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"SHE KICKED HIM. " ?e
by j. f. o.
[conclusion.] "l
Ah! what is life, when the broken heart P'
Feels desolate nnd loneT '1'
When the spirit's lot is a gilded woe, su
And the heart's sweet hope is gonet
Notwithstanding the temporary excite- th
raont into which our afternoon's ndventure
had thrown the entire company at the nta- fth
jor'a, we had no idea of postponing our par- jfl
ty for the evening.
The rumbliugof carriage wheels orer and fu
anon was heard by me, as I busily made hi
my toilet in my little room.
"What a man for tea parties is Major sa
IV," I thought, "and how unfortunate it is th
for me, that I feel in so little humor to ap- hi
preciate them jnst now." re
Not wishing to enter the room in which la
the guests were assembling until I could nc
get rid of iny bad humor, I amused myself te
by promenading the piazza. to
Bless ine! how very amusing it is just to
witness the actions and appeaiance of some m
people. B
Mr. Gass, with his French bows, and yc
r???r..i .1.:., n i r. i . hi i i
ciiiiui Diiirt vuiinr, ituu laiiuy UglKS, U>ok- l)(
ed as if he hud just escaped from some
bandbox. yc
Mr. liifalulin looked most tremendously 111
foreign, and foolish, and ferocious; while wI
Miss Zephyr, who leaned upon Ins arm, up he
peared to have fed on nothing but slate wl
pencils, novels, and German times for the
last month. he
"Oil that some power the uift would gic us, to
To see ourselves a* others ?? ? u*!M |o<
But there were others beside these?
children of nature, and partakers of all her aa
beamy, life, and loveliness.
Maidens were there, wlio-.e mothers had lot
been their teachers, guides, and guardians, foi
and who were not abandoned to the les?on? all
of Dumas, James, and Sue for the perform
auce of their parts in life. dc
And these?oh! these were beautiful! gc
Not as is lite gaudy sun flower; but as is the h*
lowly, sweet breath violet beneath its leafy
roof.
Having partially regained my usual E?
cheerfulness, I proceeded to the hall, and *p
was rather ullrorise.l an luilial.liiiiv .a I....... tin
- - | ? ?"S
an assemblage. w?
"Mr. F.!" exclaimed the major, as I on Iri
tered the room.
Mr. F. bowed?took a seat?foil like a fai
fool?and wondered why the major inlro o|i
duced him in such a strange, and perhaps
unbecoming manner. 1 1
My readers will want to know why I I
felt thus embarrassed, and I must, in justice th
to myself, state just here, that when the I <
major mentioned my name as I entered lire
room, he made a most uncommonly low de
bow, as if I was some distinguished inipor- tin
lalion. The major was very much inclined na
at limes to be witty, at others1 expense; and
upon this occasion, I must be pardoned for gr:
saying, that he made a fool of himself. Alice an
had observed my embarrassment, and in
the kindness of her heart took a seat beside Mi
me, merely to make me feel at ease. ha
She certainly was the most beautiful girl jor
at the parly, and as beauty always attracts,
I soon found myself in "the midst of an i tin
agreeable circle of ladies and gentlemen, rug
who had gradually gathered around Alice. ;
"Richard is himself again," I thought, as wr
I began 10 recover from the effects of the inj
major's untimely joke, and felt my etubar- i
rassment growing wn
"Small by degrees, Wl
And beautifully l<as." thi
"Miss Alice will please favor us with one
of her songs?" I asked. sto
"Excuse me, Mr. F., I really must de- ?n
cline." he
"Now, Miss W.,M said a conceited little
fop, coming towards our circle, "it would
be ah a great pleas aw to the ah to a coin- I r
panv to-ah lie-all ono of your songs." ?J
"I rogret that I foci unable lo afford thai 1
pleasure, sir," replied Alice. Ed
"Allow mo lo conducl you lo the piano, via
Miss Alice," said I, rising and offering my |>e<
arm. ' des
Alice glanced al Bradsford, who nodded tin
assent to iny proposition, and then accept- ; cor
ed my services. hoi
* She had scarcely seated herself, before 1
the major announced "Mr. Edward M?n." tov
His bow was cold, haughty, and dignified; the
his countenance pallid, his glance that of a yot
madman. I but
"Alice," said the major, "oorao, play us cor
something, dear." ron
"Heally, undo," she replied, "I must beg
to decline, for I have practiced very little of lett
late." ma
"Practiced??why, AUoo, you are no, 4
school girl to require practice?please play 1 my
us something."
