again behold my brow t In the angel's shininghome? j Farewell! I see the angel baud, * Their melodious notes I hear, Thev call me to that happy land J e 4 . Where comes no grief or tear. 1 $L"> . * * * * * . % * . A pure light fell o'er the mother's/ace, And her spirit winged its flight, ' While harp and lute swelfd a sweeter strain As it entered the realm of light i A bright cloud passed o'er the twilight sky, i p. . And fell in a silver shower I k; Where the children knelt?the dead cold brow i: It crowded in that solemn hour, t The children knew when cloud light lell In bands o'er her shining hair, ; She soared away to the spirit land J . And sung with the angels then.. 1 k ? = 1 TIIIJ FATA*. CONCEALMENT. ' > ' [: Some years after i commencca practice?uui the precise dale I stiall, for obvious reasons, avoid .? mentioning?I had a friend at whose house 1 was " a constant visitor. He had a wife who was the magnet that drew; me there. She was leautiful, but I shall not dScribe her. She was more than KHL beautiful?she was captivating. Her presence ^^E was to me like the inioxicati i w;is ra only happy when under its influence; and yet, I after even* indulgence in the fatal pleasure, I ^^E sank into tlie deepest despondtiicy. Ju my own flftH . justification I miLst say, that I ncu*r, in word or look, betrayedtny fc-lings, though 1 had some * *wp.rp reeinnxyitod. for. w ^w.-j-1-vv v??.v ... 4 while in my company ph.- was gay,brilliant, and | wifty : yet, as 1 learned from others, at times she ] ( was often sa.^ud melancholy. Powerful?most I powerful, was the temptation to make a di.-do- j] sure of my heart, but I resisted it. That J had ' j the firmness to do so has been for years my onlv eohsointion. . v J One morning I sat alone in my chamW. My clerk was absent. A ferine knock was just ( audible atlhe outer door. I sh<<ut?-.l,"Come in!" ( in 110 very amiable 1 tumor, f<>r I w;i> indulging : in a deljeions rt-veno upon the subject. of the ' lady of my heart and th.- presence of an ordi- , nary mortal w as hateful. T3ie door opened, and {( Mrs. entered. I do not know exactly J what T did ; hut it seemed to he a long tim?-before I had the power t<? rise and .welcome h.-r, j while she stood there with a timid blush- u]*>n her face and. the gloiion* smile on her lips which . mad<' mtrfeel that it would ho too great a liap- . piness to dre.lbr. u I don't wonder you are surprised to see me ' J Vhere," she began with a provoking little laugh ; j j u but is your ostonishmeut really too great toal- i . low you to say " How do you do ?" ^Perhaps your .surjiri.se will be increased," ; ( she continued, "when I inform you that I have ' \ come upon business." j j I muttered out something about npi being so K. r , ambitions as to hope she would visit ino for anv | By other motive. Sbe took no notice ' f what I . HL^said, but I perceived that her fac turned deadgMflBly pale, and that her hand trembled as ?h- pla? J S^^Aced before me a bundle of pajiers. H 41 You will see by tlu'se, she said in a low KG^Hurried voice, that -'some property was left in j bv my uncle, and by my grandfather, but so ffiSjSMtrictiv settled tnatoven 1 can touch nothing but ^^^Hhe inter^^J^my husband is iu want of a j tin's moment, and I wish I r \ you to examine the affair well, and see whether by the twisting of the law, I can place a part of my capital at his disposal. Unintentionally I have done him a great wrong," she added, in a tone so low that no ears less jealous than mine could have caught the meaning; " and poor as this reparation is, it is all that I can make, and I must do it if possible." I pretended to study the papers before me, but the light danced aud mingled ; and if, by a great effort, I forced my eyes to distinguish a word, it conveyed not the slightest meaning to \ ....I? T?r\f K1aa/1 in mv Illy Will mug u I in ii. juivnj u.iv'| vi wiwu i?? **jj budy seemed embued with a separate consciousness, and to be tingling and rushing to the side next to her, whose presence within a short distance of me was the only thing of which I had ; a distinct perception. I hung my head" to hide iwui-her tise-enrc^'ou of which 1 was thoroughly ishamed. It may be well believed that I was in no conlition to give a professional opinion ; but I got aver the difficulty by telling her I must have :ime to study the case, and promising to let her know the result. * " You are a fretsome creature," she said, with i little coquettish air, " I really expected that or once in your life, and for a friend, you might lave got rid of the law's delays, and give me j-our opinion in half an hour; so far, at least, as ;o tell me whether there is a probability of my leinnr able to do what I desire. But I see vou 0 ?