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THE CAROLINA SPARTAN.
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VOL. XIV. V .?; SPARTANBURG, S. C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1857. = NO 3ft
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lillii UAKUUnA SrAKTAN. I
BY OA VIS <fc TRIMMIEJR. |
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CAROLINA SPARTAN.
ORIGINAL ESSAYS.
Spartanburg Agricultural Society.
REPORT ON 0Rf!IIATlD<J
"Whether we reflect upon the vast irupor- i
tance of fruit? its numerous uses in household
economy?and the largo ndditions
which it makes to human comfort and hap- f
piness; whether we regard the adaptation :i
of our soil aud climate to its successful cul- 1
tivation, or the pecuniary profit with which ;
many kinds of fruit might be raised either
for market, or for rearing and fattening t
stock?it may well surprise us that its cul- s
ture has in our section of the Stato rcceiv- c
ed so little attention. Who that has had *
his eyes feasted aud his palate regaled with
a profusion of tho finer varieties of the ap s
pie, the pear, tho peach, the plum, tho nee- :
tarine, the apricot, the cherry, the fig, the 1
pomegranate, tho strawberry and the grape, 1
doos not greatly desire a repetition of .
(he same?dcsiie also that such likewise c
shall be tho fiequcnt, yea, constant, enjoy- ?ment
of all his neighbors? Aud yet, not 8
withstanding the scarcity of all thoso fruits '
among us, if unquestionably tiuo that all t
of tlieui aro s.-copiiblo of successful culture t
in our climate; and most of them, with r
very little trouble or expense, in tho highest 'J
perfection and the greatest abundance. In ^
ii
view 01 nieso tacts, your committee wouKl t
urge upou every citizen the duty?a duty n
which he owes at once to hiiuself and to 0
his country?ofdirecting his attention some- "
what to the cultivation, of some at least of 0
these fruits, Every man idles away, or i
spends in a less profitable maimer, more t
time than would be requisite for crowuing M
his board daily with most of these luxuiies ^
and comforts. Most men also have spare
lots of ground, others have large waste 8
lands, which could l>c put to no other so o
desirable use. Patriotism, health, enjoy- lJ
inent of life, the untold delights of umbra ^
geous and fruitful grounds, of well filled f,
cellars, and richly stored h.rders?all these fi
unite, as strong incentives to this duty. In I1
the judgment also of your committee, men |
of intelligence and means could hardly, at ^
this stage of our agricultural advancement, t
do a higher service to their country and I
their fellow men, then by procuring, from 8
other parts of our country and fiom abioad, 1
the best known varieties of these several j,
kinds of fruit, and selling an example of the t
most successful modes of culture. A
Orchaulisls and Gardeners aro needed \
in different sections of the country?men
who will rear, in abundant supply, all the c
different kinds of fruit-bearing trees, shrubs, v
vines and plants which it may be desirable d
to cultivate, and furnish them at a moderate
cost to others. But in the absence of ^
any such sources of supply, your committee h
would urge upon each family the iinpor- a
tauce of doing all that lies in their power t<
toward an early supply by their own j
efforts. If the choicest kinds cannot be at
once procured, plant and raise the best you | i,
can! The commonest kinds aro better than t'i
.none. By all means, let each one plant a ; l'
.fiDiaJl nursery?rear, in a rich spot ofground, 1 v
a good supply of seedlings. These can be |(
aftorwards grafted, if upon trial they be ?(
found not to bear desirable fruit. Those n
who have the means of doing so, would do ; *
well to procure a few specimens of thechoi- i 11
cast varieties of ail the kinds of fruit, and j ^
f fAIV> lliaaA mi.lll.-l" -4 .? -II C '1
?v?. vwuau luujh win, ior meinselvos ,
and others. Thus might our whole coun- j a:
try, iu a few years, become an Elysium both ' n
iu beauty and fruitfulness. The advantafes
of this kind ofcultureto our population, ' ei
oth in a moral and physical point of light, M'
cannot well be estimated. Industry, loin- ; !il
peranco, economy in the expenses of living, ^
attachment to their houies, cheerfulness and | "
happiness?those are some of tho known j
and certain results. Hut it is not to the tc
family use, nor yet to Lbo immediate com- i n<
forts of man only, that we should look, lie-' ei
yond those, the cultivation of fruits largely te
promises most important beneGls to our of
country. The scarcity of meats, and their 01
enormously high prices, nro an alarming jo
feature of the present state of things. As in
the lands become worn and the consump- ti*
tion of bread slutls increases by the increase lli
of population, the difficulty of raising aufli- ar
eient f/ram for the food of stock and poul- I to
try must still moro increase. Fruits must in
tupply t/iis want. They will grow on Innds j on
too much exhausted, and too broken for h
tho production of grain?will requite less fr
labor also than any other product of tho dt
same value; and yet there is nothing better pi
adapted to the growth and support of either ea
wine or poultry than fruits of tho iichor th
Baeck*rin? qualities. A model arrango j an
ment of tho kind contemplated for thes?
