Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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For Um Carolina Spartan. * MtT SWEETHEART. it j. w. a. I Iiht* a little sweethanrt, Jnat aged sixteen I ween; She's just lirasweetest little maid Tlial mortal ever seen; He eyce are bluer than the skies, Uer teeth aa white us pearl, 1 I tell you, Tom, you never saw i 80 awoet a Kttle girl. Her silken Kttle ringlets, Fall beaatilully down Upon her dimpled shoulders, Tom, In clusters wilt and brown; ?he has the most bewitching mouth, And antilee no sweetly too; And then she vpeaks ao low nud clear, You'd scarce believe it true. Her hand is soft as velvet, And when it presses mine A thrill of rapture pntscs through Tito heart, like thing divine; fiat when her coral lips meet mine, There's something more than bliss OWdes sweetly over all the heart? So previous :s her kiss. I know not if she loves mc? I usod to think slio did; For often have I asked 11 kiss, Nor was that kiss forbid; .JBnt, Tom, I know I love her. With all my soul and heart, And much of sadness does it cost From her to livo apart. And, Tom, before you leave me. Fill op ottoe mors your glass, And drink with me the happiness Of this bewitching lass. Ito.Totn, I will not tell her name, Nor can I introduce, You mny bo llymg round yourself, A play the very dcuse. tso, Tom, pray win n sweetheart J list aged sixteen or so, And if you're not a happier twin Before n in?>r..h is o'er, Then love is not the thing I think. And I'll at once resign My blue-eyrd darling over, Tom, And you nuiv call her thine. Ye bachelors so sour, Ye dried up little herd, Who twirl your scant moustaches, And say "1 am a bird;" 1 cannot slate what tribe ye're from, Your manners ure so loose, But pardon me if I should please To Call each one a goose. Go. got ye nil n sweetheart, And till those empty hearts, Wilt something which will bless you When nil things else departs; Something to whisper of the skies, Ol happier scenes tibove? Something to draw a blessing down. And fill your lives with love. Thank Ilenv'n, I have n sweetheart, dust aged sixteen I ween, And ne'er a lovlier little mnid On earth hnlli ever been; And by those eyes of beav'n's own bine, By every graceful curl, Dear boys I'm sure you never saw So sweet a little girl. RtmienroRDTOM, N. C., Nov. 1st, 1857. From the New York Despatch. How a Dry Joker was Joked. DT THE CIIANCKI.I.OK. At tho name of Calo Meeks, what rc rotniscences pass before our mental risiou! Old recollections cotno crowding upon us, nod we seo an army of tho 'sold1 pass lie'for? our mind's eve. in tho shano of sool-?r? J- - - - ** after tbe mythical Frank McLaughlin, the victim* of croton oil and jalap, and for (he administration of &hich no medical reason existed, and a long lino of those who have been humbugged generally without any specific regard to any rpecific species of sell. Cale was the prince of dry jokers; he lived, moved and had his being through a diurnal succession of sells; indeed his life was one great sell, composed of a conglomeration of the infinitesimal sells of fifty years' duration. Now Bixbv, Nathan Bixby, was one of Calo's truest staunched business acquaintances, although he had never been introduced into the domestic circle made glad by tho porllv presence of Mrs. Cale, who was somewhat addicted to jealousy. The reason of this lack of acquaintance was that he lived a secluded life in ono of the little villages ou Long Island, and Nat Bixhy dived in our Babel of New York. ( Well, one day Cale was haul pushed for -an object upon which to inflict a practical joko, and in his dilemma selected his friend Nat as his victim. The manner in which 1 Nat was sold I do not choose to paiticular ly describe; suffice it to say, that under tho pity of Cale's exuberant fancv. Nat made a journey lo Albany, insisted iliat a lady there had sent him an amatory epistle, which he produced. The lady became in- 1 dignant, called in the aid of her husband. . ' who literally skinned Mr. Nat liixby, who 1 thereafter returned to Gotham with a very adult flea in his auricular apparatus. This 1 event happened in the early spring time,.1 and on a beautiful day. about a week after i 1 Nat's return from Albany, he met (Jale at ! Sherwood's. The sell was disclosed by Gale, ana a hearty laugh was ltg^l over Nat's mis- ; hap, and at bis still bruised features, in ' which lie joined; but those present noticed ; ' the fact that ho didnT laugh au inch below ' his chin; in truili, it w as generally believed ' that Nat's mirth was cntiieiy simulated. ' 'Now, old fellow!' said Gale, 'you don't hold any malice, do you?' 'Not a bit,' answered Nat, 'and in token ' of amity, let us lake a smile all around.' 1 Which thing they did in the usual man , ner. 1 'How did you come to towu?' asked Nat. ?i ...? - it? - ? i uiuio uy ill It i'glll WHgOII, reptieu ' Cale. And when will you return home?' 1 'About six o'clock this evening,' responded Caleb. 