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E: % I , r THE HUSSAR'S SADDLE. * * > . ' lit C^o At bracelet of tlio union bo eom|n<sed of 4 unequal germ? TaU* of n I'nnot. . ^ItTLudovio H?rU always regarded his M 'saddle with the doopest veneration, and yet j there appeared nothing about it capable of exciting his idolatry. It wasuTuikish sad- { ? die, old and deeply stained with blood; yot ' ( to the brave Ludovic it recalled a tale of j ir| other days, when he, young, ardent, entliu- ! ^ aiasup In defence of his country, first drew ( i his Hwnrd against its enemies. * IIo had been opposed in battle t<? the hostile invaders of his native Hungary, and j . tnnby a misbelieving dog hnd his good sa ; bto smitten to tlfe earth. Various hud been u 4.1)0 forluiie of the war. and too frequently w " wax the glury of the lloly Oruss dimmed shy the lustre of tho triumphant Crescent. u Such sad disasters were seldom alluded to ^ by the hYavo hufi'sar, but ho loved to dwell ^ on. the successful actions in which he had r 1, been engaged. It Was in ono of these liorco combats that, cut off suddenly from his party, he found himself surrounded by four inturiated Turk*; "but the recollection ol you and your |( nttgol mother," would Ludovic. *ay to his daughter, "nerved my arm. 1 waa assailed by nil my opponents. J low three fell I know not; but severe and long was the eon- ^ lUct wilb the last of my foe*, whoso power- w ful nrm was rniscd against me. Already I . saw my Wife a mournful widow, and my |t ? child fatherless, and those di cud fill thoughts infusing fresh vigor into my arm, I .smote tho inildol dog to death, hurled him from ^ his stood, and rilled him as ho lay. At this ^ moment several of tho enemy appeared in ^ sight; but I was loo much exhausted to re- ^ new tho perilous conflict. My gallant hone lay wounded and in the agonies of death. ^ 1 threw myself on the Turkish courser, and w forced him on at his utmost speed until I regained my squadron. Tho saddle was steeped in tho hlood of iny foe, and mine mingled wilb it. When a cessation of hostilities permillc i the troops to rc-t for a space from tho horrors of war, 1 hastened [( with tho treasure which, during tho cam fpaign, I had acquired, to mv home?pur ^ chased these fertile field* around my dwol o ling, and forgot for a season tho miseries of war." JI The good Ludovic would hero pause. 11o (| still retained a lively recollection of his lost ^ wife; and ho could not bear to relate llioeircumstdnces of hor illness and death. After j that sad event, his homo became baleful to ^ "nim, and bo resolved again to engage in j the arduous duties of a soldier. The little Theresa was kindle adopted into the family of his only brother, and there after a lap*e of some years our good !iu<*nr found his tj datlfhter hloomilirr ill vnnthfnl l>i>:iiitr D 1 e> "* J t * ' # {J Ludovic arrived only in lime t<> clos > lib brother's eye*, who, on his death bed, cii j( treated itim to bestow Theresa on his only son when they should have attained a prep | or age. Grateful for hia almost parental care of his child, and moved by the silti.i ^ lion of his brother, whose whole heart seemed to be bent on this union, Ludovic prom ,v ised that when his daughter should have "(j attained the age of eighteen sho should be j( coine thowifo of Karl, provided Kail him ielf desired the connection at that time; and ^ satisfied with this promise, the old in 10 died in peace. This engagement was concealed from Theresa, but it was known to Karl, who ex ^ ullod ill the thought that this ricli prize would one day bo his. Willi low habits and a coarse turn of mind, the delicate Jj graces of Theresa had no charms for him; l( he loved her not, but ho loved the wealth ^ which one day would be hers, and which ho looked upon with a greedy eyu. The ; thousand 6oi"t and nameless feelings which ^ accompany a generous passion were un known to Karl. It was a hard task to him to attend, his gentle mistioss* nor did he ever appear disposed to play the part of a lover, except when some olhor seemed in- J dined to supply his place. j It WAin rural fcto given by Ludovic to ^ his neighbors at the torminalion of an nbun- j( lanl harvest, that Karl first chose openly to j .assert hi9 right, lie had taken it for granted that ho should open the dance with The rcsa. What, then, was his indignation, (| when, on entering the apartment where the (, guests were assembled, he saw Theresa, her slender waist encircled by the arm of a ^ young hussar, and moving in the graceful ' waltz. The evident superiority of his rival, whose ir well knit limbs, firm step, free and martial j air, formed a strong contrast to his own clownish figure and awkward gait, only increased his ire, nnd in violent wrath he advanced to Theresa, insisting on his right to tj open the dance with her. Tboresa pleaded her engagement; he persisted; sho rcfus ed his request, and laughed at his anger. Ho became violent and rudo. Tho hussar interfered, and tho quarrel roso so high as j to drnw Ludovic to the spot. w Karl, in a voico almost choked with pas- . sion, laid his grievances before him. Thcr- () osn, in a tone of indignation, complained to / her father of his insolence, and appealed to him whether sho were not at liberty to se loci any partner for the dance sho thought -j proper. j "You have no such liberty," thundered forth Karl; "you are my betrothed wife, and j as such belong to me alone." Theresa cast on him a smile full of scorn and contempt, but it faded as she looked to ? her father; and a palcuoss overspread Iter (| countenance as she inquired, "Father, does ^ this