purposes may be thus described: A funnel
lias taken io nn eight-acre field of thin
waste land?grown over with persimmoi
trees and blackberry briers?too poor It
produce five bushels of corn to the ucre
I'lioso trees?commonly girdled or cut dowr
?he not only left standing, but triimuec
md trained them into wide-spreading tops
1'bo briers be left growing in clusters, here
ind there, in large quantity. In tho re
naining open spaces be planted applo trees,
teach trees, plum trees and tnulliorry tree*
?thus filling up the whole field! Those
'ruils also weie of different varieties?from
ho earliest to the latest of each. Thus
rom the ripening of the May plum, to the
ailing of tho last persimmon, lie had nn
ibtiiidant supply of fruit for tho support
ind rapid growth of as fine a crop of hog>
is any planter need desire. Nearer his
louse, in a different lot, there are similar
roes, to which the fig and tho grape are
idded; under which lliero luxuriated flocks
>f geese, ducks, turkeys, common and "tinonimou"
poultry?a bight and a possession
or which wo may well suppose Appicius
vould have given a kingdom! All this at
ittio or no cost beside planting the tree?
ind keeping up tho enclosures! This exitnplo
is strongly commended lo all our
armors. To some extent any of them might
ulopt tho same plan of rearing liieir meals,
ind at tho samo time improving their lands.
Orchards bene fit lands instead of impoverishing
them. Nor cab it be told how great
mprovement might in this way be procured
o those "wild fruits"?tho plutn, the periannon
and the blackberry! Culture and
lomcsticalion often produce wonderful reults.
A distinguished chemist and bolalist
in an adjacent State lias given it as bis
pinion that under proper culture the i?cr
iin mon would bccouic one of the most pleasml
and valuable of all our truits! ll bus
bis recommendation also, that it comes in
liter most other fruits are gone. Mot only,
hen, should the voice of our whole populuion
be: "Woodman, Sparc that tree," but the
ulture of that species of tree, from llio seeds
>r grafts of those of superior qualities,
hould attract the attention of our rural
lopulation.
The impression also has become strong
lirough large poilions of our country, that
he blackberry surpasses, not only as a luxuy,
but in point of real utility, both us to its
luiritive and medicinal qualities, any other
init known upon the American continent!
.Vital is most remarkable aUo about it is,
hat it is not only an abundant beaicr, but
loillicr tradition nor history can inform us
.f the Jailure of an annual crop, no matter
vhat the seasons may be! It is said that a
ariulv ?>f this berrv lots Lii-lr lw-m .!;??*?
il in Dickens and Greenville Districts, of
liis Slate, double liie size of the common
wry, and far surpassing it in saccharine
ualrties. Wo copy also from a northern
mper the following statements respecting
nothcr variety of this fruit:
"We have received from Drew French,
15 Barclay street, a very tine lot of Law ton
f New Kochello blackberries, of which
lauls are being cultivated very extensively
n Connecticut, New Jersey, on Long Island,
:c., w ith a view to ptovido a tutuiu supply
?r this market. As yet the quantity of
ruit sent forward, of this variety, is coinaralively
small, and commonly sells for
weutylivo or thirty cents a quait. Messrs.
?eo. Seymour ?fc Co., at South Norwalk,
't., have six acres exclusively devoted to
his plant; a part to fiuitiug, ami a part to
lie propagation of new roots. The berries
;row to a very large size?sixty or eighty
>eing sufficient to till a quart measure.
"Long Island is the great source of supply
for the common blackberry. During
lie thirtty days ending August 21st, Drew
i French received over the Long Island
tnilroad 71,003 quarts, or 2,230 bushels,
jr which al>out $7,000 was paid; the avogo
cost being ten cents a quart. It is calulated
that this embraces two-thirds of the
in uie otnerwiso unprouctive
sand-barrens uf tlio Island."
Your committee would direct pub':c *tcntion
to these facts. Even the common
rier of our waste lands, if planted in lows
i* or eight feet apart?kept thinned on:
nd lopt of its straggling shoots?exposed
i> the full action of the sun, and supplied
dlh its approptiate manures?would prouco
several hundred bushels of choice belies
to tho acre; which either to man or
enst would bo of great value. Theie is no
nil brought into the Charleston niniket
jut is more sought for, or more highly
alued by njarge class of citizen*, than this
i>oii colored fruit. Hitherto it has been
?garded as tho result of the original
curse," and not only has it been wholly
egleeted, but held "nigh unto cursing!"
iow it is manifest that, under proper culire,
it may bo turned into one of our chief
lessings.
Groves also of fruit hearing trees, such
j the English walnut, tho Wench chostut?a
valuablo food for man or boast?tho
eenn nut oml I : - ? -
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ther on our hills, or along the rugged
opes of our streams, where the grounds
ro too poor or too much broken lor tho
ilturo of grain?such groves would bo
ighly ornamen'al as well as useful.