1 Nut thereupon pleaded an engagement ' and left; hut as 6oon as he was out of eyeshot of this joker friend, repaired to Gray's 1 stable in Warren street, where ho hired a 1 fist home and light vehicle, and with which , ; he started, through a by street, for the I residence of his fiit-n ] Cale on Long Island. | On arriving, ho left hi* horse and wagon at a public house, and proceeded to the J aforesaid residence, where he inquired of the servant if Mr. Meek* was at homo. On being answered, as he knew ho would be, in ' ' the negative, he said: 1 'This is unfortunate. I wanted to pay 4 hi in aomo money. If I could nee Mrs. Mceks it would do a* well; she could give ine a receipt in the name of Iwr husband.' I Mrs. M. was fiugal and industrious, and I i always attentive to her husband's interest, J 1 As the last return h fell from the lips of Nat. I a lino looking matron called from up tbo ( stairs, to 'show the gentleman into the pur- r lor,' where she followod in a few minutes, t Nat bowed and said: < 'I desire to see Mrs. Me?k?, madam.' I 'Very well,' replied she, I am Mis. ! Meek*?' '1 Pardon me, madam,' said Nat, with a I doubting shake of his head, 'but this is a t matter of-some importance?the payment l of motiey; and vou are not the lady Mr. j I ' A Meeks introduced to me M Lie wife last winierl' Not the lady! whatl shrieked the, 4Do j?fale you menu to tell me that?' . I simply tell you, madam,'replied Nat, with icy imperturbability, 'that Mr. Meeks < last winter, iu Broadway, near Leonard terlfl itreet, introduced me to a lady whom he Qne called Mrs. Meeks, and you aro not the ? lady.* K<x? Indeedr exclaimed Mrs. Meeks, her eyes jnr_( flashing fire; 'How old was she!' jj6 Weli, about twenty-five.' CJUj, Twenty-fire! And how was she dress- < od?' " wan 'Slio wore her hnir in ringlets, had diaraoiu! ear-rings?' Diamond ear rings!' pHr ! A heavy silk velvet dress, very largo yf jt gold bracelets, a magnificent watch and |)ev< chain.' j,jg , 'Well, goon,' 6lio saiJ, spitefully. 'Silk velvet hat, trimmed with magnifi- ? cent lace, and a muff and boa.' j|0U1 'Boa!' wrenched out tlio now thoroughly 'gj,|c irritated dame; 'yo'd belter bore your way UJ| | out of this house, sir, mighty quick, or else _em somebody will liavo a headache! No, sir, 1 am not .Mrs. Meeks, and I want you to ^ leavo.' triu, *Oh, certainly, said Nat, who saw tlio tallest kind of a squall brewing, and who e(j had good reason to fear that the sturdy p0'u, dame might launch at his head a conk shell cj , or some other of the heavy ornaments which | adorned the mantel. Nat therefore beat a q retreat from off tlio premises, and placed st)W( liiuis If behind a stone fence, from which he could command a view of the Brooklyn _cm turnpike. Ho did not w ait long before ho ?o .. saw the amiable Caleb diiving down the . road, all unconscious of the ambush of Nat. n0, , The expression upon Caleb's face was one ol|)G of great amiability, and exemplified that he woo was nt peace with 'all the world and the loo rest of mankind.' Cl| In a brief space of time Caleb's stoed was n,nI given into tho charge of ? stable-boy, and unconscious and happy, he entered his Qlj|G domieil and shut the door. The moment |c he entered an attentive ear might have do- |ollg tccted tlio sound of a voice in no way mel- ot^c low or expressive of endearment; and an pHjn instant after Caleb hurriedly came through u|_fi the door, with amazement on his front and ? a mop iu his rear, the wrong end of which (jn? was under the direct and personal superin- jo(f tend en ce of a lady who was very red in the faco and very sturdy in the arms, and who jory strongly resembled Mrs. Meeks. The bat- ?V tie had commenced in tho passage way. crox, Caleb's castor, which shone in the rays of cent tiio setting sun as lie drove down tho road, i.( was now very much bruised and out of SRr< shape, indeed it was diiven far down over a? 0 Caleb's amiable nhveiomiomv. I .... . . C , n?HK 'What in thunder s out? yelled t ale. 'Twenty-five years old!'shrieked tlio infu- U) riated dame, and Aum<7 Cale caught the mop , over his shoulders. 'Coikscrew ringlets!' ?.r' and jtunk ho got it in the back, with all the .1 ' strength which nature and anger had given ur 1 to the enraged lady. *1> n it, don't do that!' Hut it was no use, he had to tnko it. 'Diamond ear rings, punk9 'Silk velvet '>ro^ dress!' bang! 'Gold bracelets'' slump! Murder!' roared Caleb. *l^v' 'Watch and cbaiu!' she shrieked, and 11 .".l biff! ho took it over tbo head. ' 'Mull',' bung! slump! 'Don!' bang! bang! -v and down went Caleb with a yell of 'mur- r der!' Now fell tho blows thick and fast upon 1 ' ( the bruised head, back and faco of the prostrate joker; while the lady again rehearsed T the catalogue of tho wearing npparel and near jewels of the other, Mrs. Mocks timing tho i catll utterance of the naino of each articlo with were a blow upon her prostrate, writhing and lingi bleeding lord. not But all things must have an end. Tho nricr violent exercising of the arras and the lung4, vnlu in which Mrs. Meeks hud indulged, had mad somewhat exhausted her. She had thrice novc run through Nat's imaginary catalogue, and at v feeling her strength departing, gathered least hersoll up for one grand and tiual effort, cook Calu looked with horror upon the upraised expo mop; lie heard the words: sotix Oh! the hussy!' shouted in a vigorous tone; ho heard a hurting whizzing sound in l3.m the air, and the next instant Caleb's nose ^ 1 v|: was as flat as the other parts of Caleb's face, j ' 11 is two tormentors retreated into the man- 11 dun, and left him alone with his g t-*. ' l" , Slowly and with the most keen sensation ] "'J of pain, ho raised himself into a sitting pos ? w Lure, and with many a gronn of agony, pro- s u,1< :eeded l<> inspect his personal condition. I'm d d if this arm ain't broken! ^"stl Dh! And this left shoulder must be disdocaled! Ofc! oh! And good, good Cod! what i nose! That woman must l?e crazy! 1 " ' dian't bo able to go about in a month! Oh, tl 1 . Lord! how sore 1 urn!' m,i Now N it, with (he most pleasurable unctions, had, through the crevice of the *f| fence, observed the wholo of the little faiui- js S() ly jar which I have so feebly described: and ft.reil lie iH'w stood looking over the fence, at tho high back of his dear friend. linds "I 44.V, uncle Cale?' shouted Nat. M),l 'lloy!' said Caleb, a4 he turned, in roine obse little astonishment, a look upon his former .,jr ,, victim. 