-- -- ? ? , ire just like the rest of the lawyers?time ! time! t suppose now you will keep about it till I am lead ; and then it will go to my husband in the jouree of the law." " It may not require more than half a hour :o ascertain so much, when I can direct my houghtstoit for that space of time," I replied; md I know that the words rattled like shot out )f my mouth. " But would you be so unreaionable as to require an artist to draw a straight ine while he was under a fit of delirium trenens." " You are an incomprehensible person she eplied, rather coldly; " so I shall leave you io four legal and lawful studies. But if yotf are joing to have an attack of the delirium tremens, uerhaps I had better send in the doctor. Shall i ?? " Well, I don't anticipate an attack this mornng," I answered with a forced laugh; " so I will lot give you the trouble. The fact is that I had ieen violently agitated a short time since, and my mind has not quite recovered its equilibrium." ' We talked for a few minutes longer?she, quizzing me in her usual playful manner?and [ delighted to be so teazed, standing stupid and M t'li? .1 H Ml I.I, [11 ii mxiousto prolong the delightful momentsby ;coping up the war of badinage. At length, die went to the door, and I was about to escort ler down stairs, when we heard someonespeakng below. 44 Good (rod!" she exclaimed, clinging wildly o my arm ; 44 that is my husband's voice. If ie finds me here I am mined." 44 Don't be alarmed," I replied, endeavoring to c-a: sureher; "you came here upon business, md such business, too! lie could love you all he more fur it." 44 You don't know about this as well as 1 do," die said, shuddering convulsively.?Hide me somewhere, for mercy's sake!" 1 do not know how it happened ; but my arm was around her, and I half carried her across the room to a large book closet. " Can you stay here ?" I asked hastily. " I ft'ill leave The door ajar for air." " Xo! shut it?lock it?take away the key, or [ shall not feel safe. There is plenty of air !*' uid she sprang into the recess. For one moment her eyes met mine, and I diought they brained with deep, impassioned ove. The next, 1 had locked the door upon my .reasure, thrown the papers she had brought iu:o the drawer and was apparently busy, pen in land, when my friend entered. Ho commenced ii a round-about way to question me upon cer.ain points of the law respecting marriage set dements, Are.; and, after a tedious amount of urcumlocution, he gave me to understand that ill this regarded a desired transfer of some preprint}' of his wife's into his own hands. He had some, in fact, upon the same errand its that generous creature ! He also had a copy of her relitives' wills, and these I was compelled to examne closely, for he was desperately pertinacious, uid would not. be put off. 1 was angry at the .bought of what his poor wife must b^suffering, uid felt that I could have kicked her husband >ut of doors for keeping her there. At last, he nade a move as if t<> go. 1 started up, and stood ready to bow him out. " So," said ho, tying up his papers with provoking deliberation, "nothing but my wife's loath, you say, can put me in possession of this ii'-ney. I want it very much, out nobody will suspect ni". of desiring her death for the sake of laving it a little sooner." lie laughed at his own poor jest, and I made fsortof hyena chorus to it, that sounded strange ; uid hysterical, even to my own ears. He went I it last, but stopped again on the stairs, and de-1 Mined me there, talking for full five minutes ! onger. I felt by sympathy all the pangs of! ;uff nation. My throat seemed swollen?my j brchead bursting.?Great God! will he never be rone? Will lie stand here gossiping about the ! leather and the generalities of the law, while I lis lovely wife who came here to sacrifice her in-1 lividual interest* for his sake, dies a terrible and inking death ! Ilo is gone? I rn>h back in ,o in v room. A step behind makes me turn, omul. It is my clerk?curses on him ! 