Returning to orchards: It is not tho inmtion
of your coinmillco to indicate bg
imc the particular varieties of tho di(ToI'll
kinds of fruit which should be cullivnd
by our oilizens; for ditrereut names are
'ten applied to the same variety in differit
parts of our country, Resides, our obct
is to lay down general principles, and
duce to general culture. Climates, localise,
soils and circumstances must indicate
e modifications of which tho principles
o susceptible. It is a safo rule for each
procure such fruits as have succeeded best
latitudes and localities similar to his
vn. Wo would, however, Bay in general:
ook out for large, luscious and hard;/
uits?those least liable to blight or carlg
cag. 1)ilb-rent kinds also should be
anted, and the different varieties under
oh kind; so that if one should fail, alioer
may succeed. Somo should be early,
id some lato, and others very late! Hut
i of apjilea, the Into ones aro by far 4hu most
r valuable. Tlieso only uiako good cider;
, these only can be kept for winter and early
i spring use. For this htter purpose, look
> out for those of inodorato size, thick skiu,
! Htm texture, and pleasant flavor,
i As regards localities, modes of planting,
I training and protecting trees, tho following
. suggestions may not be out ot place: Low
) ami nobby yronnds are wholly un fit for or
chard a. By far the best lands are those
, somewhat elevated, gently rolling?of light,
i potous surface, with a good clay foundation
at tho depth of eight or ten inches. Tho
i holes for planting trees >-hould be from a
i foot to fifteen inches in depth and two feet
i or more in diameter. They should then Ikj
filled half full of light compost, of stable
manure, decayed leaves, stale ashes, surface
i earth, A-o. Upon this set the roots of the
. tree?adding two or three incites inorc of
the compost. Then pour on several gali
Ions of water, which will cause the compost
i to settle closely around tho roots. The next
day, fill up tho remainder of the holo with
suifuco earth or rich mould. Tho whole
i top of tho treo should bo cut off at the
height of tivo or six feel. The advantages
i of tl.is arc twofold; 1-t, tho tree is far more
certain to live than if it had n tall or heavy
lop lo support; 2 1. It is thus caused to
, throw out a top at onco low down and of
, an umbrella shape, for the early protection
, of the body of the tree from the injurious
effects of the sun. It is a good plan also
, to support or brace up tho tree with three
small forks?kept l?y tho intervention of
straw from chafing tho treo?until it is
firmly rooted in the ground. By tho liist
of May, or as soon us the sun becomes hot,
three or four corn stalks or a thin covering
of straw should ho hound around tho stem
of tho tree to protect it from the sun's rays.
At the same time a mulching of sttaw or
leaves should ho thrown around tlio loots
to the extent of throe feet each way, and
to the depth of three or four inches. This
will keep the ground cool and moist; and
as it decays, will afford additional uouiishincut
for tho growing tiee. With thirty
young trees to begin his planting, any man
may in this manner speedily rear a must
valuable orchard?one that may endure for
many years, and repay him a thousand fold
for stll his labor.
All which is respectfully submitted.
W. BAlliD, Chairman.
For tho "l\?r<>luia Spartan."
VILLAGE LIFE.
Village life! How tnartv nleasini? ideas
does the term call in the fervid imagination j
?peace, pinny, cheerfulness, simplicity,
kindlier, rural scenes, and rustic sports.
The words have magic power. The chord
of fix-ling is touched, and sweetly will it rihrato
beneath the hand of the magician
fancy. Hallowed by tho muse of Goldsmith
aud of Crahbe, village life in decked
with images tho most delightful. It ri-es
up before us ever as they have painted itthe
holiest, dearest feelings live in their pages?the
religious, thu domestic, too neighborly
virtues shine blightert there.
Tho village church?the village school ?
the village green! Sweet thoughts of gentleness
and love, are yo a dream? Do ye
only cxi-t in the pure mi tub which have
so sweetly shadowed yo forth! Ah! how
often has tho inhabitant of the busy city,
worn with cares of the world, longed f-?r
your sweet j >ys, dear village life? 1 low of
ten has liio member of rctined society, m
liated with gayety, longed f??r a letreat,
which he thinks can only be (ound among
your dear shades! Yea! the mourner ol
departe.I j<>y>?tho innn or woman who has
seen the lh-eling wealth of this world de
ferred, seeks for obscurity and happiness in
village life. LULY STAUL1G11T.
Southkkn Cuockkuv.?Tho diseovorv ?>f
the tine clay of w hich China ami
giauite ware is made, in Si.uih t'ir..l.i...
and Georgia, ha* introduced nmong-l
another branch <?f industry, likely to provci
of great commercial value to us. As cruckc- j
iy is an article of almost universal con- I
' sumption, ?c may expect it to become an j
! article of extensive exportation.
"The'"Southern Porcelain Manufacturing
Company" liavo a capital of 50,000 dollars,
| and own a bed of '2.5 acres of the clay,
; which is pronounced to be equal to the forI
eign. Their works nro about six roiles be
low Augusta and one and a half miles from
Bath, near the South Carolina Kailroad.
: Thoy have dug downwards some '24 feci '
I without reaching its bottom, and regard
the supply as ample for years to cotno. 1 lie !