man speak tho truth?" ^ "lie does, tny child," was (lie reply; nnd slie dropped insousiblc at hi* feet. Tl.c young hussar now knolt down he #. side her, passionately kissod her fair fore head, and raiting iter ill hi* arms, horo her ^ loan adjoining Apartment, followed by (he father and Karl. Theresa slowly revived. At first she saw no one, and breathing :ideo|? n. sigh, sho tnurmurcil, "It was all a horrid n| dream;" an nnguUhod groan stan tied hor jc into perception and agony. Hlio looked up f( and saw her father standing before her with a countenance clouded with grief; Karl also j. stood near with an exulting smile; and the . ( hussar knell beside her, hut his face was " ' biiiied in his hands. She then found it was ^ no dream. She looked to Iter father. "Father, is there no hopei" .. "None, my honor is pledged!" Sho turned lo the hussar, and placed for a moment her cold hands oil hi-; then us- 1" ins quickly, she threw herself at tho feet of Karl! 1M "Oh, Karl, havo mercy! I love another? you do not love ma? have pity on us!" fl "lly All tho power* of heaven and hell, you shall be mine, Theresa!" d? ' I appeal to my father." "Will your fallicr violate his promise lo di the deadf" of "I will no/," said laidovic with pulemni t . , * t .. i n i' - j-jjll'.i 1 "Then, Theresa, exclaimed K*rt, wnh tnddiko exultation, no power on earth shall vo you from being minel''and saying thus ; left the house. Theresa rose from her knees and threw ;rself into tho arms of her lover. The esenco of her father was no rcstraiut ou . r pure tenderness. Ilor tears fell fast upi his countenance, hut his agony was loo eat for that relief. Ludovie was deeply ovcJ. Ho approached thoiu, ami he reind under what circumstances his promise nl been given; hut his concluding words, hat he must hold it sacred," threw them it<? a new paroxysm of grief. "Wo must part, then, Arnhold,"0said tho coping Theresa, "we must part?ah! can e survivo this cruel blow?'*' said Arnliold, "no, 1 cannot live iiliout you; let us once more entreat your t!u-r to have pity on us;'" ami the youthil lo\er> threw themselves at his loot. "Arnliold," said Inidnvic sternly, "thou a ihlier, and ask me to tarnish my honor!" Arnliold felt tlio appeal; lie started up, iiso I the weeping Theresa, cut off with his ihro one long lies*, embraced and kissed it. placed her in the arms of her father, ml lied. i livery passing day carried with it some iitiun of the fortitude of Theresa, as she i\v the near approach of the period which as to consign hnr I a fate so dreadful, hree little week were all that lay hetwocn it and misery. Ludovie endeavored In utlic her, but -lie would not be comforted, ven had her affections been disengaged, ail would have been distasteful to bur; but, ith aHectioiis placed on another, the idea fa union with him appeared insnpporlale. "My dear child," would Ludovie say, inrrupting a passionate hurst of gticf, "by hat magic has Arnliold gained jiossofrsiori f your heart?" "llo is a htissar," replied Therosa. Tl - ? . I nerc was folliculitis in litis reply whicll lord Ludovic. Ilo iccolleclcd that he iiiisclf liatl imime*! the mind of hi* daugh>i with sentiment* of respect and esteem >r (lie character of a good soldier; and Oon icnco reminded hitn that ho hud too often suited in the profession of arms over tlio careful and unobtrusive occupation* of ie hiisbandiiian. \Ya? it wonderful, then, lat Theresa should hare einbihed some lino ,if ibis spirit, or that she should hare iehled her heart to one who possessed rnnrgc to defend her, and tenderness to soothe or under the atUiclicn* of life? Ar'nhold welt near thorn, ho had boon thy early lay mate of Theresa, and together they had ftcn with glowing checks and sparkling vo.?, listened to the warlike exploits which 10 good Ludovic delighted to narrate to icm; and to these con venations inav he Unbilled the passionate desire of Aruhold > adopt tlio profession of arms. A ecus lined to see them play together as ehilioii, and liking tho society of tho generous nd spirited boy, Ludovic forgot tlio danger, hen their childhood passed away, of their flections assuming a totally different charcter. It was so, Ludovic now saw, with oep ^rief, that his daughter was uunltefaly attached to the youthful soldier. IfThoresa was unhappy, her fatlior was L'arccly less so. He blamed his own ini rudenco; and on contrasting the characters t'lliff I ivn vnnllia 't imaIahI fl. ? ? ??w*vt4% WV'IIIIII.1 UCIUUUII is feelings and his duty arose in his breast; ut the stern honor of the soldier triumph.1, and ho dcemod himself hound to comloto the .sacrifice. I 'liable, however, to enure the sight of her grief, ho carried her ? tho abode of a youthful female friend, ho formerly resided near them, but on hor rairiago had remored to a village about isty miles from the dwelling of Ludovic. here he left Theresa, nftor receiving hor jlcmn proiniso that she would return with im tho day before that oil which she should omplete her eighteenth year. "Father," rid she with streaming ey<w, "I have never cccived you. If I live, I will return; but o not grieve too deeply should my heart roak in this fearful stiugglc." Tho old u-sar dashed away a tear which strayed own liisscarred and sun burnt cheek, em raced his child and departed. Tiino wore gradually awav, and at last 10 day arrived which was to seal Theresa's lie. It found hor in a state of turpi I JosAir. Kxhausted by nor previous struggles, 11 feeling seemed to be dead, but her mind as awakened to new suffering. A friend rrived to conduct her to hor father. The ood Ludovic apparently lay on the bed of oath, and with