'I say, Cale,'continued Nat,'how do you r?..i ..I -a" uui nni'ui iionj ' |? Oli! you !' I 9>hnli lo p cavo it blank, jelled out the enraged Ca- dini! el?, as Iio spuing to his feet ami made fur |oatn bo bouse, 'I'll fix your Hint!' i (|;|)0| Hut Nat didn't want his Hint fixed, and |,ow< beitfore made bis way, wilb all celerity, up J ejp0 die road. j co|?r Soon after there appeared upon tbc grcon peml iwnrd, rendered sanguinary and sacred by I sonjugalendearments, u latnoman, who wore i Se?tn i shocking bad bat, and who bad taken | xiasOKsion of a fowling-piece loaded with ! ruck shot. If lliu lanto man iiteanl to shoot I j,, S'at, bo reckoned without bis host. That ,,.r 0 vortby, thanks to a long and lliiu pair of CVl(|, cgs, was out of gun-shot range. acj(j Calo from that time forth, and until bo in (It illed the grave which he now occupies so the s veil, eschewed dry joking, and was always ensilive on the subject of mops. /. Behind tiib Curtain.?One of the Al- ycsie any pnpers cotilains tho following strange their ntelligencc: "Tito Speaker of the Ilotiso of | lioni. "teprosonlativos. (in Congress assembled,) j our t v granting the floor to certain members at ernni ortain times, and in fact when they are not open ittitled to it, can enrich himself to the ex see tl cnt of $100,000 in a single session. More- to ho >vcr, wo are told on tho same authority, atton hat $10,000 i* sometimes offered to the statu! speaker for tho privilege of tho floor." whicl I bene things can hardly ho Into, If so, have iow needful is it that a pure nnd upright , to hi nan should occupy that olHee. If these grnci Itings were so at the last session, tho N. 1\ cidcd Hanks will hardly suspend. f'k. A Happy Burlesque. Mutt Peal, of the counterfeit darkey #u rnity, ha<l been upou tho leveo yeiter- r lie might have got a happy wrinkle iu ine from the performances of the genu- .r:olored gentry. The carle for (his en- c linment was a burlesque auction sale, of the darkcv men, selected for bhi jV uey qualities, mounted a box, and in . ' 1 set auctioneer phrase, announced to a . b assemblage of idle negro laborers that ?v was now about to otter them, for el , "to de highest bidder in dis crowd a or rale boy, A. 1. soun and healthy, an' 'anted not to cut in do eye, balk in de m , nor steal chickens dat don't 'long to 111 ; also 'ditional dis boy wars only one *\ shoes a year, an' deys good at de cend 1 1 , takes koer on bis close parlickler, an' c ;r goes cortin'; don't go to sleep ober cu work, is spoclful an' 'bedent; is six foot ,n 0 inches high, weighs two hundred an' . [>tv pouus, an' cau do more work in ? or field' dan any odor two niggers; ^ s he eat loss dan any ono nigger. Step h 1 lyar, Sam, an' show yourself to deae m men! Libely nowl L>er he is gem1 'Mire him for yourselves!" tli ml tho sable auctiouccr pointed with a nphant ge. lure to tho subject of oxtrav- ?t it oulogium?a scrubby, knotted, runt- ov jray beaded specimen of field hand, a- d< , four feet and a half high, who mount- p, .he box be?ido him, amid vast roars of ;htor from the crowd. st >ar ho is, gem men! 'zamiuo hiin an' |() , him at sullin, for he rnus' be sole! y at does you say?" Several colored se men mounted the stand and proceeded 'jwuiino" him. Olio violently pulled cr noulh open and reported?"dis nigger y( sound?one jaw toof dono gone." Anr tried to straighten out a lock of his I, with "don't like dis?h'ar kitik cc much, nigger lazy!" Another pretend- ci to discover something besides ideas $1 ling through his wool, and concluded cc ger's head too pop'lar," (populous.) An- m ir said "nigger's foot too long an' ?liin st >ng foot nigger will steal and run way; sh ; foot nigger ain't worf jail fee." An- cr r, "nigger's toe nails too long, scratch lli it ofT'r my parlor lloor. No wants dis w fer! Vali! Ily ah! Vali! Yah! at Well, geramcn! is yon dono lookin' at cr nigger? Is you satisfy? lie is a prime pi What do you say for de boy? Stmt at snttin? He's got to be sole, prutnp sale!" pi l'on cent!" enrno from the laughing ?>< rd. "Ten cent! ten cent! going at ten th , ten, ten. ten." cu Dne dimo" from tho crowd. Tank you or Onodirno, one dime, one dime?go i-n' ei ne dimo?d-i-rn-e! Too bad cetntncn. I lli :o mo sacfizo dia artikel dat wayl Sav hi jn?" " V Due bit*'from the crowd. "Much 'bliged one bit, one bit, one bit, bit, bit, bit, goin' goin'?won't nobody any 'loben Jia A 1, warranted,"' Ac., "boy? going mo bit, goin'?go-i n'?gone at ten ! Yours, fir, an'a dog sight raoro dan Hi worfl' And ho "knocked down"' the b< >erly to tiio quasi purchaser with a tre- *>< dous blow on tho head willi a barrel D 9 ho used as a "hammer," which broko th tho middle, and "knocked down" tho cr party off tho box without his apparent- 'o ;oling tho blow, so massive was tho con- in lalion of his cranium. That was the br tost auction sale that eror wo saw.? of 9. True Delta. sit lie late Show of Fat C'attlo, at Foissy, Paris, was most successful; about sixty HC 0 and a hundred sheop from Britain 1 exhibited. Tho French stock was disiliabod fur its great size and weight, but for symmetry or quality. Tlio high w 's realised on tho animals sold and tho c<J 0 of tho prizes awarded contributors e it a lucky speculation for ihoin. A p< 1 part of the exhibition was tho dinner, ' ul rhich tho judgos wore entertained and i cd, with the fle.di of tho prize animals ! w\ ed in different ways. As might bo ctod tho cuisine was admirable; and i a idea mav bo formed of the duties j j|r :li the judges loiil to perforin, when it jeutioned that they were obliged to par of eight soups, eight specimens of , :d beef, eight of r. asted mutton, lliir- j * 1 of roasted beef, lisli, roast fowl, veal roast pork. These were washed down '* a dozen or more of the choicest kinds ine, sherbets Ac., whi h tended nt tho rr 3 lime to what |lie palates of the judge* ! in improve their eiilical acmncn in I lie ! vt ronoinic work in which they were end. (?nu part of the experiment must ,u e useful and interesting, viz: the weight |l( ich cpecimen was taken before and af , m ieiiig cooked, and the time required to ve e it ready was noted. ho warmth ?