Company gives employment to some 40
persons, and now turn oil' sotnc 400 dollars
worth of ware per-wveek, wbicl. will be in- ;
crease 1 to 800 dollars per week as soon as
| another kiln is prepared,
j At present their operations aro confined
| to the manu'acturo of pitchers, mugs and I
1 spittoons, but they will make table ware
| in a short time. Their manufactures will ,
be sold as low as the same at the North, so
that the expense of freight will bo saved to !
the consumer.
Labor in combination with capital is
(litis transforming a mass of worthless c; nth |
into ? bountiful ami useful household article,
; diversifying our employments, adding to oui
importance and wealth as a State, and ton
1 dol ing us independent of the world f >r another
of the cvery-day necessities of life. Wo
wish this company and all others laboring
in the same direction ciitiie success, and
. hope they and thu public will be profiled
by their enterprise. Our poop!? should
(eel a pride in sustaining all such oil ?rts,
where the articlo is equal in quality and
thu price the same.
The Memphis Ragle says that,the friends
of (Jen. Win. T. 11 a->ku 11. who was recently
sent to the Lexington (Kentucky) Insane
Asylum, have been informed by the authorities
of that institution that strong hopes
aro entertained of his speedy restoration to
sanity.
Philosophers say that shutting tho eyes
makes the hearing more acute. A wag
suggostcd that this accounts for so many
closed oyos at church at sermon time.
Wriltcu for ih? Carolina Kpnruti. |<
JULIA WOODSWORTH; '
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LOVE STRONGER THAN TRIDE.
V
I1V J. FORREST GO WAN. .
CHAPTER I. 4|
"I wonder what in tho naiao of common , ^
sense is tho matter with mo to-night," said |,
Desmond, as ho paced the neatly-carpeted <
floor of hi* snug liltlo parlor.
Alas for Desmond! ho was among that
7 ti
unfortunate number usually denominated |t
, old bachelors, and Hutrered all the evils to ; f,
which such a state justly condemns a man. I h
To a mere casual observer his condition J ^
iu life apj?eared anything but disagreeable j(
or unpleasant, llis friends were Tery select a
aud agreeable: bis cottago by tho road side I
beautifully situated; his rooms furnished j s<
handsomely; and his own mind richly stored \ a
with valuable kn mledgo. However, poor , ^
Desmond was ically unhappy, and however i p,
gay ho might appear, when in company ' h
with Hill Dumps and Tor.i Suds, ho was ! s
over a sad and somewhat gloomy man
" * e<
j when alone. Desmond was alone now,
and though ho had smoked some half dor- a
en seears and drank about twelve cock-tails it
!
be could not drown tho ri-ing emotions of
11
loneliness and desolation which winppod his
spirit iiko n pall.
Vainly was tho clarot pourod out and t e1
| drank, or tho fragrant segar lighted and j b
| pulled, or tho poker applied to the blazing I
1 could in tho finely-polished giate. Tiiuro .
| 1 ^
J was u weight upon D siuond's heait?a! n
| deep shadow upon his soul. "1
"What is the in.liter with mo?" ho a^ain c<
i
| uvkod himself, as ho liatlo^-ly opc-ned the j
| evening paper, aud threw bmisolf on his a
j lounge. "(JuvLrnor Walker in Ji insas?
t pshaw! how 1 despise this newspaper twang D
j and bore about Kansas!" aud so saying, he lii
dashed the paper into tlio fire, and paced ,j.
the room like some vexed school boy. The e,
llalllM fiom tho hiimiiiiT ti'inn. i*.ll -
IV I nnu u Cl
bright glare up >n a ii111 ?* pack .go upon the
mantel, which Desmond had not noticed 1]
bcfoio. "What now?" said he, as ho glanced u
at the neatly penned direction, and tore ^
open the package in much iiupalionce nud J
curiosity. "An Ambrotype! and a lady's
too, 'pon my word!" exclaimed tho nston- K
ishcd Desmond. "What a beautiful face!
what eyed what a sweet mouth, and '
how come it here! Here, Tout! Tom, 1
bay! Tom! you gutta percha faced scamp,
come here!" ci
Tom, who was nodding in tho fuither '
corner of .ho room, rushed towards his mas '
ter, almost scared out of hi* sense*, and a
with mouth open, face elongated, and eyes u
almost bursting front their sockets, gave
birth to tho sublime interrogation, "Whor a
Iah!" *
"Did you place ft package on this man e
tol r 1
I "YoS, Mill." ^
i "Where did yon got it, sir?" '*
j "In the post olli-, in iMtn."
"l'osl ofiicc? I.ow in licit possible, when j,
J there is no post stamp upon it? Coine,
mi! answer mo this inoiuent, where did ,,
I you get this package?" a
"1 git urn (mm tiio oHts; massa, full trn." j s.
"Imp of darkness," exclaimed Desmond, ! 0,
take thy departure fioin my presence to the
remotest corner ??t the room, and carry the j,
assurance with you that 1 shall look into 1 >
this mysteiious atiair for myself to morrow ;
ijimning." j rt
"Yes, suh," replied tlio mystified negro. 1 a
"Leave me, sir!" exclaimed Desmond. J t|
i "Ves, suit, l'so a gw ine; hut?
