The Carolina Spartan. (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, November 26, 1857, Image 5
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' W& BOX-TUNNEL? A FACT.
STOKY UY CHAKLE3 UKADK.
The 10.15 train glided froiu l'addinglon
May 7, 1847. Iu llie loft compartment of
n certain first-class carriage were four pas?
aengera; of these, two were worth description.
Tbo lady liad a smooth, white, delicate
brow, strongly-marked eyebrows, long
lashee, eyes that seemed to change color,
and a good-sized delicious mouth, with teeth
as white as milk. A man could not see her
ose, for her eyes nnd mouth ; her own
sox could and would have told us some nonsense
about it. She wore au unpretending
grayish dress, buttoned to the throat, with
Toaonge-sbaped buttons, and a Scotch shawl
that agreeably evaded the responsibility of
color. She was like a duck?so tight her
plain feathers fitted her; and there she sat,
smooth, snug, and delicious, with a hook in
' her band, and a soupcon of her snowy wrist
jiiat viaible as she held it.
Qer opposite neighbor was what I call a
good style of man?the more to his credit,
ince he belonged to a corporation (bat frequently
turns out the worst imaginable style
of young men. lie was a cavalry ollicer,
aged twenty-five. He bad a moustache, but
'dofcn very repulsivo one; not one of those
sab nasal pigtails, on which soul is suspended
like dew on a shrul?; it was short, thick,
end black as a coal. His teeth had not yet
been lamed by tobacco 6tnokc to the color
of tobacco juico his clothes, did not stick or
hang ou him, they sal on him; ho had an
engaging smile, and, what I liked tho dog
for, his vanity, which was inordinate, was
in his proper place, his heart, not in his face,
jostling mine and other people's, who have
none; in a word, he was what ono oftcncr
hears of than meets?a young gentleman,
die was conversing in an animated whisper
with a companion, a fellow-ofiicer?they
were talking about, what it is far belter not
to do, women. Our friend did not clearly
wish to be overheard, for lie cast, ever and
anon, a furtive glace at his fair vis a vis,
and lowered his voice. She seemed completely
absorbed in ber book, and that re assured
him. At last the two soldiers came
down tO O wll i annr nn.l I" ?!.-? ?1 :
..u..,.v., mm in unit winsper
</lbe truth must be told) the one who pot
down nt Slough, and was lost to posterity,
bet ten pounds to three, that ho who was
going with us to ltatli, and immortality,
would not kiss cither of the ladies opposite
upon the road. "l>one!" "done!" Now, 1
run sorry a man I have hitherto praised
should have lent himself, even in a w hisper,
to such a speculation; but "nobody is wise
At all hours," not oven when the clock is
striking five-anu-twenty; and you are to
consider his profession, his good looks, and
the temptation?ten to three.
After Slough, the party was reduced to
three; at Twyford, one lady dropped her
handkerchief; Captain Dolignan fell on it
like a tiger, and returned to it like a latnb;
two or throo words were interchanged on
that occasion. At Reading, the Marlborough
of our tale made one of the safe investments
of that day, he bought a Times
and a Punch; the latter was full of steel
pen thrusts and wood cuts. Valor and beauty
deigned to laugh at some inflated humbug
or other punctured by Punch. Now,
laughing together thaws our human ice;
long before Swindon.it was a talking match
at Swindon, who so devoted as Captain Dolignan?he
handed thein out?he souped
them?ho tough-chickened thorn?ho brandied
and cocbincaled one; and ho brandied
aud burnt-sugared the other; on their return
to their carriage, ono lady passed into the
inner compartment to inspect a certain gentleman's
seat on that side of the line.
Reader bail it lim>n
-- ^ vu v#i J, IUU UVJiVlUV
would lmve stayed with us till all was blue,
ourselves included; not more surely does our
'slice of bread and butter, when it escapes
from our liAnd, revolve it ever so often,
-alight face downwards on the carpet, but
this was a bit of n fop, Adonis, dragoon?
so Venus remained tele a tcte with him.