breathless impatience Ther *a pursued hor journey. On her arrival, her father's sick room as not solitary. The detested Karl was lore, and there, loo, was the youthful bus ar. "My child," said Ludovic, "my day-v nre umbered; my fate must soon be decided, nd, alas! yours also. To my dying brother solemnly promised that cm this day I rould offer you to his son for his bride. Vilhout fulfilling my engagement, I could ot die in peace?even the grave would af >rd no rest. Can you sacrifice yourself for iv future repose. "I can?I will," cried the unfortunate horesa, sinking on,her knees, "no help ine leaven." "Heaven will bless a dutiful child!" said uidovic with fervor. "Karl, draw near." Karl obeyed?Theresa shuddered. "jiiiU, however," con tin nod I.uduvic, which I look upon as my greatest earthly ensure, I givo jou with my daughter, on. Karl, holievo me to have some viiluVcs. das! iila^l you know not the seeret sins hich have sullied my life - the rapine thy lurder?hut enough of this. I have c onssod to uiy chostly fathor. ami have oh lined absolution f?r the dark catalogue, ut on the condition that I leave all my ealth to the chinch as an iitoiioiiient for ly transgressions. 1 could not forget 1 as a father ? 1 pleaded tlio destitute state "my child; I implored, 1 ontieated. Ati ingth I wrung for the pious father his con:iil that J should retain my gicnte i liensre for in\ Thcro<a. I choso my saddle, cop it, dear child, in remotnhrntiee of an Tcclionnto father. And you, Karl, aie you disfied to relinquish worldly goods for my mi's health? Are you content to take inv tughlur with this portion?" nFMSlT* efcelaimod Kail, "doting idiot! aw dare you purchase exemption from jiuMimctil at my cxpoiiscf Vour wealth mine?your possc-toiona shouhl ho the >Ttion of my Inide. 1 will reclaim them r>m those nvaricious monks and loir tln::n mn the altar!'' "You CAiinol?you dare not!' replied lat >v ie, raising liis voiio in anger, "my agree icnt with your father had reference t<> my Slighter only ? my wealth formed no part ' it" r "Driveller dolaid!" vociferated Karl hink you that I v ill accept of a j> >rtioii % less bride! you must seolf'somo other for you purpoee?I renounce her." ' Giro lior to me, father," cried Arnhold "I swear to cherish and protect Iter whil lifo is in iny body! Give her to me, dca father; >?ud when she shall bo the loved wif of my bosom, I will live for her?-"-ay, ntn die for her!" Kail laughed in mockery. "You vulu lifo but lightly,1" said he, "when you talk < sacrificing it for a woman; 1 never knew on worth tho trouble of winning, and leant t all Thorc&a." Tho youug hussar laid his hand on hi sabre. Theresa throw horeelf between then At the same moment Ludovic sprang froi his couch?toro tho covering from his hen ?snatched his saddle from the wall wlioi it hung?seized the sabre?with one strok | laid it upon, and a stream of guidon be; I ants, oriental pearls, and sparkling jewe fell oti the earth. Wretch! worm! vile clo of tho earth! nil thou not justly punisliet 1 fence, reptile! fly beforo 1 forget that tho art of my blood." Ludovic raised bis s; bro, and tho dastardly Karl fled, wilhot daring to give ulternuco to tho imprecatio which hung oti bis colorless lips. Trampling under foot tho costly jowe which lay strewed around, Theresa nisi ed forward and embraced lior father, c claiming, "is this a drcain? arc you indoc restored to met can this Miss be real?" Foigive mo, my child," exclaimed Ludi vie, "the pain 1 have boon obliged to g'n your gentle heart. My effort to mako tin wrotcb resign bis claim to your band In boon successful. Grudge not that a part < our sloro has been appropriated to tbo Ho Church; not to purchase the forgiveness < tho sins 1 enumerated, and of which, than Heaven, I am guiltless, but to be the ble*s< means of saving you from a misorablo fat Kneel down, my children?ay, support lu Arnhold?lay her innocent head upon yoi bosom, and rocoivo tho fervent boncdiclic of an old hussar." fl*ro:n the Wins! oro liejjirtiT ] litOGKWAY, S. C., Oct., 18i?7 To the members of the Fairfield Ayricitlf ral Society. Gi:nti.kmi;n;- As there seems to be <pii an intotest taken in our Histrict in the d relnpmcnts of the properties id the Hole Sacharatu*. Sorgho Sucro or Chinese Sag; Cane, as l're-idotit of your Hocioty, I ta! <i -o.i?.. . .i their sweetness. From 1-10 nf an acre, tit year's new ground, rdgo land, ma le 5 ga Ions syrup yield of syrup to juice 1 to 1 2. I ioui 1 I of an aero old land i. clay ?that would probably huvo made 1 or 12 bushels of corn to tlm acre, n<> in; nure?mado 20 1-4 gallons, to 0 I ; J I rani 7 8 of an aero of thin gravelly ifta land -manuied would have made purlin] 8 bushels of com made 05 gallons syru| 1 to G. Front led clay land, I got in on instance 1 to .V From low land on hranc j bottom measured l?y a surveyor, wit compass and chain, 2 A. 1 It 25 1'.?ci pressed 2420 gnlloiis juice, made 520 1 gallons syrup ;iol I 1 to 7 1 2. The fo del stripped from the above mentioned can weighed, aft i having been exposed t the sun thrco days, 1192 pounds to th acre. 1 he sued, after having been cut fi ! tho panicles or stalks two weeks, moa nrcd out 40 bushel* to the acio, and th cod weighed 12 ]>ouiids to tho bushu 111vj |>ri?iiokw ui wiurwniDg iu you uii-? coi munieation, containing a synopsis of tho r milts of a nerics of experiments made by 11 thin fall, with this iccsntly imported plar And as it i* probable that it will for the f line prove to bo a useful auxiliary in tl economy of a plantation, it may not be u interesting to give nucb facts counocb with tho history of its first introduction i to Europe