>f the soil under a clear sun 'h rpiisinglv above that of the air, thedif- m ico being eveu in temperate climates as bl as sixty-live degreo*. Thus Cwhubler hh in July, when the air is .Si dog., the w ill bo 1 IG dog., and dating one of his <] i rvations at I'tibiltgen in (tennanv, the m lood at 7S dog. and the soil at loll do a difference of 7o dog.! With surface* an e same color the materials composing bu oil inako little difference in its capacity j ecoino healed, provided they are in ar states as to dryness. Sand, clav, ' j,), i, garden mould, &c., show very Itlllo j,, renco with iho thermometer. Color, jl0 ?ver, has a powerful effect. Although ca sed to the sun for hours, differently cJ earths never attain iho same toinlure, the lighter colored always remain M" considerably cooler. I he conclusion I "" s inevitable, that in some countries the I ce soil must occasionally approach 200 "" Fahrenheit. Under such a degree of Wl the decomposition of the organic mat an f the soil must go on rapidly, with the l,l< ition of much ammonia and carbonic -I - ; - vtiiivm ? '! iinjM/m.uii jiiiri ii< e modification of ilie mineral matter of oil, a* well as stimulate vegetation. cr IKEIIFL'L. FkATI IIK OFTIli: ELECTION.? '';l glass ballot boxes were in general u?e *t'1 relay, and attracted much attention for ?J novelty. I; needed only this nddi ! feature to make tlio coiitiast with far ilections and those of monatchial gov he onts distinct and clear, for liberality, on ness and candor. It was a pleasure to II. Iral the election, per force, was obliged in conducted with fairness. A host o! eel live oyes, of policemen, voters and l.y- Mi lers, were ever scutinizing the globes is li contained tho votes; and it would mi been dillicit!t, indeed, for any person ha svo practised chicanery without dis- to ful detection. The glass box is do- < I ly a popular institution.?X. J". Sun. spi 1 ne< IIOKESTT Of CoCJfTRT Girls.?An amuig incident look place in one of the large y goods storos of our city a short time ;o. A good-looking, honost-faced coun|r girl came to town with her "feller" to ? a trilling of shopping. The magnitude of the stores, the piles on lea of goods, tho dazzling array of articles, o rows of busy clerks, the flitting cash tys, quito orerpoworod our good friend, lio scarcely knew what to do. ller "fob r" obstinately refused to go in, but loited about the door. The clerks being all busy just at that raoent, the young lady was obliged to re ain standing a few moments. At length dapper follow, with n gold watch rihJ ain and flourishing moustache, came wing and amiling up to the blushing storner, with "anybody waiting on you, ad ain!" Tho color deepened in her chocks, as she isitated and drew a long breath, till final with a nod of her head towards the door o faltered out: "Yes, sir, ho is."?Rich and Enquirer. Whiskey.? At Cincinnati, wo Bee thai 0 articlo of whiskey is down to fifteen ami quarter cents per gallon. This is almost log cheap," as it should be, for the bog' 'en nro killed by tho "musA" of which the deniable ttrychnined, and consequently risonons, liquor is distilled. Wo wouhl 1 soon a-k an apothecary for a dose ol rychnine, and drink it, as to call at a sa on for, and drink a glass of this w hiskey o wonder it is cheap, and no wonder w< e so many swelled heads and faces?m any fit subjects for lunatic asylums iu or y community. Good people, "wo prat >u av<>id it."?Atlanta Inlclliycncer, A Literary Youno Lady.?Wo won uiversing with a young lady some feu renings ngo, at a literary reunion, and ai ie had been introduced as a poetess, wo o ?urso touched on poetry. It was not ma y minutes before she had run through tin ereotrped list of favorito authors, whet ie concluded with Uvron, asserting hei mviction that ho was the grcat"st poei lat ever wrote. Wo modestly hinted tha 0 preferred Sliakspeare. upon which, will 1 uualfocted laugh at our simplicity. sh< ied, "Why, Sh:?k?|>enre wasn't a poet; hit ' nts don't rhyme,"?Toledo Blade. IIf.si i.ts of a Corn IIcskino.?At i oasnnt village, down in Connecticut, call I Ilitclicocksville, a few evenings since lere was held one of those merry meeting' died corn buckings, lla-t ever been t< le, reader! if not, thou has missed ur cperience in life well worth enjoying. Ot is particular occasion there were 30C ishels of corn husked, 40 girls kissed, I ngagements' made up, and every bod) one before 10 o'clock. It strikes us that Ilitchcorksville nuts' > a nice place to lite in. Discovery or a IIi mw Cranicm 18C ekt Under Guocsd.?At the first (A-to :r meeting of the Boston Natural Ili-turj >ciety Dr. A. A. Hayes read a letter from r. C. F. Winslow, of Troy, presenting U e society a supposed fiaginenl of a human anium, found in California, 180 feet ho w tho smfaco of Table Mountain. It wai the claim of Colonel llubhs, nnd wai ought up with the "pay dirt." Remain' ' tho mastodon have been found in lb< mo locality, but not at bo great a depth. Question for discussion: Can a big mar ho harder than u little tnanf When sorrow has left its 'traces,' whal is become of l! e rest of tho duuncW The inan who wrestled with ajversit) ore out his atIk stockings and got worst I. Jcent* says, that listening in a kneelins isturu to a long prayer is the "kneo plu tia" of annoyance. 