"I hope I havo not intruded, Miss W.f"
said Edward, coming towards the piAno. . "
"O no, sir, not at all; and, to prove the of s
truth of iny remarks, I will play a piece and
especially for you." j "
How Alice managed to get out such a by '
reply to Edward 1 cannot imagine, for it' ing
was very evident that his presence was uns
painful io hor. , des<
"Mr. M n," said Bradsford, coming lain
towards him, "it affords me much??J "
"After an introduction, sir, I may hear 1<
ou," bitterly replied Edward; "but your c
resence and sileuco are as much as 1 cau v
?k or desire just uow."
Bradsford fairly staggered at this galling "
pulse, and turned pale with mortificntion; I
?r the whole company had heard Edward's a
ords. b
lie sealed himself without even a reply 1
> Edward; but I trembled as I thought
hat would be the consequences of this a
lathing insult. a
Alice looked much excited and pale, and a
nowing the unpleasantness of her position,
conducted her back to her seat in silence, ii
I was sorry that Edward had come, and u
cceedingly angry that he should have so
r forgotten himself as to insult a guest of a
10 major's, and that, too, without the tl
ightest provocation.
"I must Bpoak with the major," I thought, fi
> I seated myself beside Alice. fi
An opportunity soon offered itself for si
caking to the major, and 1 availed my- \
If of it. t<
"It is morally impossible, major," said I,
hat wo can derive any pleasure from the \
irty while Edward is present; fur it is t<
lite certain that he means to l>e both in- k
Iting aud dangerous towards Bradsford." h
"You would not have mo oxpel him from a
e nquse?would youf"
"No, not l?v any means; but do you not tl
ink that he would bo quiet if you could t<
feak to him on the subject." c
"'Perhaps so, but I think it rather doubt- o
I, for he does really appear to bo beside I
mself." f<
About an hour or two after our conver- v
lion wo managed to get Edward out upon fc
o piazza, where the major kindly chid n
m for the impropriety of his conduct, and tl
quested him to avoid using such severe q
nguage towards Hradsford, as it tended
tl only to irritate him, but to make mat- k
rs generally unpleasant and disagreeable
the entire party. h
"Edward, ray dear fellow," continued the a
ajor; "you are mistaken in supposing h
radsford to be your enemy; for I assure h
>u that he is enthusiastically anxious to
tcoine vour friend."
"My fiiend!" exclaimed Edward, "and do ; h
>u know so little of me, major, as to think
0 capable of calling that man my friend, S
lio lias basely trampled upon my very
art, and deprived mo of that without w
liich life is barren, sere, and wretched? t(
"Does It radsford think me such a frozen- d
laiteii coward and low-though ted fool as u
accept the offer of his friends ip for the
>s ol the love of early life??Nkveh!" tl
"It is noble to forgive," I venluied to ii
r- . I ii
"Oh! Mr. F.," replied Edward, "you are s<
.? cold for me, and make no allowances !
a man's passions and affections; but it's u
1 reason, no feeling; all head, no heart.'
"You wrong me, Edward," said I; "in |.
ed you do, tor I have been almost alio a
ilher influenced by feeling in all that I - (j
ive said at any time to you on this sub ,,
,, ?l
? II
"Pardon me. Mr. t.," warmly replied | ,t
I ward, "for I scarcely know wlwit 1 am j,
caking about; but you, at least, nvglit
der.sland liovv more than impossible it | t|
>uld lie to accept liradsford's offers < f
endship. What would the world say!" i H
The world? Vou are, or ought to be, ,
r above the influences of its maxims and
iinious." I
"Aid point me out the man that is, and "
will show you millions who are not." Ci
"Well, well," said the major, "all these f<ings
are foreign to the purpose for which
wished to speak to you, Edward. ?
"1 ftsk only this, that for my sako you en- r<
avor to restrain your feelings while among o
8 company and in Bradsford's presence? j *|
y, for Alice's sake I ask it!" w
"Then for her sake your request shall be I
silted," replied El ward, folding his arms, p
d entering the room. ti
"Come into my office just a few moments,
*. F., while the company are dancing; 1 j ?
vc something to show you," said the ma',
as soon as Edward had left us.