"Hut w ha I" ; j,
"Waitin full do insurance, massa."
"Fur IV hat j" I jl
"Knty you toll mo to lock do insurance j
in ilo comer wid me?" ; ;t
"1 regime, f.ii!" exclaimed Dofctuond, as ho jt
seized a leg ot chicken f t out the pl ate hefolo '
him, and huiicd it at tlio astuuislied negro's j ,,
head.
1 ho chicken leg mi ><od Tom, and lando 1
with its height of gravy in DoslUot. l's liew
heaver upon tho talde in ibe corner. It ft
was well for Join that his master did not ^
observe this.
Tom retired to his neat in the comer in j
dignified disgust with the human race and
the ro*l of mankind, while his excited master
drained a glass of malaga. !ight? d a so !
gar, and luxuriate 1 in pleasant reveries of |,
uuwliisperahle pn -p a ls.
Why does I hstu mil g izo so fixedly upon ,,
that little miiialurc, ami what means that
involuntary sigh, n . ho hru?h< s a toll tale ,j
tear fioin his oho \Ya> there might in ;i
thoso 111iI J bine eyes Migge.-two of badness,
?>r did he extract giiot fiom llio partly- ,,
opened mouth o! th it b.-uuliful creation of
11oil whonu ininalurc ho s*? lifltnbling! v ?
held? Ah! ;uy io i lor,these wero iiolthu reasons
of 1 ><*-?Hion?Is.i lnos*; hut his he ill, in j
its isolation and loneliness, yuainod for the
love of a being so beautiful. ' |:I
lie ha<l loved in early youth, hut she,
upon whom his heart's wannest atl'oetions ftl
hail been lavished, had r?jeete>l Ins suit w
and disregarded his holiest vows, and had
bold liei heart for the wealth of a more fa- n
Voted suitor. r,
Five Ion j* years Iiad been buried in the ,,
abyss of eternity?years of woHiiness and u
disguised |?riut* to 1 lesni uul; but ho discard ! ci
ej the society < f woman, and only thought u
of them as an imp >ed curse, which the fall u
had iulliclcd upon society. ,.j
Often, as twilight with her dewy fool, I
caiue tupping from the west, or the stais n
in their glory aiieniblcd mid the blue of T
heaven, had he paced his little lonely par- <|
?r, ami wondered why lio could not feci
nippy and contented. Every puliation of
lis heart seemed to bring to his remein*
nance that passago of Holy Writ, "It is
lot good for innn to be alone;" and yet he
'ould strive to drown these calls of nature
y recourse to the wine cup. Lula! how
lieu had that sweet name stirred the
leplhs of his heart, like tho melody of a
lute o'er tho midnight waters. How he
>vcd her once? how he loved her now only
ioil knew?only Desmond felt.
Header, tho Amb'otxpe found upon the
lantol was none other than Lula's luiuia
lire, and as Desmond gazed upon those
>vcd features, n thousand buried and long.
>rg itteii emotions sprang into life, and oxaled
their fiagrnnco over his young heart.
Five years had made littie alteration in
tat sweet face, except to increase its lovelies-*,
and beautify that which was before
luiost angelically beautiful.
"How much I would like to know who
>nt ine this Amhrotype," said Desmond,
s he gently placed it upon the mantel.
With iiis head bowed be called to mind
le oventful past, with its mingled associaons
of light and shadow, until thought
cranio oppressive and lemotubrauco agony,
tirc-ly l.ula had not sent it, for she had
>ng since become another's, and had ceas.1
to think of hi in. What could it mean!
Such were Desmond's thoughts as he
rose to retire for tho night. Every thing
t his snug little parlor seemed to lose in
re.-d to him now, ami even the licking of
io little marble casod clock upon the man*
'1 annoyed him.
Desmond c mid not have slept that night
vcu though ati uugui's downy wing had
uen his pillow.
Early the next morning Desmond arose
itil a saddened heart, and seated himself
L his breakfast table. Die cotfce was pro
ouueed "pei feetly shocking," the buiscuits
half done," tho chicken and steak "buruJ,"
and "nothing was lit for a gentleman
> cat." Tom was one of the best cooks in
io country, and manifested much dismay
i his in.istei'a complaints.
"lias the morning's paper coiuoi" asked
>esmond, us ho aioso Irotu the scarcely
Lstcd meal.
Torn handed hiiu the paper in sileuce.
ho very tiist thing upou which Desmond's
t os fell was a flaming advertisement, head1
It. ... ...
BrLtJiUlU AMBUOlVi't: UALLKllV."
to rea I the eutiro advertisement carelessly
ulii ho c.'tiuo to llio following hues: The
*ruj>rietor has sent several tine specimens of
in artistic ability to the prominent citizens
f the town, and respectfully request* that
iey be returned during the day to No. 108
dug street."
"This explains the whole matter," said
>e*inond, as he throw the paper aside.
Hat whore did he gel Lulu's liienes.f 1
last niako hoiuo inquiries."