ami thin country, a* arc to I found in a work entitled, "Sorgho and Ir phce, or the Sugar Canes," by H. S. Oleo The author informs us that it was first i troluced into Fiance in 1851, by the Cou do Montignj, the theti consul of Franco Slintigai, China?oho sent with oth seeds and plants a ftw needs tinder ll tho name of "Tho Sugar Cane of the Nor of China" to the Geographical Society Paris; of theso only one seed germinate and the need from this one plant woio di tributed by the Agricultural Cornice Toulon, and the second year after, M. V: morin, the distinguished Agriculturist France, purchased eight hundred seed I as many francs?and frotn him Mr. J. ] Browne, Agent of the Patent Office, obtni od the need which we'o distributed throng out the Cnitcd States from thai ofH in 185*. Mr. Wray, a sugar plan tor from Calci ta, introduced, at the same time, into F rope, frotn Natal, Africa, tho see I of a ]>la Ctilled by tho natives Impbee or sweet ree Thin is represented to be a much richor ? gar yielding cane than the Sorgho. .V Wray?an i am informed--has "town il ? r->' Impheo in our State this year. I Jot h Si gho and Implies yield very profitable r turns of Alcohol and syrup, and under p culiar methods of treatment?patented I Mr. Wray?the juice yields a beautif ciystalized sugar. From the cxporimcti 1 made last year with the Sorgho, 1 w satisfied that it could be made a source much usefulness to the planter, as a hyru yiolding and forage crop, and therefo saved my seed with care, to test the pra tical properties of this plant. 1 selected ground of dillorcrii quaiili and soils for trial?and as seed wore scare I did not plant until May?at which tin it was bedded up in rows three loot apn ?the beds were opened with a nairc shoit bull tongue plough?the seed dio ped every 1'2 inches, three or four in place and covered with a hoaid?a haire would ho apt to misplace the seed. Win the plants cotihl ho distinctly seen in tl row, they were "..ided"?the earth thiov fnun thetu?and thinned, with a ln>o, one in a hill, and when the plants had goll< to lie 18 inches or 2 feet high, the ear thrown hack, and they weie hoed a aecoi time; and when waist high, the "middle thrown out with a large shovel plough, ot furrow, and they were "laid by,'" inakit the cultivation five furrows t.? the row at two hocings. I first tried the cane, when it was jti begini ing to head made one quart of sy up to 18 quarts of juice. 2d. W hen ll rnuo had headed out, hut still perfect green -made 1 to 12. 3d. When tl heads or panicles had become dark, and tl ?eed oil the upper part fully formed?mar 1 to 0. 4th. When iIk- seftd on the lowi pail, of the head or p miclc hud mature i. tirin and had entirely passed from tl milk to the dough state?(the seed on tl upper part of the panicle, matures sou time before those on the lower pail) tna? I to 0 1 2. 1 think, for syrup purpose the cane should he cut at this age, as t! lower joints at tins stairu benin to loi r This piece of land was u. nurcd from the labia?mid would bavo yielded, as it lias I; done for the lust seven years, from 18 to 20 e bushels of com to the ucrc. No account r whs taken of seed aud fodder that the upe laud made, hut I suppose it would have d made one fourth an much. My opitiion?based on the results of e these experiments?is, that the cane grown >f on upland is richer in saccharine matter e than cane grown on bottoms?hut a much >f greater quantity of syrup, seed and fodder can he made from bottom, as the yield of is cane to the space is so much greater. 1 i. have made in all, this season, CSO gallons n of good thick syrup. ' d 1 treated the cold juice with the tlour of e lime?one tenspoonful to five gallons of :o juice-?also with super carh. soda?aamo proe potltons. I also treated the juice in the I* saino way?when it had boen boilod d awhile; both invariably mudo the syrup dark. 1? 1 usod the white of eggs, hone black and u isinglass, and could see no beneficial effects i- from the use of either. The syrup made it from tho juice, treated thus with lime or soli da, would change tho color of Litiuus paper ucarlv as much as that made from Is juice licated with neither?sugar house syi rup?h'lorida syrup, New < Means mid W. I. x- molasses, will change thee olor of Litmus :d paper more or less. I therefore prefer defecating or purifying ,I. - t I l> me juice uy ueni aiotic, without tho aid of :o wither alkali or albuminous substances?and at the syrup thus made is clearer than Stowr\s art's sugar house syrup, and is tlio color of f>f thick honey. Iv J he juice from cane grown on upland, at of a leinpernturo 78 deg. Karnht., forced the ik saccharometcr up to 15?the juice from low id land cane only to 14 dcg. Tlio saccharo0. meter usod was one trade l>y Ilullock & ir, Uionahaw, 1'hilaJel phi a, and graduated from jr 0 deg. to 1)0 deg. I have been iutoimed >n by a gontlcnian from Florida, that tho saccliarometer rues to only 0 de^j. in tho juice I of Louisiana cano, 10 iu Florida, and 12 in Cuban. And the juice of the Florida cane requires 1) gallons to make one of syrup. In making Ihe syrup, 1 strained the juice ' through a blanket, and when in the kettle applied a gentle heat to wake the scum i lo riso so as to be <-kimmcd olT?it must hoi c permitted to hoi 1 until defecation or purili | 1,s cation has been accomplished?as soon as ar this has been attained, boil as rapidly as possible until done. The time f r rcinov" ing it from the kettle, is when it is of the c' color of boiling sugar candy?and emits a to pulling bubble?but the knowledge of the ll- proper lime for taking it oil can be "'** li inoro easily learnt lliau de-ciibet'. ..fid must bi acquired by experiment nsr wi;l? small quantities bet-oo coin m "Wing opera sd lions icgularly. 