1 could iavc stabbed him?shot him, beaten out his i irains?hurled him headlung down the stairs, i but anv violence would hatto Compromised her. j In a few moments my brain was clear again. ''Watson," i eried, "Mr.? nas just. leti.? i Fie has gone up Fleet street, I think; run after | hiin. and request him to leave those papers wifli i me. fc'ay to him I wyuhl like to examine them ' 3 ' -L vik.. ' * .. more at leasure. Run quickly, and you'll overtake liim." Watson disappeared. I turned the key of tho outer door, and sprang toward the closet. As I unlocked it, I remembered the look sbe had given me as I shut it, and I wondered, with a beating heart, whether the same expression would greet my enraptured gaze when 1 opened it.? There she stood, with her eyes calmly fixed on mine. "You are sate, dearest," r murmercu. She did not rebuke me for calling her so; and emboldened by her silence, 1 took her hand to lead her from her narrow prison. She moved forward and fell into my arms a corpse ! 1 cannot well recall what followed. I only < know that I tried ever}' mean3 for her restoration to lite; but alas! without success. Of one"thing I was firmly convinced?she had not died from suffocation. I had once seen the body of a man who was killed by the falling in of the mouth of a pit. I recollected his purple and swollen face, and his lax, warm limbs. She was pale, rigid, cold. The tumult of her own emotions must have killed her the moment the door was closed upon her. By some means I kept my secret from the knowledge of "Watson and every one else. All that night I was trying to recover Vr. Then I formed the project of shutting lior up in the-closet?locking up the chambers, and going abroad for twenty years. But that idea was rejected as quickly as formed, for it would be hardly possible that the-presence of a dead body in the house should not be discovered before that time. Next, I thought of setting lire to the place, burning all mv books and papers, making _a 1 _.;i?e j a J ii luncnw put; 'u mem, uuu tuna iiumug iiijncn to save the secret. But that thought, too, was dismissed. It might cause loss of life and property to many innocent people, and would be a bungling proceeding after all; as, if the fire was discovered early, policemen, firemen, mob, all would brake in, and finding her body there, all would be lost?for it was more to save her reputation than my life, that I was striving and plotting. In the meantime I was a prey to the most painful anxiety. I was sure that by that time j she must have been missed and sought for. Perhaps she has been seen to enter my chambers.? Every step that I heard, I feared might be that of a policeman. In the morning a stranger called on business. This, of course, was nothing extraordinary; but, when he had gone, I felt that he was a detective officer, and had come as a spy. I thrust a few clothes into a carpct-bag, intending to escape France- I caught up a box of matches, to set the place on fire. I grasped a on/1 normal*7 nf L*^n (?d(TP t w<yv? f riuvi <wnv? t fv ?? > -- ? ^ surest and swiftest way of ending my misery.? ; ]imr4??<r?,val! these would leave her to the jests of j the world, and my^ewn sufferings were nothing j in comparison. At tliis distance "of tim^J can ^ look hack impartially and coolly upon that dreadful day: and I can solemnly declare, that I would rather have been hung for murdering her, than to have allowed*a breath to sully her fair fame. 1 had just laid down the razor, when a hurried -ten crossed the ante room. It was her husband's: Now. T thought, all is lost. .She was seen to enter here and he has come to claim her. '".My dear he began in a nervous, unsettled way, "you remember, the business that I came ln-re about yesterday'!" "Perfectly." "And do you remember the words I used, as T was going? I mean in answer to what you said about my not being able to touch that money til! after the death of my wife!" "Yes, I remember