Desmond lighted u so gar, placed the prelous
Atnbiohno iu Lis pocket, thrust on
is hat, Hud hurriedly lu:t the house for
08 King street.
"Hies* do Lord!" oxcUimod Tom, as soon
s his master had loft the room, "mass Deiinn
crazy I'uh tru."
Dosinond hurried through the streets like
niadmau, upsetting au old negro woman,
nd running into au alderman, without
von casting a look behind to ascertain the
xtout ot thu damages, lie finally reached
08, and there, sure enough, was "Antonio
wahhlesweetor's Gallery," in golden letters,
ung over some very beautiful sjieciuietis
I the l'hologeiiic ait.
A most superb photograph, exquisitely
aiuled, wras hung just in the centre of the
n ?l!er specimens, which attracted DesKind's
alleiilioii. It was Lola's picture,
nd (J how peifcda likeness! "L i* Staiiis,"
iid the ^igu, and up stairs Desmond rushi.
lie reached the gallery at last, and was |
olitely informed that the pioptielor would j
be in shortly."
Dosinond sat down, and discovered what ;
fool ho was in uiakiug such ado about !
uotlior man's wife, llo had forgotten '
ml Lulu had boon married live voais ago, |
?
u>l tli-it his piuseul conduct was as repru
ctioihlo as it was ridiculous.
' Well," said he, "I shall quietly return >
10 picture, and think no more ah ?ut it." j
'o.<r fellow! that was easier said than doae, '
n l his hj> quivered as ho said it, for his j
earl lo|d him that it could not ho thus.
Mr. Swahhlosweolor entered just as l)es- ;
tond had in ide his resolve.
"1 have called, sir, to ietu-11 this jiicture '
liich you sent me yesterday."
"Indeed, sii," said the artist, taking it
oin Desmond's hands; "you need not have
een in such a hurry."
"1 thought that I ha 1 better return it. as
was passing," replied Desmond.
"\\ hat ih' you think of it, sir.' '
"An admirable picture," said Desmond,
"l liauk y oil, sii," said the artist, bowing :
olilely.
"What will you take for it?" asked Des- ;
lond.
"My dear sir!" exclaimed the artist," you |
o not expect mo to sell a lady's picture to
11 entire stranger."
"loll the lid V Is >l')t .1 ?lrr>n t.\r I..
. - - ",v? |
. plied Desmond.
"t'mnot help it, sir, you aro a stranger ;
t me."
"I'll give you fif;y dollars for it," said
>emion<l eagerly.
"No, sir!?not tiftv thousand, without the
i ly's consent."
1 >osinori l saw that his offers were u?eless,
n<l inwardly consigned the artist to very ,
arm regions below.
Mr. Swabblusweoter, porcoivh.g that Dosioii
I was becoming angry because of the
;fusal of his offers, and feaiiug that ho
light lose a good customer by his appa
ml stubb rrnnoss, proceeded to justify his
mduct in the premises by the following
asons; "I will tell you, sir, why I feel tin- |
illing to disposQ of this picture. About
ghlccii months ago, while travelling in
onnessce, a lady ami gentleman cimu to
y gallery and had their pictures taken,
lie gentleman paid ma for them, and renested
ino to finish thein up by the after
' noon, as they were noxious to leave the
town on the following morning. He call- stat
ed n little earlier than I expected, and as 1 era
had only finished hi* picture, ho took it wh
with him, promising to send for his wife's in 1
in tho course of an hour, lie had scarcely lha
left my gallery ten minutes when he was ap|
thrown from his horse and killed on tho the
spot. bra
"Awful!" exclaimed Desmond. hui
"Twas indeed a sail affair," replied the nph
artist, "and I shall never forget tho charac- slio
ter of my feelings when I saw him borne tioi
past my door mangled and bleeding. He che
was buried the day after the accident; and sub
though I made every inquiry as to llie rev*
whereabouts of bis poor wife, I never have ; gro
received any definite information until a ; line
week or two ago, when 1 learned from a que
gentleman, who had seen her photograph Lha
at the door, that she was living in very des- for
titute circumstances in 0 '1
"My poor Lula!" exclaimed Desmond. froi
"You know l.er, then}*1 said the artist you
eagerly, "l'erhaps you aro a brother?a utif
relative of soino kind! are you not, sir? hav
"None whatever, sir, but an old friend? cisc
take this, sir;" and Desmond handed a well- as I
tilled purse to the astonished artist. j
"For what?" asked tho artist, indignantly.
"For tho information you have imparl- A
eJ."
"Not a cent, iny dear sir!" firmly replied j
the artist, as he pusheJ aside tho protierod
purse with much feeling.
"Will you sell me the Ambrotype then!" 1
The good-hearted artist did not reply; ^ ^
in fact, he knew not how. He carefully ^ ^
examined the nail on his little finger; then,
as if not satisfied with tho investigation, he
looked tip to the ceiling, and finally beat
time with the heel of his boot. There was
a deep struggle going on in his bosom be- ^
iweon feeling and principle. ' j
"What aav vou!" exclaimed Desmond,
, J J cou
impatiently. >ea
"Can't sell it," said tho artist.