1 lie longer the juice in* boiled, the thicker will be tho syrup. 1 t>e mado from 40 to 50 gallon* p - day. rr- I used a cast iron luiii, ?.l the vertical tt- rollers, purchased of Win. (1; i2v, l'ulmeiio Works, Columbia, I >r $75; two KOUle*. with nt tho capacity ot 120 Tallons, purchased o' at Messrs. Fisher ?k Agnew. Columbia, for ,;r $42 each. A null with three roller* i.* much belter, as it pre*??-s lite cane much h more thoroughly. I am confident 1 dd not gut moie than 1 o'.hs of the juice from d, the cane. is | koirt three noirro m?n ??..! u...... - "c "* " ' vv *"'j? ' ' 10 n? 12 years old, employed al><?nt tlie mil! d and boilers, and used two in dir.- ' > work ?f the mill. I c naiiiiimi u ii.uk _ me 020 "r gallons syiup seven cord- ?. pn.?* wood. I' and one pint of oil about the :n i. " 1 loos are food < t toe *r?"|t irn! r it the " bagasson me Hint ho In a pressed through <e tliu mill with considerable ieli'h?initio thrive on :I. Ilm-es ? at both the fmhlei 't and .-e??cl. I ?. I my mule- ml hor-e? i i " a week on u, ran list.,-. ? mi inja.l at ft or deh'teiious ? :}. |.>i i, d. Hoping that th - pap inn I"- of our u u*i to lh who ' .av w -h j ant the 'r- cane and make ?v up iimiiii r ) * ??, 'u* I remain, gentlemen, ??:ty ie pvclfiiliy. >r your obedictiL servant, ? HI-INKY C. 1?AMS. ?* 1 should think the proper time t <r plant 'V ing is late in March or early in Ap-il. so as 1,1 to commence making m rup just attei the llr> crops are "laid by" and before c<?l'."ti pick :,s ing commences. My cane this year was ?i not ready until about loth September. P - ? Ma>:m:i:s is tiik Miodik Aoi>.? Ilude 'c were the manners then: man and wife ale oil tlio same trencher; aud a few wooden es handled knives, with blade of rugged iron, were a luxury fur the great, candles un110 known. A servant girl held a torch at sup irl per; one, or at most too, mugs of coarse brown earthen ware formed all tiro diinking 1'* apparatus in a home. Ilich gentlemen :i wore clothes of unlined leather. Ordinary w persons scarcely over touched llosli meat. " Noble mansions drunk little or no wine in " rummer -a little corn seemed wealth. Wo 1 '* man had trivial lnariiago-jrortioiis?even ' ladies dressed cxtrcmeiy plain. Dio chief "!' part of a familyV expanse was what the ! males spent in arms and horses, none of which, however, were either very good or "* very showy; tind grandees had to lay out 'e money on their lofty lowers. In 1'ante's comparatively polished times, ladies began to paint their cheeks by way of littery, going to the theatre, and to use less assiduity in spinning and [dying their distaff. r [Uislorij < /' ifn Order of St. John. to ^ ^ Qi iu. a (\>w, ano "Some" I'm*.?The 0 Salem li azotic tells the following: "A friend lo informs us that there is a cow pastured in the vicinity of Hmlgo stu-et, that will elo1 vale her head into a pear tree until her ^ horns are entangled in the branches, shake till the fruit falls, and then deliberately unu> fasten herself an ] eat tho pears from the ground. Ho states that he saw the operation performed noulv a dozen times a few ilikTs since. S.-vci ?l vears ago our addition |(? J t was called to a similar performance hy two pig*. in whose stv a worthless, plum troc grew, t >no or the olhci of tlieso animals would lake the tdeudor trunk in his in )tith I ami shake, ami tliuu listen to hear if a plum (> fell, and when that result was aecompliiihoJ, would 111:1 k ' h tumultuous scramble f<>r the , fruit. This latter sight wc saw personally.'' y ~ " ,s The Newhuryport lleiald tells the follow a ing p ?st ofllee anecdote: it A rap at the dclirory. h ' J 'ostmaster ? Well. my lad, what will you |, 1 have} l lioy?Here's a letter, siie wants it t<> j go along as fast as it can, cause there's a | feller wants \ > hare t?cr here, and she's 0 courted h\ another feller what nint here, u! and sh<- wants to know whether he's going 1 i to have her or not. , 1 Woman- The last and best of all soties. 1; If we may have he for a toast, wo won't ). | ark for any hut her. . i i . WWBMBBHBBI Work for the Month. Sweet PoTifbui.?This crop should be housed towards the close of this month. There is an old notion prevalent among planters, of Indian origin, we suppose, that "frost should kill the fines first. It is immaterial in what way you put up your po tatoes; you have no guarantee that they will keep sound, if tho vines be killed by frost before you dig them. Frost, sufficiently hard to kill tho vines, will freeze tho surface of the earth to a sufficient depth to chill and seriously injure many of tho roots. l)o not delay digging beyond the 20th in this latitude. Swkkt Potato Vines ab Hat.?It is remarkable that planters will allow tbeir potato vines to be killed by frost, to the serious injury o! the root, and total loss of tho vines, previous to gathering, and yot they will spond time in saving pea vines that are done growing and partially dry, and fodder (corn blades) after the corn is mature; neither or both togother are worth as much as tho potato vino for stock food by 25 per cent. On tho 20th of this month, and oar- j lior, in proportion as you go northward in j the cotton region, tho potatou vine is in a a state of luxuriant growth, having shed none of its leaves, full of saccharine matter and starch. They may bo gathered with great rapidity, and easily cured, as thero i6 rarely rain about tbo 20th of October. There is no forage in the class of hays, for tock-cuttlo and mules, to l>o compared to well-cured