You have Been a dog meet an uuknowu female
of his species; how handsome, how
euipresse, how expressive, ho becomes; such
was Dolignan after Swindon, and, to do the
<Jog justice, he got handsomer and handsomer;
and you have 6een a cat conscious
of approaching cream?such was Miss
llaythorn; she became demurer and demurer.
Presently our Captain looked out
of the window and laughed; this elicited an
inquiring look from Miss llaylhorn. "We
are only a mile from the Box-Tunnel."
"Do you always laugh a mile from the
Box-Tuuuel?" inquired the lady.
"Invariably."
"What for?"
"Why, hein! it's gentlemen's joke."
"Oh! I don't mind it's being 6illy, if it
makes me laugh."
Captain Dolignan, thus encouraged recounted
to Miss llaylhorn the following: A
lady and her husband sat together, going
through the Box-Tunnel. There was one
gentleman opposite, and it was pitch dark.
After the tunnel had been passed through,
the lady said: "George, how absurd
of you to salulo mo going through the
lunnell" "I did no such thing!" "You
didn't!" "No! why?" "Why, because some
how 1 thought you did!"
Here Captain Dolignan laughed, and en-deavored
to lead his companion to laugh,
but it was not to be done.
The train entered the tuunel
Miss llay thorn. "A hi"
Doliffliall. "What i< llm 1
c -- > ?|?V III'HVUI I
Miss llaythorn. "lam frightened."
Dolignan, (moving to her bide.) "Pray
do not be alarmed I'm near you."
Miss lluylliorn. "You are near me, very
near me indeed, Captain Dolignan."
Dolignan. "You know my name!"
Miss liaytliorn. "I heard your friend
mention it I wish we were out of thisdaik
place."
Dolignan. ' I could he content to spend
tiours here, reassuring you, sweet lady."
Miss Uaythorn. "Nonsense."
Dolignan. "Pweep!"
(Grave reader, do uol put your lips to
the cheek of (lie next pretty girl you meet,
or you will understand what this means.)
Hiss llaythorn. "Ee! Ee! Old"
Friend. "What's the matter, dear!"
Miss llaythorn. "Open the door! open
I*. the door!"
There was a sound of hurried whispers, 1
the door was shut, and the blind pulled
down with hostile sharpness.
if any critic falls on me for putting inarticulate
sounds in a dialogue as nbovo, I
answer, with all the insolence I can corn- 1
tuand at present, "Hit hoys as big as your- 1
self," bigger perhaps, such a Sophocles,
Euripides, and Aii?tophnnes, they began it,
and I learned it of them, sore against mv
will.
Miss llaythorn's scream lost, a part of its . 1
effect, because the engine whistled forty
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fictitious grief makes ifcclf heard whep rf J .1
cannot. * - - ?? I
between the tunnel and Hath, our young I
friend had time to ask himself whether his <
conduct had been marked by that delicate i
reserve which is supposed to distinguish the I
perfect gentleman. * v -*
With a long face, real or feigned, he held <
open the door?his late friends attempted i
to escape on tho other side?-impossible! t
they must pass liiin. She okoin he had \
insulted (Latin for kissed) deposited some- i
where at his foot, a look of gcntlo blushing
reproach; the other, whom lie had not in- t
suited, darted red-hot daggers at hitu from i
her eyes, ami so they parted. <
It was perhaps fortunate for Dollghan
that ho had tho grace to be (liunds with I
Major Iloskyns of his regimont, a veteran 1
laughed at by the youngsters, for tho Major
was loo apt to look coldly upon billiard
bails and cigars; ho had seen cannon balls
and linstocks, lie had also, to tell the truth,
swallowed a good bit of the ruess rooin poker,
but with it some sort of tnornl poker,
which made it as impossible for Major
kyns to descend to an ungenilcinnuliko
word or action, as to brush hisowu trowsers
below the knee.
Captain Dolignan told this gentleman his
story in gleeful accents; but Major Iloskyns
heard him coldly, and as coldly answered i
that lie had known a man to lose his Iito
for the same thing. '"That is nothing," continued
tho major, "but unfortunately ho doserved
to loso it."