them distinctly." "Mv v.ifc has disappeared since yesterday morning," he continued, turning even paler than before; "and if anything should have happen, you know, and you repeat thosoexpressions they might he mid hold of, and I don't know what would be the consequence. I might be suspected ofhavving murdered her." Poor follow! If I had not known the truth, I should have suspected it myself, from his excessive terror and anxiety, lie wiped the perspiration from his face, and sank into a chair. The sight of a person more frightened than myself lvassuied me I was calmer than I had been since the preceding morning. "Where did she go! IIow was she dressed?" 1 inquired, anxious to know all that 1 could on the subject. "1 don't know. She told me she was going out shopping and visiting, but no one saw her leave the house, and none of the servants knew exactly how she was dressed. When 1 went 11. .in., to .lintior tho fir.it fliiiur 1 liesml W.'Ls I lint .. ..... v., v..~ v"*"b * she had nut returned." "What have you done? Have you sent to the police and to tlio hosptals?" ' Yes, and to every friend and tradesman w here she was at all likely to call." "You may depend u|x>n it," I replied, very impressively, "that 1 will not repeat what you said yesterday. You are right in supposing that it might tell against you very much if she should be found dead under suspicious circumstances." lie talked a little longer, and then went to renew my self-possession during this interview I do not know; so far from being really calm, I could have gnawed the flesh off my bones in mv agony. That night, when the doors were fastened, and I was alone?except for the company of the dead ? I slinf lnvsr-lf nn in the closet for two hours. to ascertain whether she died tor want of air, for I distrusted my own knowledge of the n]?j?earanco of suffocated persons. The place was well supplied with air from several large crevices.? My first idea was correct?she had died from some other cause. When T emerged from the closet, 1 found that the night was intensely dark. It was raining in ! torrents, and the thunder and wind roared in ter- j rific chorus. The river^was at high tide and swollen by the rain. I sat therein the dark upon the tloor, holding the cold, stiff hand of the dead within my own. 1 thought dreamily how often it had welcomed nic with its soft pressure, while her eyes had beamed brightly into dimples of delight. Now that hand t hat used to be so 1 P. II P ... ... il I l!i? * * .1 1 ptump, so lull 01 wannm ami me, was rigm aim cold?tliosc eyes wetv. glazed and ghostly, the lips were clammy and hard. Tears came to my relief. 1 wept :us grown men seldom weep, and with heart-easing gush came a new idea of escape for her and me. I was ready to believe at, that moment that her spirit rested upon mine an J inspired the thought?for it burst upon me suddenly, with a conviction that if executed that instant it would*be crowned with success. How could I otherwise have the termity to snatch her up in my arms, carry her down stairs, at. the risk of being encountered by some of the other inhabitants of the house; b.ar her through the courts, and by a way that I knew into the garden. The river was running strong and deep against the wall. I pressed one kiss upon her cold forehead. and threw her into the stream. Gladly would I have gone with her, and held her in my heart till death; but the impulse was still on me, and without delay 1 hastened back No one saw mo, ana mo boating rain jenacea my ioot prints. A few days after, I saw by the papers that her body had been found far down the river. Two years later her husband married again.? He is stout and ruddy, and laughs as heartily as ever. I shall die a bachelor. I am lean and pale^ and bowed, and gray-baited, and the sound of my own laugh is strange to me. Woman's Best Ornament. BY KEV. K. 1\ KODCEKS. Let me urge upon my female readers, especially those who are in youth, the importance of taking lofteir and better views oflifc than those taught by the vain world. It is a sad thing to j see so many of the young and fair, whose life is almost a blot?whose keen susceptibilities, whose < noble powers, whose deep affections whose pre-' cious time are lavished only upon dress and gayety, and fashionable, visiting; who wears the bright apparel of the butfertl}'. and are its light and graceful, and useless too; whose oonvcrsatkft finds no higher or more improving subject than the idle gossip of the day, the last party, or tho i never failing topic?dress; whoso reading is miserable trash which is indicating every community, and enervat ing and dissipating the minds of our youth; whoso life seems to tie an aimless,; frivolous life; and who, as th?