sweet potato vines, i Stock.?Tho slock of the plantation, and especially your poikers, and those of every variety intended for exhibition at our State Fair, should bo receiving extra attention this month. Kverv facility afforded ihtui now for putting on fnt will dd greatly to their comfort and well-doing through the winter. Tho stock, both cattle and hogs, should te allowed to glean the corn fields after gathering?they receive much benefit | froui it; in and during this mouth, beforo the rains and frost commence, they do the lauU lo injury by gleaning and vvalkiug over the land iu dry weather, but tliuy should bo koj>t off the Holds in rainy weather. Coiton Skkh?Yon are now ginning, and your cotton seed intended for manure should bo kept from the wea'hyr and under cover. Iu no item ot the same value does the plantation lose > ? much as in its cotton seed intended f >r manure, which are thrown in heaps agair-t > le pi the gin house, to !:c through the v.inter, decaying and exposed to the sun. wind and rain. in this condition, a heap oi ..on seed lose iiO to 5U |?er rsui : i.- .ahi * ?m on. ot Kebrur" \Vc sh- I i ..< -tt.-n, .? to ll.ls subj .tgil > - ' *> ' ' oft in J>iiioar( v-;., <, w, ? tlie s .hj.et v? " appiv.. g . -a ' i tire tor l?o h . 1 hed >li rnlU J ?'aU'. 'l i t- in > ' ii?.t p is' ? . appear paradox , as v>b ag i? properlv f-oj ft ' i> i* Uttd'aviyed condition; vet our ex; lience >? ?eve al year* ha.- proved c 'ei 1- <eiv hat such ?s the solu 1 ili'y of cation r- 1 tl a; oiu into the ground in .1 mujcv ?>r February. they furnish t\r j j. vim irg plan:, either coin or cotton, as m>gu 1- it . - up. In this \\ ?v none id the vtdjubb* guv* ate lost bv evaporation, etc.. u in ti e case of rotting the seed in th?* hulk Win ai. The peri d for seeding thi" uii'i. import.'in crop ii?s again rolled :m>un ' \\ ? I ?ve of'en t-ailed the at ton lion of our piant.1.g friends to the impor Itai ic and economy ??i ra.-ing the'r own w ho.it at I oiiu, lu re tin Smith. 1 here J is 1, > crop ic CO?'a i. r that pavJ a ho'., tet p?o eeiit. i>n the la d ad late r ?i?- -s.. ii\ t-? giow \'i t mi. ur?..c the ?.< s iy that 1 is .. eetlai end " j iiitiug ernj |1 v inm i^eu In - j iH-flt t Oil. pet- .d t:.\peti?UCt>, <?ud . ImhWU! . . 'if' v> ! pifJlCinC l.j til ILf ft tu">ll.. 1 I seutiu! Condi n-: !>? . : plowing .1. .' preparation of the htn?i, lit r_h m turning oud early sowing In il:;- way, >1 thirty bushels per ac nui\ b? a? certainly expected from our land as a fair yield of cotton. The planter thai 1- -atisfied with seven to ten bushels per acre will very nouu lea his seed; anil, like the planter : who plants cotton from three to d\e hundred pounds per acre in continued disappointment, laments tiie uncertain and unfavorable seasons, and mils out upon the unfavorable climate. 1'hroe to tivo acres will produce an ample supply of wheat for almost any family in the country. This may la* well preparud, when the produce < will he from sixty to one hundred bushels. Tho true cause of failure in wheat raising > among cotton planters consists mainly in ; sowing twenty to forty acres on coru stubble annually, and that late in November or ihu first of l>ccetnbur, and plow in with 1 plows irorn otif in cultivating the cotton crop' Let evert planter who can commence now and prepare by deep nod thorough plowing some three to live acics, then spread on it 600 bushels per ncie of good , compost manure, and then if you have n<> harrow, piopare your seed wheat, a good vaiiely, by biiuing either with salt or bluo tone, and drying w ith liino or plaster r.f j l'uris, sow the seed, one to o?6 and a half 1 bushels per aero, and plow in with a scooter, ! after which btush it over evenly. A good harrow supersedes the necessity of tho j scooter, plowing and brush. Who of our frieuds will tiy this for the Alabama State Agricultural Society's premiums next yearf livj-;, Baki.i y and Wiikat.?If you havo negloctod sowing cither of the above for pasturage through the winter, neglect it no longer; as sown after October the) will not produce pasturage worth tho trouble. Hither <>f tbc*j grains sown in September or the early part of Octobor will produce on good f..: :i 1 .. hir bum uenor pasturage man auy of the ho called " IVinh-r Onuses." Crass does well in summer?none better tlinn our na live "Crof> (trass," or tho "Jieruiuiluf but will not do to rely <>o during winter. l?ut Uye, llarlcy or Wheat will?try thorn. [ Soil of the South. I'm. Exri.vsAiioN'.?One or twogontlo men recently conversing about the Natural bridge of Virginia, remarked that there was an extrftoidinary incident connected with it, for that Oen. Washington once threw a dollar completely over it, an achievement which has not been performed since. "No wonder,'" replied his Companion, f.?r a dollar in tho*o days could bo mail to go a great, lei.! tarthor than at the present time." In a couutiy paper, the marriage of a Mr.1 Cooper to Mio? Staves is announced. Tire result will probably be barrels. (A'xchangc.) Not so; the result will he a lot of little Shavers, and if any of them be daughters, it will eventuate in hoops nKsnMn Ideas or Wouah.?A recent wotk published at Bruseele contains, among other interesting matter,? collection of aphorisms by various autbors, mostly P?eneb, of wbicb we append a few: Cuamkot.?In the choice of s lover * woman considets more bow he appease in the eyes of otbor women then in her own. Loro is more pleasing than matrimony, just as oroance is tnore entertaining than Metory. Bououeakt.?If we speak ill of the see gou-jrally they will rise against us? if wedO the same of aoy individual woman, the] will nil agree with us. CiiAitLEH Lemelse.?Most of their faulti women owe to us, whilst we are indebted to thein for most of our better qualities. Dakiei. Strew b.?