At this the blood mounted to the younger
man's temples, and his senior aJdcd, "1
mean to say ho is thirty-live; you, 1 presume,
are thirty one!"
"Twenty-five."
itTI..., ?i a! :?i
mill in III null IIIU alllliu llllllgi Will J OH I
be advised by me?" 1
"If you will advise me."
"Speak lo iio one uf this, and send White 1
tho ?3, that he may think you have lost the ]
bet."
"That is hard, when I won it."
"Do it for all that, sir."
Lot tho disbeliovors in human perfectibility
know that this dragoon, capablo of a <
blush, did this virtuous action, albeit with
violent reluctance; and this was his first
damper. A week after these events, ho was
at a ball, lie was in that state of factitious
discontent which belongs to us nmia
bio English. lie was looking in vain for a I
lady equal in personal attractions to tho
idea he had foimed of George Dolignan, as I
a man, when suddenly there glided past i
him a most delightful vision! a lady whoso i
beauty and symmetry took him bv tho eyes
?another look: "It can't be!" "Yes it is!"
Miss I lay thorn! (not that ho knew her
name;) but what an apotheosis! i
Tho duck had become a pea hen?radiant,
dazzling, she looked twice as beautiful,
and almost twice as large, as before. Ho <
lost sight of her. He found her again. She i
was so lovely, she made him ill, aud ho i
alone must not dance with her, speak to her. 1
If ho had been content to begin her ac- i
quaintance tho usual way, it might have
ondod in kissing; but bavin r bo<iun with
kissing, it must end in nothing. As she
uanceu, sparus 01 l>eauty loll frotn her on J
all around, but him. She did not see him;
it was clear sho never would see him. One '
gentleman was particularly assidious, she 1
smiled on his assiduity; ho was ugly, but
she smiled on hira. Dolignan was sur- 1
prised at bis success, bis ill taste, his ugli- 1
ness, bis impertinence. Dolignan at last '
found himself injured: ''Who was this '
mau? and what right had he to go on sol" '
"lie had never kissed her, I suppose," said 1
Dolly. Dolignan could not prove it, but ho
felt somehow that the rights of properly
were invaded. Ho weut home and dreamed
of Miss Uaythorn, and haled all the ugly
successful. Ho spent a fortnight trying
to find out who this beauty was?ho norer
could cncouuler her again. At last he hoard
of her in this way: a lawyer's clerk paid
him a little visit, ami commenced a little
action against him, in the name of Miss 1
Hay thorn, for insulting her in a railway
train.
The young gentleman was shocked, endeavored
to soften the lawyer's clerk; that
machine did not thoroughly comprehend
the moaning of the term. The lady's name,
however, was at least revealed by this untoward
accident; from her uaiuo to her address
was but a short su-p; and the same day our
crest fallen hero lay in wait at hor door?
and many a succeeding day, without effect.
But one line afternoon she issued forth quite
naturally, as if 6he did it every day, and 1
walked briskly on the nearest parade. Do- (
ligtian did the same; he met and passed her ^
many times on the parade, and searched for
pity in her eyes, but found neither look, nor ,
recognition, nor any other sentiment. For
all this, she walked and walked, till all the (
oilier proinenaders were tired and gone.
Then her culprit summoned resolution, and,
taking off his hat, with a voice tremulous,
lor the first time besought pot mission to address
her. '
She stopped, Mushed, and neither ac
knowledgcd nor disowned his acquaintance. ]
He blushed, stammered out how ashamed
he w is, how he deserved to be punished, (
how he was punished, how liltlo she knew ,
how unhappy he was; and concluded by
begging her not to let all tho world know |
the disgrace of a man who was alicady
mortified enough by the loss of her acquaintance.
Shu asked an explanation, llu told
her ??f the action that had been commenced j
mi her name. She gently shrugged her
shoulders, and said, "How stupid they are!" (
Emboldened bv this, ho begged to know
whether or not a life uf distant unprelcud
ing devotion would, after a lapse of years,
erase the muinoiy of his madness?his l
crime? j
"She did not know!"' (
"She must now bid him adieu, as she I
had some preparations to make for a ball in >i
the Crescent, where everybody was to he? v
They parted, and Dolignan determined to 1
ho at tfie ball where everybody was to be.