"Iiul, sir, it will aid me in discovering
her whereabouts, and I mutt have it." j (
"Sould I loan it to you," said tho artist, ^
will VOU Dromise ma to ratnrn >1 o* " '
? . ? "I - (? "" * wel
to its owner?"
"I swear ill" repliod Desmond. .
"Theu take it,"
When Desmond reached home be somewhat
surprised Torn by ordering him to
pack his trunk immediately, and put the j
horses iu the carriage. "Gwiue
way, Mass Desmond?"
"Yes, Torn, I must bo in 0??? by to i
morrow aftoruoou, if I kill roy horses by
lhe l,iP M . ., cou
"Lula in destitute circumstances!'' said j
Destuond, as soon as Tom left the room. ]
"Poor girll what may she not have sutfered r
for the last eighteen mouths, while 1 have cj?
been iu tho possession of so many luxuries sou
and blessings. Fire years ago, when [ was ,
a poor youth, and she an heiress to a large ^Jo
fortune, 1 told her of tuy love, aud offered Wi)|
her this baud and heart, but she spurned uj- (
the offer, and viewed it ouly in the light of r0j
an impudent presumption. She married t|ie
WuoJsworlh, and gavo away her beauty, lQ (
youth, nud wealth?all but her heart?to a tj10
man whose only merit cousistod in '.he aris- (
tocracy of his family, ilow things have hea
changed since then! I atn a inan of wealth |ne
and position, while she has become per- a(]
haps a beggar and an outcast. Poor uula! j '
L must help her." Such were DesinondV
thoughts as he looked upon the beautiful
miniature before him. There was nothing
of selfishness in his intentions; ho dreamed j
not of winning her whom he so much loved et)
to his home and heart. The rainbow of c<jr
hope had long ago died out of his heart, so
far as Luia was concerned, aud he loved ]
her now with a kind of religious love, lie sir
would approach her in disguise, would see Kn
iii.u 8iio was well cared lor and comfortably Jui
circumstanced, and then quietly return to liel
his htlle cottage, Arid pass his life as happi- Th
ly as ho could. Such were his plans, and tw<
though a sense of satisfaction and gratitude the
stole over his heart at tlie serv thought of in
saving Hula from destitution and want, net
there was a lingering pang that brought a eqi
tear to his manly cheek, ami made him feel till
unhappy. Header, we can guess the cause tw<
of that pang, can wo not? on
[TO UU CONTINUED.] 800
FK.AST AT AS IC.NOI.ISII FYNKKAL IN OL- ,jU:
DKN Ttuii.? It is related thai, at the funeral ?U
fe ist upon the death of Sir John l'astor, of I
which was celebrated at H oinholm 1'iiory, 1 |
in Norfolk county, in HOG, one man v\a- mil
kept engaged for throe continuous days in i ha'
no other occupation than thai of t] tying
beasts, and provision was made of fourteen
barrels of beer, tweiit) seven barrels of ale, ing
and fifteen gallons of wine. All these, roc
however, proved inadequate to the demand; an
for it is stated that twenty bu?heU of malt 1 the
at one time, and forty at another, were j elu
brewed tip expre.s-.ly for the occasion. Meal, qui
too, was in proportion to the liquor; the ?l
country round about must have been swept his
of geese, chickens, capons, and Mich ? r ail tier
gear, all which, with 1:100 eggs, twenty
gallons of milk and eight of cream, and the e* i
foiiy-one pigs, forty-nine cubes, and ten nes
"iieto" slain and devoured, gi?e a fearful ted
picture of the scene of festivity the abbey cot
walls at that lime beheld. No less than low
i . - ...
was cuangeo iroiu gold into small 1 lli<
coin, that it might bo showered amongst' wii
the attendant throng, nnd ?17 in copper ! hai
had been used for the same object in London
before ilie procession be?,?n to move.
A barber was occupied live days in getting an'
llio monk* in trim for llio ceremony, and ^,w<
tbo "roke of tho torches at the dirge" was i an'
so great that tho glazier had to remove two
panes to permit llio fumes to escape. l'"
The National Intelligencer thinks that ' be<
Ire-rides Minnesota, Oregon and Kansas will wa
apply for admission to ill .1 Union this win. qu
ter. If these are Admitted there will then to
ho thirty-four States in the Confederacy. It
It is prohalde that Arizona, Decolah and , tin
Cars >n w;ll soon bo organizes* as Terrilo- bri
ries.
Those mammas inust regard their daugh- ox<
lers as mere dirt, who aro desiious of get- to
ting them otf their hands. Mr
Fue Latest Marvel.?Referring t?> lb*
tement of tb? Rochester (X. Y.) DeinoI,
of a flower, resembling a China Aster,
ich grew from the body of a sick youth
Ithaca, the Philadelphia Bulletin denies
t the case is without a precedent, and
?ositely cites a nearly parallel case among
curious medical experiences of the celeted
Baron Munchausen. While on a
ting excursion, the Baron met with A
jinlid buck, and not wishing to lose a.,
t, though unprovided with any animuni*
i except powder, loaded his gun with
rry stones. The deer escaped, but was
sequent ly recaptured, when examination
eaied the fact that the cherry stones had
wn up through tho animal's back into a
tree, laden willi blossoms which subseinlly
matured into fruit! So it seems
t the case in question "bath uot novelty
merit."