'I can't do it,' never did anything. '1 ill tiv,'has worked wonder-; and '1 wil > it,' lias perfoiund miracles. Why h a fashionable \ottng lady like at iposing printer? Bciuano sbu is very caio 1 in j .s'ij/inj her form. A young laOy wan n?ked recently how 0 couhl po.ssiblv nil" ml, in those awfully il l time*, to take mu-ic lesson*. * *.)2i!" id she, "I confine myself/-; tin low notes/' A man down En* I has invented a scare ow so hideous, that the crows are tiling' g back tlio corn which they stole twi ars ago. A fanner being nskol why he did not b-cibe f.?r a newspaper: 'Because,' said i, 'when father die ! he left tno a good anv, and I have not read them through t.'" ' l is strange,' uttered a young man, a' 1 staggered home from a supper party, >w evil communications cuirupt good aimer*. I've heen suroundel bv tutucis all the evening and now l'iu a turner my* elf.' An enigma by a school boy writ, tho pe ,nt old survey*; and a* his w i* |->:n thought ist tit, his at irk across him lays. The stu nl felt his noddle ble'"d, and mumbling swered (litis: "My mi i* ba ! indeed it your across si:rk'i worse." Jono* wishes an ansv er to the following ostium If a man signs llm teinj-erancc Bilge, and afterwards mairies a -h wes, s ho a tight to love her, e msidoring that abstains from everything that nitoxites, including Ju-liptd rdiinnriii 1 young ladie*, road tlii?, and ver let -*lip a fair oppoitunily to get ubled: "t?wedetihorg says that though tho vir as lie saw in heaven wore beautiful, the ves were incomparably moio beautiful. .1 wont on increasing m beauty over>ro." IlolJon, on the receipt of a barrel <>f llour mi a frit.mil, perpetrates tho t* !iowing: "May the barrel of hi* lib- enjoyment liovweigh lc"-s than one hundred and ninetypound*, and may tlio wife ho has yet to ko unto himself ho, liko the Hour ho it, sweet, pure, and able t<> inako the best brail, and in all rc?pocts 'extra family llalyn, tho cclohtatoil musician, often ,v tlio celebrated Mrs. I tilliugton, whom enthusiastically admired. llo found her e day sitting to Reynolds tho painter. had taken the picture of Mrs. ltillinglon tic diameter of Cecilia, listening lv> tho ostial music, as she is usually drawn, s. It. showed tho pictmo to lladyn. "It like her, (said ho,) hut thero is a strange stake." "What is that?" asked Reynolds slily. "Vou have painted her listening tho angels; you ought to have represent tho nugeU listening to hor." Mrs. It. aug up and threw hor anus around his sk > * 1 Ilt is easier to reprove a thousand sins others, than to mortify one in ourselves. ' Sophistry is liko a window curtain?it ? pleases us an ornament, but its use is to of 1 keep out the light. cb In order to live justly, and be respected, 1 we must refrain from doing that which we bJ 1 blaino iu others. 0,1 Tiio sight of n drunkard is a belter ser- 111 ' inon against the vice, than the best that ov- 1,1 er was preached upon it. "You have broken the Sabbath, Jonny," ^ . raid a good man to his son. "Yes," said his . little sister, "and mother's long comb, too, , in three pieces!" I An eastern editor heads his listof "Births, * i Marriages, and Deaths," thus: hutched, I J? * matched, und dispatched. The rascal's face w , deserves to he scratched. w It won't do for a man to bump his head ul > against an iron post, oven with a brick in ^ - his hat; unle<s ho conscientiously believes p, . that bis head is the hardest. of The great rnco between a night mare nnd a clothes horsa came off last week. The i man who entered the mare wasn't wide |<? | awake, so the horse look tho pri/.e. < [ L Drop by drop falls into the clear welli spring of youth the bitter water of experi- w ) ence; and there is no ftltcrer this si Jo of the U ' gravo that can restore the old purity. I'1 I "Julius, what part ol> do cerotnonios do w I do ladies most admire when dey go to a!i church?" "Well, l'oiupcy, I can't toll dat. 14,1 What is ili" "Why, ob course, it's da l" > Aims." n ' "Jones," said a sympathizing neighbor to m a bnchelor friend about to marry: "What <b r in tlio world put matrimony into your head?" "Well, tho fact is, 1 was gelling short of ^ shirts." ,.j 'r In ancient days, tho celebrated precept l! . was: "Know thyself." In modern times, it ^ f has been supplanted by tho far more fash- -p ionable maxim: "Know thy neiglrbor, aud n everything about him." d , Knows iiis Nose.?Ho knows his nose. \ r I know ho knows Iris no-e. IIo said I knew in I ho knew his nose; and if he said ho knew I ? t knew lie knew hi* tn?se, of course ho knows I" I know he knows his nose. ' .11 } According llin mrwl ronnnl ?'!? ?' I" 0 . - vvvu i P?1 IC VI III- ? * dies'dresses, it will take twenty-two yards 1,1 to tnake anything liko a pattern hereafter. ^ Who is going to be such a fool as to get 0l i married at this rale? ei Wlinl in a coquette? A heartless flirt; a * ' thing with more beauty than sense, more |( ' accomplishment than learning, more channs .ii ' of person than mental graces, more nduii n 1 rers, than friends, more fool* lhau wise men '' 1 for attendants. ) . . ai \\ hat is a dandy? A tiling in pantaloons. . with a body and two arm*; a head without 1,1 brains, and a cigar stuck in a hole l?efor?*; ^ tight boots; a cane; ? scented white hand- ' *? kerchief; a standing collar; two hroocho* ; 10 and a showy ting on Ins little finger. ( Laiue Jiin Jones says when he was in South Carolina, one mi tumor, it turned very cold. ~~ and snow fell, on the Oth of August, at least M i si* inches deep, and when the sun came w out, it was so hot, that the snow never got t a chance to tuoll?it cooked a broien crust 4 ' ?niir . . , The other day, a Jew was quizzing an c; , Irishman, and kept at him until he was , somew hat aggravated, when turning round, '' , he tartly remarked: "Yew, durn yersowl,. ;ll if it hadn't been for the hkos of yees, the m Strior would a bin alive uow, and doiu' K , will." 1 >1 "Sir," iai.l a little, blustering man to a ,,, [ religious opponent, "to what sect do you belong?" "Well, I don't exactly know." re- * ' plied the other; "but to judge from your ^ size and np|*nrnnce, I should think you be longed to the class generally called in sect." \l , Two Irishmen were in prison; one for stealing a cow, and the other for stealing n v watch. "Hallo, Mike! and what o'clock is ,, I ' ill" ?i ? the cow stealer to the other. "And !