-Moat women are en' dowed with naturally endearing charms that even their presence is generally bene ficial. Madame de Stake.?Love, in ft womnn'i life, is n history; in a man's, an episode. Catai.ant.?Only he who has nothing to hope from a woman is truly sincere it her praise. Didkkot.?There exists among women r secret tie*, liko that among the priests of th< same faith. They hate each other, yet pro tect each othors interests. SrAiiL.?No woman, oven the most in tellcctunl, believes herself decidedly homely This self deception is natural, for there an " we inost cbarmiug women without a oar tide of beauty. Octave Feuillit.?Providence Lav or dainod the happiness of a man in but tw< beings: liis own mother and the mother o his children. Besides these two legitimati kinds of love, there is uotbing between th< two creatures except vain excitement, pain f>il and idle delusion. Ali'iionse Kark.?Say of a woman lha hho ie wicked, obstinate, frivolous, but adt that sho is beautiful, and be assurod tba she will ever think kindly of you. Say sin is good, kind, virtuous, sensible, but?ver homely, and she will never forgive you ii her life. "She nas a forehead of ivory, eyo of sapphire, eye brows and hair of ebouy cheeks of damask roses, coral lips and teell of pearl." Such a description, and it is fre (juontly made, might tempt a thief, hut no an honest uian. Maliame dkMainteson.?In everything that women write lht.ro will l#e a thousaui f.uii's vg;:iust grammar, but to a certainty alwa: charm never to he found in tin I. tter? I nr. n Iteci/os.?f?rest anu rare idVoriu^o ar ( tn.! .mix*' ei'.ltitwp, , ;?moii?r in n tf"i> .HI lb ' :(ij ami 'it ? In ' oMie- - i '??<> < ' i??eir ? -j%i* . ?< ii '<-ru i. ' e pet "iM* w *t ; I'isv- . . i ii) * . \ i"e: ? ' " r-rU- '* ' 'u.tJ \ t 'I o J. ii"i ? i \v. M n c.?*> tHjttcr ph'.i t>j a the human* h? art, hot iVytUi. r i. cad ii b- .'er. VI- -* ' ' * * ' " ou? HBbEP.?11 i>? a ui.ist' *al rule, whtcl us t ir a I know, 1 no exception, tha groat iuvu :ilwuy& ii^robie llieir mother who iiiq)ie;s I'u<e\r mental and phyaicr mark upon their sou-. A TlidA I RICAL CONTRETEMPS. A IIU)1< Jraiua w.n some few years since played i a certain theatre, the chief actor in whie had made himself, from his baughtv an overhearing conduct, disliked bv one an al! I" the l*?-t scene be was supposed t vi-it the toinhs of hi* ancestor*. In tli centre >1 the sl ?ge, upou a marble peticat.t stood tlie statu*' of Ins father. A hen fold of (irnpei? coveted the figure. Kiiu Alhen - "t tin*, again,' to- ,tvs ' in g. t in ?Ti , .<?< te-ffr _ vuiclt J I?'V -n ol ? t ^:.-e l tt'...?i ir<' \i ndtffr*?t ;??h-e ( I*. r r. r??\ nou !? ? in.w cciatn ' j |?? - ? 1 Mi no I. I n.e rcntuv* th ; t. :..i' '? . M . ?t.'?a -tli' d? ?'? I . . ?-.i .I'iAc. i . ?n , d'*ar p\.' ' O Wi 'it n drape' , ittd !? hwht! mn fatlte Ijtnh tug x i he ehe't cab . hi d?*>cnhed. it w,i- elect tie 11: o -> . ><ti ? . iatigiuer which followed the mitt ok. u the -?eot-titeii eliectttallv put an end to lit iicuh', which changed to the next .as quid as possible, amid thehravos ol'lite audienct the anger of the manager, and iho uucou trollable rage of the actor. The Irish peasant's pig repays the kin. attentions of tho family by an afl'eclionat attachment. A gentleman who lately en toicj a cottage after the hours of vror were over, fouud the master of the hous ) walking briskly up and down in the ray I of tho setting sun, followed by an uijwield pig, which turned with him as he paced t and fro. An inquiry elicited tho followin; 1 eply, giveu with the quiet earnestness of man who feels that he is simply porformitij cue of his daily duiieq without a though of its being in any way a singular ont '"Suie, y r honor, and the cruyter doesn' have his health without the exercise; am isn't all alone by himself that he wil take his walk and lie's grown too proud t i walk with tho cbilder now." Ague- Amelia saw her grandmother put ting a parcel of lucifer matches in a safet much-box. "bamain, how does Dodseui the matches way down here from heaven? "\\ by, child, Ood doesn't send them frori ' heaven?tbey tiro made here by people ' and not by hod in heaven." "O, uo, Dam i ma, they are made b}* Dod; 1 hoard Mi : Jones say to Aunt Sally, last night, in th parlor, 'let's make a match, Miss Sally,' an< aunt -aid, < , no! matches are made in hea I /v 1 ; vcn. ^ ,1, ^ j Mcssrt. Editors: Stop my paper, as it is ineor j venieut [>> net it from the I'get Office; besides, it dor . n<>t com? regularly. Yonru, truly, &c., j "Stop my paper!" What riijlit have you to ca it your paper until you have paid for itT You har I been a subscriber ever since wo commenced th I'J1 r. . i the Lmjuircr, ;.nd notwill?sta?din| \"ii have paid "nary rtd" on your subscription, voi have the bold rflronery to call it your pspci! W ' ha.l nt least supposed it was ears until it was paid for ' \\ e are at a Ins* which to admire most, (lie eon impu icnce with which you order ns to atop your pa ! per. or the more th in niggardly meanness, mbiima ' t. d t nfmitude in tlio crucible of u wicked nnd vil 1 kni'-us he. t. ii stopping iliv paper without payini llic prioc of th?' subscription. I' we had anything I on which to lian^ a hope, tlmt we Could nir.ke yoi : an honest man. we would "without money am withiHU ptiosl' cMUttise wr weekly vnutSf but thr?