Wo proceeded together to tlio office, and ' re
8 major, tiroi locking the door, turned ab f<j
fitly towards me and said: l Ui
..I .?ll ...... -.1.-. L' "I ?
a icii ) uu wuai, iur. r., fAJWHtQ 13 H rc
on god man, and Liradsford is a design- tl
? villain." hi
' I agree with you, major, as regards Ed- tj
rd; but I am somehow inclined to differ h
tli you about Bradford's character. I in
nk him quite a high toned gentleman." |
"So thought I," replied the major; "but i
>p " So saying, ho unlocked a small box sli
the table, and taking therefrom a letter, ril
handed it to me, exclaiming:
"Read that!" ! in
Judge of my surprise, dear reader, when th
termed the following:
. D. B. , Esq.: j or
"Esteemed Sir: I have learned that Mr. ci
ward M n is an almost continual hi
ilor at your house since my daughter has hi
>n your guest. I have my reasons for to
tiring, either that you forbid him to con-' |>l
ue his presumptuous visits, or (if moro
ivenient) that you send my daughter nr
ne bv the next stage. th
'Edward has already acted the villain oil
yards an unsuspecting girl, anil, under m
ae circumstances, I not only wundor at Tl
ir condescension in receiving his visits, m
\ positively demnnd an instantaneous dis of
itinuation of them while my daughter
lains in S . 1 Al
Rat/ Ir. \f, 1J-~.I-A.--1 .l.-? i , , . 1 _
j iiinusiuru mni l receiTPU DI& l"i
or, and will answer it in person in a lb
nner unlookod for by a certain villain
'Trusting that you will not miscontruo by
motives in the premises, I remain, pe
"Kospectfully, yours,
"G S. W ." "S
Well!" I exclaimed, "did you ever know up
uch an insulting epistle, both to Edward tin
yourself, major?" c|c
I do net understand what Mr. W. means lai
'presumptuous visits' and Edward hav- an
'already acted tho villain towards an its
uspocting girl,' wondering at my 'con- ]tr
rension' and alluding to *a cortain vil- ba
,' " said the major angiily. ; to
I really think, major, said I, "that thin J de
fitter should bo shown to Edward, as it
ontuins a serious Charge against him,
vhich I do not husitalo to pronounce false."
"Mr. F.," said tho major, tuuch excited,
if I were a betting man, 1 would venture
o wager my entire fortune that this story
.bout 'an unsuspecting girl' was gotten up
>y 13radsford, and was the main reason of
Vlice's sudden change toward Edward."
"Then, major, 1 think that he should be
.llowed an opportunity of defending liiinelf
from so fori a stain upon his fair char,cter
at once."
"I dare not show him the letter, Mr. F.
a his present state of mind; it would do
aore harm than good."
"Then, sir, I shall inform Edward myself,
nd abido tho consequences, be they what
hey may!"
"What!" exclaimed tho major, rising
rom his seat and looking me full in the
ice, "do you mean to labor thus for bloodlied?and?pshaw!
don't bo rash, boy!
Vhat possible good can you accomplish by
siting this to Edward!"
"Why, major," said I, "you surprise me!
'ou certainly would not allow Alice to ens'tain
such an opinion of Ed-vard, and
;now it to bo fal^o, and yet not undeceive
er, or allow Edward to vindicate bis cbarctor?"
"Mr. F., I will tell you bow I shall act in
liia matter: I shall speak to Alice about it
j-morrow, and endeavor to ascertain if this
ruel charge against Edward was the cause
f her mysterious change towards him. If
find that it is, I shall write to her father
>r particulars, which will enable mo to inestigate
the matter myself, and vindicate
Id ward's name. If Mr. W. refuses to giro
10 the necessary particulars, I shall show
tiis letter to Edward, and abido all conseuences."
"Major," said I, "do you think Edwaid
nows anything of this matter?"
"1 do not," replied tho major, "for in all
is conversations with me about Alice, bo
ppears exceedingly anxious to know if sho
as ever mentioned any good reason for
er change."
"Poor fellow!"
"True! 6uch a man deserves pity, for be
as been wronged most outrageously."
"(Jan wo no nnthinrr f.ir I?1 ??
- ? b 1 ""Vv"
appose wo make tiro attempt."
"No, Mr. F.," replied tlio major, "that
rould bo the height of folly on our part;
>r, take my word for it, these interferences
0 more harm than good, however wellleant."
I was much surprised on my return to
lie party to find Edward apparently enjoylg
a conversation with one of the ladies.