I I m u'ua i liora >*><! ? *" 1 * '
.... ..... ...ill unci buuiH nine ue obtained
an introduction to Miss llaythorn, *
and lie danced with lior. ller manner was '
gracious. Willi tho wonderful tact of tier tj
sex, slio seemed to have commenced the ac ,,
quaiutauce that evening. That night, for c
the tirst time, Doligunn was in love. 1 will '
spare the reader all a lover's arts, by which '<!
l.u succeeded in dining where she dined, in
dancing where she danced, in overtaking p
her by accident when she rode, liisduvo lion
followed her even to church, whero our |
Jiagoon was rewarded by learning there is ,,
it world whero they neither polk nor smoke i,
? tho two capital abominations of this one. tl
lie made iicquaiutance with her undo, | 8
who liked him, and he saw at last, w ilh joy, J'
that her cvo loved to dwell on him when ' '
tho thought he did liol observe her. n
It was three months after the liox Tun-' '
net, that Captain iJolignau called one day I *
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ipon Oaptala Hurthorn, H. N., whom be
tad met twlco iu bis life, aod slightly propiiated
by Voluntary listening to a cutting- ^Rj
jut expedition; he called, aud, in tho usual lr(
ray, asked permission to gay his address to ^
lis'daughter. The worthy Captain straightray
bsgaa doing Quarter Deck, whan sud- j.y
lenly be was summoned from the apart- ft
nout by a mysterious message. On his re- j>0j
urn he announced, with a total change of QU
roice, "It was all right, and his visitor might
un alongside as soon as lie chose." j*n
My reader has divined tho truth; this ^
rautical commander, torrible to the foe, was
n complete and happy subjugation to his ^
laughter, our heroine.
As ho was taking leave, Dolignan saw
lis divinity glide iuto the drawing-room. wj
lie followed her, observed a swoet conscious- ^
less that encouraged him; that conscious- .
icss deepened iuto confusion; she tried to
augb; she cried instead, and then she smiled (ja
igain; and when he kissed her liAnd at the -n
Joor, it was "George" and "Marian," initoad
of Captain this and Miss the other.
A reasonable time after this, (for my tale ftn
is merciful, and skips formalities, and tor- gt(
Luring delays.) these two were very happy;
they were once more upon the railroad, go- ^
ing to enjoy their honeymoon all by themselves.
Marian Dolig'iau was dressed just ||f)
is before, duck-like anu delicious, all bright
except her clothes; but George sat beside w|
Iter this time instead of opposite, and sho
Iraiik him in geutly from under hor long
eye-lashes.
"Marian," said George, "married people ?ft
diould tell each other all. Will you over
forgivo mo if I own to you?no?" -t.
"Yes! yes!"
"Well, then! you remember the llox-Tunnoil"
(This was the first allusion ho had
ventured to it.) "I am ashamed to say I
had bet ?3 to ?10, with White, I would
kiss ono of you two ladies;" and George, m,
pathetic externally, chuckod within. ox
"I know that, George; I overheard you,"
was the demur reply. olj
"Oh! you overheard me? impossible." vo
"And did you not hear tne whisper to my
companion? I made a bet with her."
"You made a bet? liow singular! What
was ill"
"Only a pair of gloros, Goorgej10
"Yes, I know; but what about it?" cu
"That if you did, you should be my bus- .
hand dearest." gn
"Oh! but stay; then you could not havo 0j]
boon so very angry with me, love. Why, ?.n
Joarcst, then, who brought that action ftl
sgair.sl me?"
.Mrs Dolignan looked down. co
"I was afraid you was forgetting me!" nn
"Sweet angel! why 'uv.ro is the liox Tnn"W
lis
Now, reader?fie! no! no such thing. 9p
You can't expect to bo indulgod in this way
jvory tirno you coino to a dark place; bo- ?n
sues, 11 ih not ilio Hung. Consider, t wo senable
marriod people; no such phenomenon,
[ assuro you, took place. No scream issued
id hopeless rivalry of theengino?this time! q,
.