< sire, i'at, 1 haven't iny timepiece bandy; ^ 1 hut think it ia about milking time." n 11 , S ?mcbodv, wo don't know "adzactly" who, eti:?u tains the idea that some fa*t inen very strongly resemble sheep; "for," says , i no, "Uit'v gru?t?ol hi tin ir youth, frequent 0"r , l the linf, aio oftentimes l?l ick leg*, and are ,i . insatiably fleeced." What an insult to the i i . memory of run, lamb, sheep and uiuttou! A elcrgv man. who was consoling a young widow i'ii the death of lier htislutn.l, spoke in a very M'timis tone, u mniking that he ' ? 1 was "one of the few. Such a j wui of a " Christian? you cannot iind his equal, you j well know." To which the sobbing fair M ono roplie 1, with an almost btoketi heart: <|i I j -I'll bet I will!" ^ I A lady wishing tlio services of a dyer, |, i was referred to an excellent workman, who | ? j was something of a w ag in his line. The j f i ladv called, and asked: "Are y?the dy- j ; mg manf'' "No, ma'am; I'm a living man | I ?but I'll dye for you!" promptly replied j,i . tlm man of in my color*, putting the emj pilaris where it was needed. I "Mi-toi,' called out a cattle drover to a J" passer in the road, "won't you .slop that ox?" "I haven't got any stopper, sir." "Well, pi , 1 won't vou I id him?" "lie has a head al- " , , ready." "Well, won't you turn him!" "Hut *' j lie's right side out, now." "Well, then, ' , ; won't you speak to him?" "Certainly, sir. ! (.rood morning Mr., Ox!" | ei , A your-g lady asked a gentleman tho j!' meaning of the word turroyate! "It is," j. replied he, "a gat* through which parties i", have to pass on their way to get married." ti< "Then, I atipposo," replieii she, "that it is a j corruption of sorrow gate." "Von are right, 1 M Miss," replied hor informant, "as woman is ,, i an abbreviation of too to man." i>t ! .1 "Vou and 1 are much alike," said the beggar to tho hanker. "How so?" "We lti both contrive to livo on the labors of others." ? 1 "lhit I carry on a lawful business for a living," sai I liio banker. "So do I." said the n( beggar. Hut thero is this dill'eronco: I get the property of others with their consent? i ? you get their property without their con- .>i fCllt." "Why, Maria, I am told that when you ^ met your old tlmho, Mr. Iv , tho other |(i day, ho treated you quite bearish h/." "In- n d'.-ed, ho didn't," said Maria. hlu*hiu?tv: "he to n j ' seemed very glad to nee me. "Thai i* what 1,1 I nt?an. I iiiidor-to.nl he gavo you a judi- Jj' oiou.s hugyiwj." Maria screamed and faiut ! oil. oil Tlio words "out of" are the worst in the UM language when one is out <f patience and w. out of money; when his wife tolls him she is out of sugar one d iv, out o/'eolTee the next, out of lea the next, out of flour tho next, b< and linnlly out of spirits. The words are gi very pood whim one is out uj debt, out of pi trouhlo, and out of jail. If a man has a ly smoky house, and a scolding wife, out of ui doors is no bad plsoc. d< . ,-v '< MIIIII'IMMMMgMMi SEW GMISKCUL mtft.' 1 Tb? financial difficulties of this country mmi llidf I fiction upon Kuropc Imvt lad to tku devise ruuot a new kind ?f commercial remittaooc, vastly \ icuper titan spcoie, and equally advantageous, bekn s.iving freight, insurance, and delays and loan i shipwreck. This paper is in the form of guaritied bank acceptances, very similar to ebecks Vi awn by our banks on distant cities. Many ol ess drafts came out by the l'ersis, and ars sorti:d by tlis limit of Kugland, the liank of Luterk>I, nnd the Ranks of Scotland. The Now York n eralil says of them: /"* "Many of Hie acceptances bear the guaranties of e Rank of Ktigkuni, some of the Rank ?>f Liver- it ml, and others o( leading btinkr iu Scotland. It us estimated that the aggregate securities remit- __ >1 in this form by the Persia amounted to not less ^ an ?200,WO to ?250 000, ur at least $1,00',000, Inch added to the $1,20V,01)0 in gold, mode the lu.lo amount ol remittances by the steamer cquivcut to $2,000,000 to $2,200,000. The bulk of . ese guarantied acceptances were- refnrwardeJ by f nil to ilie Soutii, principally to New Orleans, with tl r view of buying cotton with them. A branch < a New Orleans hou*e in this city receiver) a con li-rntilc ninount ot guarantied nceeptunees. and cisidi red tin ir remittance, und< r the eireumstan- v> i>, more convenient than if the umount had been rwordcil iu gold. First, tbs freight and insurance tinc-fourtlis to ore per cent. Irum Liverpool to ew York was saved; secondly, had the gold, w ith e vessel, b? en l<*t ill transit, a month or six weeks nul l Ituva bei n lost hefore the funds Could have en replaced, while the steamer to arrive ?fur the ersin would bring tlie scc-md of the aeoeptances. reover, on the arrival of the specie hers, it tl mild have to be carte l to a bank, nti 1 then rclippcd to New Orleans at a cost ol one per cent, P] itjjeci to delay in caso of loss, while the guarand acceptances, or bills ol credit, have been for- R. iirdid at ouce by mail to New Orleans. "Thoro guarantied bil's ranked higher in the arket than ordinary bills of exchange, whctlu r -awn by bankers or merchant* again t produce, id sold for within one or two per eent. of specie ilui ?, or of the |>nr of sterling exchanges. While T-y -oduce hills commanded only 100 a 102, nnd mermnts' and bankers' bills from 1 (>3 to 105 and 106, T" iess lulls, guarantied by the Hank of Knglnnd, ~ >ld yesterday at 108. nuJ for another, backed by 1_ ic Rank of Liverpool, 107 was offered and refused. ^ Ins may be considered an important movement, t id well calcu'aUti to produce nn amelioration in Jio m iveipeiits of trade, without subjecting the im amount of ?i>ecie to two voyage* ociiss the tLuilie, at a heavy expense and risk, with loss of iterest, ?o. It m also important from the rapidity ilh which the transactions can be made und the c ro-luce bouzbt aud s? ul ft rward. ?