\v flirt by their am/ wings, provoke the inquiry : "For what "*ere these pretty creatures made V 1 pray ycfi take )r>ffie? views 'V y not draw you from the rational pleasures.^society, ? ? ?l.a n,?\h fAii. .a... HOI" OIIv* t?IUUIHY I'lUUU ^>*/ui vrjuCULUl MvVj I still would plead for some seri?^p-r hour?, some industrious moments, some apportioned t.o future, of < he- mind. tKo enriching of the menv?ry with knowledge. 1 would plead that th>* capacities and aspiration? ; of the immortal par: receive some ministration, J and that the moral faculties he cultivated and Stimulated", and tin- generous impulses,of the soul be expended in labor for the liiest good of those around you. Be assured there is no beauty like that of goonness?there is no power like that, of virtue; personal 'beauty may attract the admiration of the passing hour, but. it is tho richer beauty of moral worth, t he loveliness of the soul, that commands tho deepest reverenc<? and secures the most enduring nlh-otion. Even men who have 110 religion themselves, hut, who are men of Judgement.and whoseopinion i.s worth the most, respect ami admire the lady most, who display in her character the ''beauty of holiness. If there is one sight more than any other, in this world of sin and sorrow, which combines all tho elements of beauty, nobleness and of worth, it that <?f a young and lovelv female, whose vouth and beauty, whose depth and richness of affection and whose powerful influence on human hearts, are all consecrated to the cause of truth and hol: 1..J.1 1 1.I., <..,Mr.rV 1III?_*S>J WIU <ir> an IIHUM'K; VII' nil;; <u? ? MT-j . 44>IWI m feet?Such a4being id, indeed worthy of the reverence and admiration of ev< rv true and noble heart, and'ahc will command it, even when the light of her beaut)' is t|iieiiehed, and the flower of her loveliness is faded. Hut if there i ; a sad. heart, breaking sight <>n I lie earth, it is that of one gifted with all the charms which nature lavishes upon her daughters, prostitutingthem upon the altar of vanity or fashion, and rt li ving the sonl on the unmeaning flatter) >>fa vain and hollow-hearted world: running a gidd\ round of gcyety. frivolity, and dl'-ipalion ; laying up<?n the future a cheerless and f.uval.. n "M age, and a miserable, remorseful eternity, ' Oil what is woman? A\ lial In i .-mile. Her lips of love, Iter eyes of light V What is she if those lip.s revile The lowly Jesus? Iiove may wn'o His 11.111io iif > >11 her iiiarlile l.row. And linger in hor em I <?l i?*? Tilt' light i>I?hllp imw I'.- in:4\ UK i. I V " ? v Before her tread; ami v. t .m-l v! Without tlial nu okcrj ia- -', :l? 'II i A lighter thinr limn v.mi'.1, J L'-fy.. Hot Vkkpict is a CJamumncj t-\ . \n interesting case was dend-d in t.li.- \. u York Superior Court, <?ii Thursday. Ii w.i ilm <i. of.lohn Taylor vs. Shirloek llillmnn, r? m>v?t s:r..*,no paid by Taylor f<? llilliivui (* >r a gambling d-h| ThLs is one of the in lain-" , wlmre uiihgr.af ami immediate ha> been brought I>\ a propensity for gambling. Taylor got with hi-; wil'*. *7,000: ho borrowed $1,000, 1<?>i an xouisive comb > ? tablislnneiif, and is now'n cart man in New-York; earning *1 per day. Vcrdi< t lor plaintiff in the full amount claimed. ? ? . . "A crust of bread, a jiiiclw-r >: \. ator. and a thatched roof, and love: there i> happiness for you, whether the day be rainy <">t sunny. It is the h'-art that makes M> hema. whether that rests it) on a jvdutoe j??u? n 01 .1 l!?>vvbrt*j>ardou. Heart makes home jrrcvh , and it is themnv thing that can.'" Engaging Mannkhs.?There .are 'a thousand v-f ? pretty, engaging little ways, which every person | inaV put eighvitfkout running the risk ;of being | deemed either n'Tected or .foppish. The sweet j smile, the'piiet, cordial bow, the earnest move- j pieut in a'U}r?'