1 was very evident, however, t?i a close ob
jrver, ih.it he was merely ['laying a part
It will not bo of any particular interest
) my readers, or I would dwell upon the
vents of the evening; hut tliev were mere>
such as generally take place at a large
nd fashionable party. About midnight
ie company dispersed, and by the time the
Id town clock struck one all was silent,
was busily engager! in packing my trunk,
s 1 then intended to leave sometime durtg
the next day.
"What an adventure hnvo 1 passed
trough in S ," I said to myself, as I
jok a seat beside the opened window
nd looked out upon the stars?
"Which arc the poetry o! lloav'n"
lien I thought of Edward and Alice, and
ondered, until heart grew weary, how 1
juld bring them together once more uud
never.
Suddenly thoro broke upon the silent
iglil a piercing slniek of uuulleruLde hor>r,
which reverberated throughout the
Id mansion like that of a lost spirit. 1
rriing to my feet, the heart's blood chilled,
lieu iouJer still arose that shriek. Then
heard the slamming of doors, and the
alter of feet in the hall, accompanied l?y
ie sound of confused voices with uliomui..
irieks of several female voices. 1 opened
ly door just in time to bear several voices
tclaim: "Fire! Fire! Fikk!"
Quick as thought 1 rushed out of my
>om into the passage way, and, almost suficaled
by the smoke, I endeavored to find
ty way down the stairs into the dining
>om. 1 had scarcely put my feet upon
le last step when the flames burst out beind
me, and completely wrapped the enre
stairway in tire. The old major threw
is arms around me as 1 entered the dinig
room, and exclaimed:
"Thank God! you are safe."
Then, Oh! thou arose a heart chilling
iriek from the story above us, which horlied
our very souls.
lis Alice!" exclaimed llradsford, rushg
from the room, and making his way for
e stairs.
It may seem strange to those of my reads
who have never been under the inlluices
of such circumstances, that we should
ive forgotten Alice so long; but those who
ive passed through such scenes before will
adily understand how il may have taken
ace.
The alarm of fire now became general, ;
id the tinkling of the engine bells, and
e quick strokes from the sunounding
itirch steeples, soon drew out the entire
alo portion of tho little town of S .
le old major's fino mansion was now alost
ontirelj enveloped in one living sheet
flame.
The house had been vacnted by all but
lice and ltrads/ord, for whoso safety tho
njor and myself trembled as we stood on
o opposite side of the street.
Suddenly a deafening shout was raised
tho multitude, and a cry for a ladder roated
by a thousand voices.
The old major suddenly exclaimed aloud:
ieel?there they are!" and upon looking
? I discovced Alice and Bqidsford upon
9 roof, his arms around her, and his
ithes nearly burnt from his body. A
Ider was reared up within a foot of them,
d a dozen stout-hearted firemen ran up
quivering bars like so many squirrels,
adsford placed his feet upon tho topmost
r, and was just about opening his arms
receive Alico, wheu tho over-tasked ladr
gave way, precipitating all upon it to'
the ground, except Alice, who now clung
alone to the smoking roof.
The fall of the ladder created much excitement,
and drew off tho attention of the
tiremen from poor Alice. Several firemen
were injured by tho fail from the ladder,
but Bradsford was taken up nnd borne off.
with a broken arm and leg, and a severe
fracture of the skull, perfectly insensible.
Another ladder was roared up against the
house, and hearing poor Alice call my
natue, 1 rushed upon it, but what with the
flames bursting from tho lower story, and
floods of water with which the firemen
drenched me, 1 was soon brought to the
ground.
"Alice!" exclaimed a voice from the
crowd, nnd the next moment Edward rush
ed upon the ladder, and plunged even into
tho intervening flame. The firemen drenched
him in a moment, and barely saved him
from the devouring flame that seemed eager
for its prey, lie had now reached the last
story, and instead of continuing climbing to
the roof, as all expected, ho leaped into a
window and disappeared from our view.
Thon came the breathless silence of suspense
?not a sound was heard but the rise and
fall of the engine breaks, not a word was
heard, except in hollow whispers.
A few moments elapsed before Kdward
made his appearance on tho roof, but Oh'
what a shout was raised when his manly
form appeared beside Alice.
"Another ladder!?quick!" exclaimed
Edward?"and wet blankets!"
oovorui oiaiiKois were drenched in water,
a ro|>o attached to tlietn, ami a fireman as
cended to the roof of an adjoining house,
and by a fortunate throw succeeded in lotting
tho end of the ropo fall withiu roach
of Fid ward.
lie grasped it, and succeeded in drawing
lip the blankets, with which ho completely
covered Alice.