-i > a--' rxpvrienes proves that they hnre b?vn ireikii .ndrcd m accomplish! D? such n purpose. We inu->l ' there ore, give you over to hardness ol ho.irt am I ri probacy of mind. !u parting w.,h you, as it is natural for mesnncsi to want syinputh,. w n? nli-Mi the fact, that we h.iv? n 1. w in. rr. t' u i< vci > fe.V, at "the same sir'.' j Wo I>avc <>ne request to ititW, or rather a>m< wholosur.. u tvieo to impart, should y >ur conscience 1 at inv lime awakened, g^aii you with it* Miorpior j sunfj t .?? r?e t.f h "lusty, and you k t . rvlievi its harden, give the small amount you owe us u j some Missionary or lhblo Cause, nud this on* I praise worthy action will cover a multitude of sins , ?nd perhaps save others the pain and anguish thai I is sure to overtake th# perpetrators of wrong ami Injustice.?Yortvill* Knrpiirtr / S J? . /*4 ' t^2i?</?# . Jf! VERMIFUGE j| LIVEBblLLS. *1 fni Tf"~'?" *" 'i 11 *1 i r t"'a~ igr * * ? * j They are not rceomt mended as -Universal [ Cure-alls, but simply for * t what their name puri ports* The Vbkmipuoi, for ! expelling Worms from the human system, has * also been administered * ; with the most satisfactory k results to various animals 5 subject to Worms. The Liver Pills, for the cure of Liver Com- . ; plaint, all Bilious Derangements, Sick Head> ache, &c. [ Purchasers will please 9 be particular to ask for ' * t Dr.' C. McLane's CeleI brated Vermifuge and \ Liver Pills, prepared bjr ; sole proprietors, Pitts- < burgh, Pa., and take no other, as there are various i other preparations now ' before the public, purporting to be Vermifuge . and Liver Pills. All . others, in comparison | with Dr. McLane's, are worthless. The genuine McLanc's I, Vermifuge and Liver Pills can now be had at II all respectable Drug 3 Stores. FLEMING- BRO S, > > 60 Wood St., Pittsburgh, Pa. Sole Proprietor* j SCOVIL A MKAJ), New Orion*, General \VIu>l?s.-il? A( ? !>;? fi* the Sooth. to wh<-m all or<1. is muit be Kldrrwd. * sold et * . KISUJJU A HKINlTSIt, Sportitnbtitf,S??. fa. | I?l?AN A GOOUGION. " " \ tollbsdn. '? " " K KflTTOH. GnrnvHl*. u ** r KKINAN * N ORRIS, Trtioneille, u " :< ?l 11 r *? RY. Lutt .? K !'i:\Tr GO.. N nW'v, 1 *. MUNJTTA- GO Va-ky .. i i. A: iti# & go.-* -i> n.r^tVi, r.c. V-v". ?J Ripetp* Liver worth ? Tar ,r Of 1ii>. ruHIM.I Ti: rt Utt OF"cpco<f?,? 01 D < r INril'tMV, ASTHMA, P:;ONCHIi!k, *1*1 ?'t yiAo oP rLocn>, * AiuoinKR u n? vcyi* I'LAIMi- T 0 CONSt Mil ION. ii r* r" wf ''* *" *?< r# r> ^ , q n S ?* H ?l ? k Th.s preparation i* getting iuto uac nli over ?u ?. cotiuit). Tlirnanimin Idu rarhc troni our various agent*. mfotminp us of cnrva effected in their immediate neighborhood*, warrant us in saying it is one of the beet, if r.oi tl?e rtry best i CtMi^h .Medicine now before *bc public. It alma* invariably relieves, and not unfiryurntly curat tht e very ire -i rove*. \V hen nil otin r tough prcparai tionahave failed, litis has relieved the patient, a? k PfoggUt*, diarfer* in Mriviuo, and Pbyasciana, ^ enil testify. Ask the A/jent in your ken rest town, wii.it li.i* heeu his experience of the efftvt* oi this 8 medicine, ft be I.as beeu Belling it for any length V ?f time he will |> II vou o IT IS TH t r.l>T M KPIUXK KYTAXT. it Pji Iow we give n fi w extract* front letter* we ^ have received ktrly regarding the virluisof thi* medicine. * l)r. S. J. 0*1in,ofKn<?ivilIe, Gn ,a?y*: I bars t hrrn using your I.ireiicrn I ami Tut very exteni; sirely m my practice for three yrai* putt, and j it is trith pleasure 1 state tiny belief in ri s ?cr?. mottiTV over ai l OTiim auticm h trith iwhich I ' aiii aciftiatuled>J'wr irhich it is recommended." '' M.mm. Kit/^rr-ild ?fc lltirtier-. writing front O Wayncsvilio, N. ray: "The l.irrrteori and Tar is becoming daily more popular m this Country, and wi. think jlttly so. All trho heira tried it speak in romotendaide terms of it, ard say it y is very beneficial in allermling the complatnts/ > \ which it is recommended." ? ? Messrs. Kitnacml.i A: Bennera, writing from W'uynesrille, N. C.. say: The I.irettcort and 11 Tar ?* becoming daily more popular in this ( tun ), fry, and we tiiink justly ?o. All who here i? li ied it speak in commendable terms of it, and any it it very henrfietul in alleviating tht ctmplaints for which it is recommended." 6 Our Agent in Pickens pisiric, S. C., Mr. 6. J P. McFaU, assures na "that be uses it with great benefit in W* own f.iro 'y, nnd recommend* it to hia neighbor*.'' lie give* on instance of n Negro wn* man, in Itis vicinity, who had been Battering with J |. disease of the Lang* Tot yeara, attended with ?et s rem cough, v\h.> wm relieved by tlia IJvcrwor 9 ittid Tar. i Such are the treod rcenru ?? -? 1,:Jt f ... (ivhi ui n?i? mitiT 11 cine (roin all part* <>f the Sooth. Fur a report ef 9 the surprising cures it has performed in the West 1 c irn nnd Northern and lotUrn States, we would I j invite the Hfleling pat ent to read the pnmphlet J 0 wlttvh icnetpni es each bottle. To all we eay, ? c hart hope, httrt hope.' f 1 TRY THE MEDICINE!! \ Ri: WARXKDI* 8EASOJV 1 - Beware <>f Counterfeits and Base I imitations ! J 1 The p'< .;u a ee gn< 1 AllUV Room* H i the Kiitiaw?l \?ra| pot aft und each bottle. 1 J'riee $1 pet bottle, ?u >ix botttti brie. JiU H r I \h I scovil. & MKAtt ^ If j unl It dinners St., Wt Coiili nnd St. LnnlSylt. O. 8eU Ai ims tos ice Sol i iikrn Stats*, to ^3 1 (.whom all orders and appl ration* for Ag*neie# : 1.. ltddl i V w t SOU) Also Bf ; I Lltlii iii . '"nr.inv 11 lit M 1MI, ^partunkarg, 9?. (V I' ^ OOODGION, 14 W. TI. WATSON, Orcpuvill# ?' 1 ; R KUI 1 oil, ? 1 , KENNoX & NORRIS, UnionrHJt * \ , 8. R. Ill NRY, LnrcpinlHf K , C. !j. 11ARIMS, & CO., Ilutlitrfctdt**, If. Q April 24 9 , fi ^ | Joli Printing PROMPTLY EXECUTED.