The Bulletin also gives another instance
n an old English ballad, in which *
ing gentleman and lady who had been
brlnuale in their ante marital relations,
ing died, and burial taken place, pre*
tly the same phenomenon was exhibited
.bat described by the Democrat:
tor i lyvrcl was hurled in the church tower,
Lady Nancy was buiied in the choir,
aid out of It s bosom there grew '< rose-tree,
And out of Lady Nancy's a h:inr.
jKoal Decision'?Farm WorkonScxr.?A
girl was engaged as a field band
Eglin, (Scotland) for a half year. She
i ordered ou a Sunday after the sowing
be crop to scare the crows off a field of
i>, at which occupation she had been eu>ed
for the three previous days. She re*
?d to go on a Sunday, slating that the
rk required of her was not one of necee-,
and she was accordingly dismissed.
? brought an action against her employer
payment of wages. It was proved in
rt that it was the regular practice at that
ion of the year for out-door workers to
re the crows on Sundays off newly sown
Js, that so destructive were these animals
lhat district that much of the crop would
destroyed every year if tboy were not
>t off by firing guns (which was done
n on Sunday,) and other methods, and
t consequetly it was a work of necessity,
ich the girl was ordered to Derform. The
irt held that it was a work of necessity
1 that consequently the girl, having disoed
the orders of her employers, was Dot
itled to wages.
iVlI.1t THE PlRSONS ike At. JollD Van
ren, in his speech at Tammany Uall, acinted
for the falling off in the New Eng>
d parson force as follows:
Lie wished to say one word to them in
ard to the position assumed by Mr. Buinan
in his recent letter to the forty pars.
They recollected that last year there
i an address to Congress by some three
usand parsons, and he was sure they
old agree with him that it was a subject
:ongratulation that that number was uow
uced to forty. We had come down in
Kansas excitement from three thousand
forty. The Rev. Mr. Kalloch and two
<usand nine hundred and fifty-nine other
sons teemed to hare taken to other busis
than having charge of Kansas. Forty
n, in their address to President Buchantook
him to task for the course he bad
n fit to pursue in regard to Kansas af-s,
and he replied to them :n a letter
ich, though brief, was as conclusive and
inswerablo in bis (Mr. Van Buren's)
gment, as any production that had fallfrom
any statesman during the present
itury.
Prevention ok Injury from the Tur
Fly.? Mr. T. L. Thurlow, of Guilford,
L'land. renorls tint ?? !???! ? 1?? ??
c. -i w^g.miimg "?
y, of last year, lie drilled a nine acre
<1 with half ruia bagas and half turnips,
e fly took the whole of the turnips, not
five remaining in the entire field, but left
i ruta bag is. He tested the turnip seed
pot? and found it good. Thinking it
:? >?& try "to do something/' be set oif three
al plats in the field, and having had a
lo hand dusting machine made to take
> drills at a time, he, while the dew was
the ground, had No. 1 plat dusted with
t; No. 2 with soot and lime, in equal
\ntitics; No. 3 with lime. The total
unity in each ca*e used for dusting was
rut 3 12 bushels ja?r acre. The result
the experiment wa?, that the fly left No.
[dat undamaged, bat injured No. 2, and
I fuiiher injured No. 3, taking about
f the crop Iroin it.
Vine Pkesidknt at IIomk.?One morn;
(?nys the Philadelphia Press) the court,
un at Lancaster was unusually crowded, as
important jury trial was going on. In
l midst of their proceedings. James Human,
the President of (he United States,
etiy, and alone, walked into the court
that Tory court before which he earned
early reputation, and in which he prac*
?d for nearly forty years.
\s soon as he was recognised, the judgon
their seats, the lnw\ers, the jury, wit-.e*.
sprMalors, and all, rose, as if actually
ore common feeling, and stoood un?
red tj welcome iU..ir ..1.1 1
? !? it >viMi mm ml"
' citizen. The IVosident kindly saluted
ie :<In hi i him, and, after shaking hand*
h the judges, retired, apologising for
l ing interrupted I heir proceeding*.
Koonomy in lir.EAD.-IVenty ?ii pound*
I thirteen ounces of good bread here
in made from fourteen pound* of flour
d one aim! a half pound* of rice, by the
lowing method: Tie up the rice in a
ck linen bag, allowing it ample room le
ell, boil for throe or four hour*, until il
some* a smooth paslo, mis this while
rin with the flour, adding tho usual
amity of yeiut and salt, allow tho dough
rise near the Are and divide into loaves,
is affirmed, on high authority, that floar
i* treated will yield fiO |>er cent mora
iad than by the ordinary method.
A French wit said of a man who era*
Ti-edingl v fat, that nature only made hint
show how far the human tfciit would
otch without breaking,