A ladder was then reared up where the
tlames were not so tierce, and atuid the
huzzas of tho multitude Edward bore his
precious charge in safety to tho street.
A cariiage was immediately ordered, and
tho major, Alice, and myself were driven
in silence to Edward's home.
The dear old lady received us with
marked kindness and hospitality, and embraced
Alico with all the foudness of a
mother.
Edward was very much burned, and
though calm and unmurmuring, it was but
too evident that lie suffered much.
"Are you burned any, my p >or child,"
asked Mrs. M n, as she put her arius
around Alice's neck,
"No, not at all, Mrs. M n," replied
Alice, "your noble hearted son look particular
cure that I < !. .?uld nut la.-; but 1 fear
he has been severely injured."
Edward was not present when Alice
; made that remark, or perhaps she would
; not have thus spoken.
Myself and the major returned to the
fire, but all was but a mass of smoking ruins
i hy ll e time we reached it.
How the fire originated I never heard,
but very ptobablv accidentally.
1 he next morning Alice was, as might
be expected, dani?erouslv ill. Elwanl was
almost continually by her bed side, minis
j lering to her wants, and doing all within
I his [?ower to make her comfortable.
Bradsford also was ill, and it was feared
by his physician that he would not recover.
I It was alluding to listen to poor Alice
in her delirium; and Kdward ever and anon
would tu;n aside to weep when she smiled
upon him and musically whispered?"dear
Eddie."
But I must lower tho curtain over iny
story, by observing that 1 left S that
afternoon, w ith the determination of writing,
at some future day, a story entitled '"She
Kicked Hun." You have read that story,
! dear reader, and may depend upon it as a
I simple and unvarnished statement of facts
: that really occurred.
And now, as is customary and proper,
let ine bring all the characters before )ou
ere the curtain falls.
1 have been asked by many reader: of
tho "Si'aktan," "l)id Kdward finally marry
j Alice?" To such, and to all, 1 reply, that
| jioor Kdward now lies in the little churchyard
at S .
He became ill as Alice began to recover,
: was confine< 1 to a sick bed for many long
weary months, lost his reason, and at last
died a painful death.
' His conduct, in twice saving the life of
Alice, reached tho ears of her father, who
caused a beautiful monument to be erected
over bis grave, bearing tbe simple inscription
"Eddie."
Brndsford, contrary to all expectations,
recovered bis health, and is now the father
of two beautiful children, whoso mother is
' Alice.
The major lives with thcin now, and
though still cheerful and happy, he is not
what ho was before the death of Kdward,
whom he loved as a son.
I will venture to add just here a portion
of a letter received from the good-hearted
old man about two weeks before the tir-u
pari of this story appeared:
?Mr. J F G .
"Mr 1>kak Youno Friend: 1 write you
this under very peculiar circumstances?
such as recall the past?with its mingled
associations of happiness and sadness?light
and shadow.
"I am growing old now, and realize the
vanity of all which is earthly, and the importance
of everything which is heavenly
and eternal.
'*1 wont last week to see the monument
which Mr. W. erected over the giave of my
poor young fiiond Edward. It is a beautiful
thing, but 1 question tho propriety of
doing so much for the poor boy now, when
he is beyond the reach of the influences of
kindness, since during Lis lifetime Mr. W.
did all lie could to injure bim.
"Alice is the same sweet and affectionate
creature as over. She often speaks of Kdward,
and of her early lite in connection
with him.
"Dradsford is a kind and indulgent husband,
and a devoted father, lie, too, often
fcpeaks of Edward, and regrets that he con
tributed so much to his unhnppibes*. Alii I
F., those are but vain regrets now! The
world may say what it pleases, but I tell es
you honestly, that love is no trifle, and gc>)
should never bo looked upon or thought of kj(
but as a holy, sacred, nnd heaven sanction
ed thing. j.