( "luiini-dMle purchase* nnd shipments of cotton f re required to be nuitle at the South on Kngli-di D rcnuut. It is n matter of vital importance to the l.ltiuf.iCturi-rs in Mauelx-stcr that this should be O us wish nil convenient despatch; nod as far na tl?c h-r ty of the transaction is concerned, it cnn be i o It r I'lTecled by guarantied liauk of England . e lit* or acceptances tbau by tbo shipment ol Q H-cie. "At the prow-nt limo the English purchasers v-i ive <>ur co;ton tn irkct to themselves. They form x inmt th- only buyer*, sin.l no doubt arc anxious o i have the colon lorwurded ns s|ieeddv us possible. i? clear that th-?o guarantied acceptances form ic n xt hot eur.tc* to specie, because so long i the I) ink of England holds out, these bilU,if d**iv>l, c.in b?< drtiwn for in specie, which can be *' rouglit u?w to this Country if necessary." A s(H.vial telegraphic dispatch to the Halt'.more ^ 'it says that the amount of certificate# referred above is greatly exaggerated. Tit* Tan's Imbi'LT to riir. French Emterov - llo- Cxir retained to Germany with the proles- i d object of a.-eomponying the Empress, his conirt, b.w.-k to St P.Ter*t>urg. Her Imperial \laj.sty JJ. m rtaymg with ber relation* at Danrtttadt. 1 here would hare bo n natural to have e*p? ct? d the in- S irview to li ive come off. Stuttgardt was, howrcr. eel i ted on the express plea tlisl the Empress' . ?!:li di<l n?>t permit of h.r participation in the i ton and fat jt'iis of such a melting. That c?piI tailing b.-en c!k ? n lor such a reason, all motive sappvarrd h.r the Empress Eugenie occompunyj l/is.p Nupilmn. N? ?,nirr, ln-wcmr, ?.i* ||m " si-nee of that illustrious lady certain, than the liwrnine Russian subterfuge became apparent. The 4*er npr.-ss of Ku.->ia then hastened to Stullgardt, ol parte .It of it* pleasures, w thoul involving her- ' II in a personal rec?_n Iiud ol the Empress Eu- - J i-nie. The insult is plain and un mistake/able, ho?v- * rer pl-iusibie m iy be the diplomatics ricus-v Invent- ' I to dtsgr-ise it; and the Emperor of the French 1 II, indeed, te unworthy of the grace nn I beauty *, hich he ha- plicel on the throne, if he do not rent such imperial impertinence and rudrnras. ' fhen on the batiks of the Rhine it wa? the place the C?xr t? hav.- sought nn interview at Parts. istend, h sent thitfier his brother Conutstit-ne, fio d ?gij?t< d all France by his coarseness and oh nre; and at Slnttgardl he has had the had tnste OK allow i.is wi!e t i insult'he Kmpr. ss of the French. I fell, under sach circumstances, might the inter- . lurse hi tureen th two in anarchs he of thr.l formal II rc?-rved character which is nacribed to it.-? r, Uify ,V?iac. gjj n As IsvcinKNT ?A feiv year* ago wc wrre on a?d a tcirv t-? at at JVtreit. for the nnroose i.f ' "u ..?? ii/ into Canada. A stout side bodied negro our |?.x--l up to ur, mid remarked that he Ii:m1 eri- I . nly seen u* a mrHlicrc \V e nuked him if h< j id t-vi r been S nth to which he replied tluit h<- ! ^'"I vl. W ?. tin ti asked him if he wni i(tgilite. lib ! 1nr ply was n >. but I lell >ou there are ph nty o< them ,rr er in ('.in i 1 i, and they Would he glad t ' get back lh?' S-iuth if they could, there ur.is eight went ruu* I.let light. an I tie y are nek enough of it, I c*"' snre von. We ei I again, you have Irrn South, n id \ou h kve l.ved North, mi4 where do you think vroes are be?t treated. Why, at the South, he j| I ek'v refilled, an I I would advise them to ally J ere if the* knew what was best for thetMrlrn. ' li'* was the unsolicited testimony of a negro who v iI iiia Iv vitenrittt ohcrrationi N'urth and South -h- was uu iutelligeul ucgro.?Independent ' re it. bee". An >tiii:r Earrrto* or Mudst Veifrin.?The lt ' a t in 1 tmea ol < Iciolat 1 ti liu a letter from Na- i R,? ?, wliii h asy*z | am t?n l liiii* lay w o had ouo of the finest eruptions | ViMivti.* posaihle to be seen. Towards seven at j ;l ght tin crater appeared all on fire; Kng tlitn?-* ' 1,1 id h nle arose from it; then the lava gushed forth 'r.V . a v ry hre id surfice, and with very great r.i- *' * I tv. in llio direction of the Ki"te delle Korsone, ,a 4 II hi li-s ih in three hours it had run over all the ,c^1 si inee lint sepaialea the crater from the A trio ^ I C.tv iiln, the place w'.r te ttaml the V*i suvian Ob- "" ri itory and the tamo.i. 1.11 milage which serves ^ a retuge I r traveller j i 1? untr'ies; for no lor- 'r.V r eointa to Naples > . n uking the ascent *4" Vinuv.'ji. Thanks i > . ?.o mountain r?s?d i an'J govnnmnt litis in > v, ? n nrul it eaai- P*? in tl.r e hour*, All I ?ju s ti Naples were rouged with people a In.it ng Ibis bcuuidul erup)fl. Otti A SmoiBOAT Newspaper.?Among other in- ',,ai 0 ii .u* which the mamntolh ?u*;?iiwr Great Ksm- e n about I ? inaugurate, w ill bu the pubhcalton Vor' a daily |uper en bo.ird lor the benefit of the trav- an'| n/ (iiiio.e?llie regular "public" of travellers? ^ bom rlie m.iy he tx wring ueroaa the ocean Hut c,nt s tin (ling I a'.inv i* ant.eip.itcd on the western '',c it. rs of the Ni'.v World; for the New Orleans *'rn 1 i St. I. >u* packet steamer .1 antes K. Woodruff ",VI w s ill* equipped wi.li the force and material for e puh.ieatiou of a re/alar daily paper on hoard '",r it ng h.r ti ifis up and down the river, with a job :. -o iiU.iCliuJ fur (lie printing ot kill* of (arc and : ^ bur work. -a.