>;iiig .a friend, or. more especially-a 1 stranger, whom - no may recomrpeud .to our j good regards, the inquiring glance, ,th.e grace-' j fill attention which is captivating when united sISbB with self-possession?these .yvill. insure us the good regards of even, a ching Above all. there Si o '* ' .Jzwnm is a certain soilness ot manner which should, be j c.ultjivated, and which, in either man. or woman, ! adds a charm (hat almost, entirely compensates / ; ] for lack of beauty. The. voice cap. be modulated ? so to inornate. that it will apeak directly, to the j heart,'and trom that elicit an answer; and politeness may be made essential to our nature. Neither is time thrown away in attending to such things, insignificant as they may seem to those 1 j who engage in weightier matters. The Armv Worm.?The Baltimore' Surf says that there is a species of worm in some parte of the ._ Eastern Sliorc of Maryland, doing much damage '^?1 to the crops this season. It is considerably like ^jjS the grub worm, and ifilled "army worm "from d. the fact of their crossifjPfields in large numbers, V and destroying everything as they pass along.? ?isEH W^bs^rnvdso^hannu^nnessee exchanges am complaining of-the ravages of thia destruc I * Wine Measure.'?There spoonfuls of brandy make one cocktail?three cocktails one go?three 1 \ goes one spree?three sprees a muss with, the police?three niuss.es ^ith the police, pne visit to the penitentiary. Cut it out and pasts it in your ".John, stop your crying," said an enraged father to his son, who had kept up an intolerable yell for the past five minutes. "Stop, I say, do you hear ?" again repeated the father after a few < ;|g minutes, the hoy still crying. "You don't suppose I ran choke off in a minute, do you, chimed * ' V <1 in the hopeful urchin. 4 man praising porter, said it was so excel- . ojfl lent a leverage, that taken in great quantities, it always made him fat. ?*?& " I have seen the time," said another, "when (it always' makes you lean." .* " When 1" I should like to know," said the eulogist." " Wlft, no longer ago than last night?against the wall." Good Wishes?A singular sort-of a man,'not twenty miles from here, sent to a magistrate to write his will. After a number o! bequests, he ^ went on?Items: " 1 give and bequeath to my beloved brother Zack, one thousand dollars." " Why you are not worth half that sum in the world," interrupted (lie magistrate. " Well, no matter if I aint," replied the other, "its my will that brother Z;tckshould have that ^ i sum, and he may w ork and get it if he has a mind to." . Thk Farmer and 'mi: Lawyer.?" Why do you not hold np your head as I do ?" inquired an aristocratic lawyer of a farmer. " Sir," replied tile firmer, "look at that field of grain?all the valuable heads hang down, while those'that have nothing in thero stand up- *-.-j right." ^ Said a. boy, whose master boxed hfe ears for ' . eveiy trivial offence, why ami like a time piece? Because there are always hands going round my face. -> ' Anna. im .le.tr,'1 ah ! what a beautiful sky: how I admire it," " Yes, John. I sometimes' wish 1 was a :--h \1" ? - . Ki.ooctm*k at a Discount.?"May it please the mini,'' said a lawyer before a Dutch Justice, the othri day, " thi: is a ease of the greatest importance. W hile the American Eagle, whose sleepless eye watcln s ??voi f lie ivcitnre 01 tins mighty republic, and wlcw wings extend from tin1 Alkglianioa to tic ltocky Chain of the west, rejoicing iir hi - pride and place? . :l "Stop dar<', 1 say ' vol lias dissuit to do mit . do eagle ? Dis has not ing to do mit do wild bird.1 Ii is v<>n sheep" replied the Justice. "True vent honor, but my client has lights here ' Ye client has no de eagle.''. * " ?>!' e ?nrse not, but the laws of language." Vol . arcs 1 tor the laws of language. I un dcn.dahuLs <1c laws of the State, and dat ish enough for me. Confine your talk to de case." " Well then, my ctfp.rt, the defendant in this case, is charge^ with stealing a sheep, and?" ''Dat will do! d:?t will do! your glienl is charged mif stealing a sheep, just nine shillin. IV Court Avill ii"\v adjourn lo Bill Ycrgeson'a tc dluink, ?