"Dear F., never trifle with the human L(
heart?it is a tender thing." 8j|
Header, farewell? th
"I have no parting si-jh to give? hit
So take my parti* g smile." |
Judge O'Neall's Reminiscences. j,e
bo
From a report of Judge O'Neall's latelec- in;
1 ture, as furnished by the South Carolinian, h?
we take some extracts of general interest. ,,fl
The lecture itself was most interesting and f,,|
instructive. op
Turning to the report before ns, we have ju,
tlie South Carolina Collect. On the 19th hi
of December, 1801, was pa*M'd the act to th
establish a College at Columbia, which has t0
scattered light and knowledge like the ray as
of the morning sun all over the Slate. To ca
it 1, and most of the others known to the ag
history of the State since 180(1, owe much bh
of what we linve been or still are. I first tel
saw and entered its walls in 1811. Like Su
Columbia, the South Carolina College wan e4|
then in its infancy. Two college buildings, an
a president's house, and a tenement house ?>L
for two professors, and a students' hall, to
were all which were provided for education, if
Look now upon the campus, tilled with ha
buildings nnd the magnificent College Ilall py
looming up in the street?and ask, has ed- to
ucaliun kept pace with the princely expen- th
diture on the part of the State? J hope so. ,|u
In February, 1811, 1 first saw the Presi- |,e
1 dent. Dr. Nlaxcy?the Professors, Itrown,
l'ark, Perraull?and the Tutor, Gregg. m<
( This Faculty would now seem to be a slen- stx
i der provision for a college, yet they were nn
ripe scholars, good men, faithful teachers, ,|c.
and many a grateful heart has turned and M
still turns to them, acknowledging the bene- bo
fit conferred. w|
May I be indulged a moment in recall- !4n
ing the friends and preceptors of my youth, tal
1 )r \t
, j "??* iiim 111 mo college unci lirst iu
in the affections of his pupils. When seen I,*
in repose there was nothing rcmaikable in oh
his appearance; but when he began to speak, iic
even in common conversation, genius Hash- tli
ed from his eyes, and every lineament of | jn
his face unfolded the man among met). In luj
his lecture room he was the light of science ; iei
and knowledge; difficulties in metaphysics ' u/
vanished at his touch, and Mies hit re* was ; tr;
shown to be tbe handmaid of criticism, elo- . nc
i ouence and grace. In the pulpit ho was in- ; at
; deed the preacher of righteousness?he be
might have spoken hour upon hour, and 1 |,c
none would have perceived the flight of t,tj
time. A? the President, none evei command he
ed moie respect from even thoughtless be
buys, and at Commencement grave Senators uT
admiied this graceful, venerable preceptor, j,|;
as lie delivered I lie diplomas and pionounccd
bis res gerr!i*, and finally hung, with jf
his weeping giaduatcs, upon his farewell ,n]
1 address, lie is, however, gone ? forever H ,
gone ? from earth; few remain who can say jt,i
I "1 knew Jonathan Maxcy." be
i The lie v. J oh u Brown was l'rofe-sor of i|,
Logic and Moial lMiilosophy. He was one ; be
1 of the original Tiusicc* of the South Caro- j|,
linn College. lie taught and preached on
the Loid's day in the t ' 'liege Chape! for a 9c.j
short time after I entered the College, and fol
then became the President ot Franklin L'ni- th?
vorsitv of Georgia. lie was a clear head- m,
! ed, faithful teacher. 1 tifi
Thomas Park was Professor of Greek and ca
Latin Languages. Kind old friend, who m,
1 does not honor thy name! None, I am p|j
! sine, who ever were within the College ca
walls. Your President will bear witness ba
with me to his valuable services, and to the pU
almost idolatrous affection with which he ,u.
watched over it. He will remember how IU1
earnestly and afleclionately he besought us to |u;
end our rebellion, in 1812, against I'rofes
I sor Blackburn, and how, at last, at his en- | Hft
treaty, it was conipiomi?ed in the lecture I KOI
room by that remaikable treaty, ' let me I f...
alone and I'll let you alone!" i
Piofessoi Perraull few here remember;
he was '.he Professor of Mathematics, a live ^};4
ly frenchman, ami I presume a good math
emalician. Put my acquaintance with him
1 was slight, very slight; for his place was pi,
soon ?acaled, and my much esteemed friend jtli
Col. James Gregg, then a tutor in the C> 1 C14l
lego, filled his chair temporarily. Col. j.'n
Gregg has so recently passed hoin among !