~ Be Tt.Iin Schmidt is n German banker in Lou'taville. 0 mi lie red a run. iv.is obiigsd to suspend, but did >t close In* <lo<>rs. lie simply stuck up a notice in T gh Dutch tli.it lie w.i? go ng to have mmo iimnpritty s.mi. Two liny* after he took down the t oo, and put op another moling that lie hnd $lf?- *h 10 on hand. There was another run, and the $15* ,,n' K< ?va? Noon gone John put up the old notice $ an , ni.d next .lay u na again in funds, when, in no- *w 1 ! ue.' wuh ii s ..Id plan, he changed the notice. mm t I.Ht account* there was no run 011 John Softnt'dt, 1 Ins depositors had ad c.nite hack to hun. Tliat p is straight lor ward Dutch pliiek and honesty. KurtTFtti. Vink.?A vineyard near Stars- h >"'g. France, boast* 11 vine on which wu h own the present year 1,157 bunch68 of s ?!>''*, producing 150 litres, or about thir- ^ -nine gallons of wine. \ fruitfnl vine, tder no immediate danger of being hown >wn. . , ! 4i *?? ? * rERMTFUGB A* D t MTEBjpHUUS. ratflh* kf*t r> They arc not ftcomlcnded as Universal lure-alls, but simply for rhat their name purports. The Vermifuge, for spelling Worms fron^A I le human system* hai*^ J Iso been administered 5 ^ rith the most satisfactory isults to various animals lbject to Worms. The Liver Pills, for le cure of Liver Comlaint, all Bilious Deangements, slck Heapche, &c. Purchasers will please e particular to ask for )r. C. McLane's Celerated Vermifuge and jver Pills, prepared by - . eh accoflfpanies each bottle. To all we ?AJ, t hope,hare hope' TRY THE MEDICINE!! n W A IU C D IK * E A ? O If % ware of Counterfeits and Has? imitations ! 'he genuine article is aigtied Andrew Rooaaa he encravi d urapper aronnd each bottle. rice $1 per bottle, or six bottles for $5. Sold liKtilvsml retail by 8COVIL& MKAD. 11ChartersSt., bet CoetiMd&t. T/oui?, N. 0? ' out AaiNT* tor the Sod-thru* Statm, 1* mi nil orders und applications for Ag?neiee it be addressed. SOLD AI>SO KY 'IS1IKU& UK1 NITSlI, Spartanburg, So. !a. f >KAN & GOODOION, " " I V. ll W \T8< ?\. Qr? ovillc I I Kia r< ii. I KNSON A NORMS, r.iu.nvdia, <4 H. HKXRY, I^Hiionsvilte '* | !. L. HARRIS, Si CO., Uutherfordton, N. 0 1 ipril 2-4 9 ft an l Jot> Frlntlnc I rROMl'TLY KXfcXJYTRD. \ DLE PROPRIETORS, flttfurgh, Pa., and take no ther, as there are various ther preparations now efore the public, purorting to be Vermifuge nd Liver Pills. All thers, in comparison /ith Dr. McLane's, are worthless. The genuine McLane's ' 1 crmifuge and Liver ^lls can now be had at 11 respectable Drug tores. "N FLEMING BRO S, 60 Wood St., Pittsburgh, Pa. Sole Proprietor* iCOVTL & MKAD, New OrUaua, titueril liulcule Agent* for the South, to whom all ?r mu?t b? .uldrtM* <1. SOLD BY FISHER & IlfclMTSll. Spartanhorf,So. C?. DEAN A GOOLHJlON, 44 44 44 TOLLKSON. 44 " 44 ?. KRUTCiJ. Greenville, 44 %* vEKNAN & NORKIS, Uoinnrill*, 44 44 IOHN If. IIENRY, Lnuremrille, 44 44 IV. V. PRATT Ac CO?NrwWry, >4 44 L>; P. BARNKTT A CO.. YnrkviK*, 8. C. f. W. KARRIS A. CO , RutherforcUnn, N. C. H:?yJ7 11 If Rogors' Liverworth & Tar THE. CO-MPtETE Ct rtE OF COUGHS, COL? , INFLUENZA, ASTHMA. BKONCHIUS, SPIT ri.NO OF nt.OOU, 4 ALLOTIIKR 1XNO COX. i>LAINTtt TENDING TO COXSCMPTIOK. q qq $ q 6j q q q Ins Droitural ion is it. Mini. inln in. alt . ... ntry. The numerous letters we receive from various agents, informing us of euro* effected l!u.r immediate neiglil?orhood*, uatrnni us In ^ ? / it i? w ?>t the ! > ', ii i.ol the very beet ^ igh Medicine n?>w U fori' the public. It almoe iriahly rehrrcs,npd not utift rquentfy cvree the U iror.Tf cr.nct. When all other (A>l?gh preparas have failed, this lias relieved the patient, as igciMs, denler% in Medicines, and l'hvsiciuns, testily. Ask the Agent in jour nearest town, it hits been his experience ol the effects ol this licinc. ft he hns been selling it for any length ime he will tell von T IS Til K BEST MEDICINE ETTA NT. Wow we giv. a few extracts from letters wa e received lately regarding the virtues of tlxla iirine. )r. S. 8. Oslin, ofKnoxvillc,Ga.,aay?: 1 hare h uting your hirerwort and Tar rery exten ly in my prof (ice for three year* pool, and. irith pleasure / state my belief in its sura. RITtf OVER At.I. OTHER ARTICLES irith trhtrh J acquainted, for irhich it it recommended." lessrs. Fitxgernld ?fc Bcnners. writing from ivncsville, N. C. say: "The I*irrrieori and r is becoming daily more popular in this Court' , and vvk think ji stlv so. All xcho hare tried peak in roniriiendable termn of it, and say it cry beneficial in alienating the complaint foe irh it u recommended." lessis. Fitzgerald & Bcnners, writing from ivncsville, N. C., say: The Ltvei irort and r is becoming daiiy more popular in thie Coun, ano we think justly so. All xrho hare d it apeak in commendable termn of it, and it if rery beneficial in alienating thi com* into for irhich it is recommended." fur Agent in 1'iekene 1 >i*tr;c", S. C.. Mr. 8. McKaII, ineun's us "that he uses it trith great efiii in his n? n family, and recommends it to his ,-litivis." He gives an instance of a Negro woi, in his vicinity, who had been suffering with. 1 asc of ihe I.tings for years, attended with set J p cough, wM was relieved by the Liverwor Tar. *'' 1 nch are the good reports wo hear of this Midi from all pans of the South. For a report of ^ surpr -nig cun * it hns performed in the West ^ and Northern and Easter? States, we woul& te the sutV.iuc nntieiit to rsxrf t).?