you?has so lately ascended to his father j ,|r,
and our father to claim the reward of a (Ui,
life without reproach, that I need do no I 0f
j more than say, that lie was one of your city j [>r4
j fathers, to whoso memory you owe mote CO|
I than I fenr you will ever pay. . jy
The chair of Chemistry was first filled
1 during iny collegiate course. Charles He :4m
I war Simons entered upon its duties, and 8H1
; never did any beginning argue so much c;ii
' prospective usefulness. His lectures and jIO(
I experiments filled the students with enthti- i|u
| siasm. Chemistry was the theme <?u every
tongue?his lecture room was constantly i|J(
1 filled, and Professor Simons was for the fro
| time the idol of the College. Put, alas, jc 4,
how vain ate human expectations. In ?|rt
t February, 181*2, he was drow ned in attempt- 5lx
ing to cross llaughabook's swamp. The ^
rnetnbeis of the Clariosophic Society erect 4n^
ed a monument to his memory in St. l'hilip's
church, Charleston. It perished in the
; fire w hich consumed that building in 1833. | fur
on a iir kits in i i ah.?If Utah has its nui
saints, it also has ils sharpers, Brother ioa
lirighain Young, high priest and first pre ?j
sident of the Mormon Council of Latter ? of
Day Saints at Great Salt Lake City, and agi
acting Governor of Utah Territory, liiusda* I of
nounces some of tlie carnal minded of the wo
brethren: "We can pick out elders in Israel the
right here who can beat the world at gam- of
bling, who can handle the cards, can cut and ?la<
shuttle them with the smallest rogue on tru<
| God's footstool, i can produce elders heio
' who can shave their smartest shavers, and '
take their money froin them. We can ^ei
beat the world at any game." That will . ?hu
i do. We give in to the Saints at Utah. ' l?o
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tig, (good measurement,) letting fall a lew
trs, as she asks if the editor will correct
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y all tound.
Tiik Pkokits ok ink Slavic Trade.?
o New York Herald lias a habit, annoyj
enough to ;lie psalin singing, hypocriti
anti-slavery philanthropists of New
gland, of diving to the bottom of the
an of Northein trade und traffic, and
tgging to the Mir face unwelcome infuritioii.
It made a plunge into the subject
the slave trade, not long since, and
night up an array of figures anything hut
upliinuntary to the houesty and siuceiiof
that class of worthies.
It appeals that about twelve slavers are
nually tilted out in New York, and the
lie number in Boston and Baltimore,
h. Those furni?h?<] by other Northern
its will bring the number up to forty; so
it foity vessels, most of litem front the
u I her ii Stales, are annually engaged in
i profitable business of carrvino <d*v?*
J "O ^
m Africa to the West Indie* and llrazil.
l'Ii of these vessel* will transport 000
ves, or the whole of them '24,000. Oneih
of lhe*e, or four thousand, will
smothered in the middle passage, leav;
'20,000 lit for market. The cost per
ol of theso victims on the coast of
rica is about ^15, and the average price
w hich they are sold about $300. Krotu
s data, it may bo calculated that the anal
profits clea'ed by the forty slavers will
ch the enormous amount of $17,000,000
four fifths of which goes into the pockets
Northern merchants. It is easy to inane
that if the question of the abolition
slavery were to l?e voted on, no persons
uld give a heartier vote against it than
>*o thriving traders who are in the habit
pretentiously prating about the evils of
very and the inhumanity of the slave
Je.
t'unch savs that every family ought to
q> a kitten to amuse the children. They
mid also keep children to amuse the kit
xiv/ O.
The Ascent of Popocatepetl.
Dr. 8. W. Crawford, U. 8. Army, has
succeeded in reaching the summit of Mount
Pop icutepelh lie ?m one of n party of
eighteen, w ho set out for that purpose from
the city of Mexico, on (lie 12th iust. The
following is frvto hie own Account of the
feat.
We arrived at Amecaineca on the evening
of the 11 ih inat. Pour of our number
had been obliged to return, and another
with servants left us at Amecameca. At
litis point, through the kindness of our hospitable
friends, we procured our guides and
made the necessary arrangements for the
ascent of the mountain. When our object
became known, we were nt once joined
by a number of volunteers, all anxious
lu accompany us to tiie summit.
While some spoke of the season of the
year, and of the intense cold we might anticipate,
others told us of a path to the crater,
made by the Indians going up and returning
with the sulphur; but we found
that but few of our friends had been beyond
the snow line, and that the mountain
had not l>een ascended by even An Indian
for months, the workii g of the sulphur
ceasing with the commencement of tho
rainy season.
At noon, on the 18th, we took leave of
our kind host and turned our horses' heads
towards the mountains. We soon reached
Tomncoca. We were here joined by a party,
among whom was Don Pablo Perez, a
gentleman who had been engaged in extracting
the sulphur from the volcano, and
who had pursued the occupation for three
years. His ascent had been frequent, and
we felt reas ured by his resolution to accompany
us. Our road now was up, over
>te<*p ascents, through the cedars and piues;
wild Howers of every hue grew through the
tangled shrubbery, liy sundown we arrived,
much fatigued from our day's jouruey,
at Tltmacas.
Our party numbered twenty, including
guides and peons. We set out from Tlainncas
next morning, on horseback as far as
La Ciuz, some thousand feet above. Here,
with two of my companions, I set out ou
foot, the remainder rode on some distance.
At tlie ? >?>- ? ?
- mue wo hii jouie-J, and after
lite final arrangements of our packs, <fcc.,
we grasped our spears, and protecting our
eyes from the rejection, set out upon tlie
snow, our guides ahead?the Indians with
our packs followed. Our first start out was
steep and ntnid frozen snow. The guides
and Indians struck boldly out, without spear
or slatr; the rest of us, clinging to our snow
spears, slowly followed. Up weweutsome
eight hundred feet, when, getting in advance
of the parly, we halted to lake breath
?respiration had become labored and difficult?and
as I sal exhausted on the snow, a
dead-feeling, akin to sea sickness, came over
me. Unliving, however, I looked mound
me for my companions, aud of all those
who had joined us at ArnecamecA, not one
remained. Two of my friends, with the
guides, wore above roe, shouting to us to
follow. On we went, slowly and tediously.
The difficulty of travelling increased with
every step. The servants who accompan ed
us had all given out, and taking the barometer
from one who hail sunk exhausted, I joined
my companions above. On we toiled
some hundred yards further, and again we
slopped to rest. Our number was now reduced
to four and our two guides. Tho
anno sickness I hud experienced was now
fell by others; the oppression was extreme.
The cold was interne. My companions
complained loudly of their feet, and so great
was the suffering of one of thein, that 1 persuaded
him to return. One only accompanied
me for a short distance, whou he relumed
with oneguidc to follow bis descending
companions. 1 was now alone with otio
guide and but half way to the summit. The
ascent became more and more difficult, as
breaking the ice at every step we piogre-sed
-low ly and tediously. Once more 1 turned
to look back froiu my dizzy height. One
mis step, and inevitable de-truclron awuit?l
i us in ilit* abyss below. The stillness of the
i grave ?as over everything, aud recoiling
, from the sight, I looked down no more. To
go on for more than eight or ten paces
without stopping to take rest was impossible.
so rarefied had the air Income. At one
time, after an extraordinary exertion to
reach my guide, I fell exhausted, and for
some moment* was unconscious. The blood
gushed .'.om my nostrils. Checking it with
ili? frozen snow, I rallied and clambered
on. My guide, mote inured to such trips,
had now got far ahead. The sickening
sensation I had at first experienced returned
wth redo bled force. As I ngnin sank exhausted
on the snow, a heavy weight seemed
pressing upon mo, and eveiylhing appeared
to grow diin again, when 1 was
aroused by loud shouts from my guide,
standing high above me, he shouted, "the
ciuter! the crater!1' Up, up, again 1 climb*
ed, clinging to his footprints; one long,
painful stiuggle more, and I sank exhaust*
ed upon i.s brink.
I looked around me, and the world
seemed stretched beneath my feet. The
lovely valley of Mexico, with its lakes and
mountains, lav like a man lu*nouili .??>
r ?, ?v.
llio south and ue?t lay the Tierra Caliente,
1 il* hills red in the selling sun. A misty
rim of silver showed the Gulf of Mexico f.tr
lo lite eastward, and the frosty lop of Orizaba
rose grandly from the put pie landscape.
Though conversant with nature, I
had never before beheld her in such magnificence.
To remember that sight must
ever lie a glory?to forget it can only occur
with a general decay of the faculties.
The Doctor is uow in Mexico, preparing
for another ascent, in order to make a thorough
examination of the crater of the volcano.
T say, old boy T cried Paul Pry, to an
excavator, whom he espied at the bottom of
a yawning gulf, 'what are you digging
there f' 'A big bole,' the old boy replied.
Paul was not to be put otV in this fashion.
What are you going to do with the hole V
ho asked. 'Going to cut it up into small
hole*,' rejoined the old boy, and retail them
to farmers for gate posts,'