A Singular Suicide. jna
In the lilllo town of Dover, which is situsled
on tho Cumberland river, in Middlo ^
fonnessee, thcro lived, eomo timo ago, an .jc
jccentric and intemperate old bachelor by C(j
the name of Kingston. On one occasion.
ivhen prostrated on his bed by excoss and
suffering acutely from those things and bor- jn
rors peculiar to his situation, bo sent for ^
jno of his old boon companions to come .
ind visit bim. Shyrack for that was the
jtlior'a namo, carne duly into Kingston's wf
room.
"What's tho matter, Kingston?"
"Shyrack, sliut tho door."
"Yes iny dear fellow."
"Lock it."
-Ki.r'
"Lock the door." 6Cj
"Certainly ray dear boy." I
"Shyrack, I'm going to kill myself!" 'cn
"My dear fellow, let nie eutreal you not .
o do it!"
"I will." "
"No, no?oblige me, and don't." ?
"Must do it."
"Don't it'll bo tho death of you!"
Shyrack was rjuile cool and jocose, little
irofttnmg I but so terrible hii event wad nc- an
.uallv going to take place. air
Kingston had, n? the last eccentric net of an
lis life, taken a chisel and mallet to bed an
with him, and now, with desperate resolve, in
ic seized ttie extraordinary tools of death, in
iiid in a instant drovo the blade of his I'i
jliisol into his breast. So
The hair rose upon Shyraok's head, and mi
'right spread like a shoet of snow over his vif
'ace. ab
"Kingston! Kingston! my dear fellow? bit
foil d d rascal Kingston! do you want mi
0 have me hung! Hold on! don't you die ry
ill I call somebody!" sol
Shvrack rati to the door and called like bri
1 madman to somo people across the street: fro
"Hallo! here! say! you, mister! all you stu- Mi
?id people! tnake haste over here, or there l?r<
ivill be a minder." of
The people crowdeJ into Kingston's ed
louse. cri
"Don't die, Kingston! Don't chisel mo gu
hat way! Don't ilie till you tell them who de
lid it!" " 50
"1 did it myself," said Kingston, faint- 'u
y. lw
"There, that'll d<>; now, my dear fellow, or<
oil may die,'' re. lied Shyrack, taking n l'?
ong breath and wiping the perspiration
roin liis forehead.
And Kingston did die, in that cxtram.li- cu
inry manner, leaving Ins late to be record- I'01
si a* n suicide, thai was almost a murder. IIC*
ou
Lcctuiir at tiir Atiik* .hum.?-We )i:i?1 lire ro|
dcasurc, I.it-I evening, *?f hearing a most interesting jj
retur i from L>r. Thomas Curtis, the accomplished j
'rincipal of the Ijimtatnnc Spr.ng.s School. 11i ' 'k"
op'o?'i'he Anglo-American?w.i? well treated. | du
l"lie lecturer spike with tlie- lorcc, directness and jdu
iluniiii'ss of a regular .Io!ni Hull, nod furnished?
vliut i? now very comiiiiui?on" trial !' -licet:out.
Ie showed himself well ?i rseil ill both Knglish and '/*,
Vim i ic.hi history, and exhibited the fruits of study "1
nd deep thought. giv
He commenced by saying that lie fi ll himself to l?.,
nmo extent qualified to speak on the theme proo-ed,
lii.i-inuch as lie had lived one-hall of his life ,
i ICnglaud, and the other half in America, and was,
lion fore, able to speak of the merits ai.d demerits ont
both countries. He next stated the prominent j
li iruoterislics of eneli country?the lore of novelty
tie, and the love of antiquity there?the enter- ,
tiro here, and the conservatism there, Ac , Are. 1:11
fext, lie contrasted the distinguished men in |?.?li- old
es. Observing that V\ asli.iigton was inap- Httx
riNichah'c, and eoiil I have no rivals near Ins throne g|,j
-he contrasted, in a highly interesting, if nut con- j((
Inciug manner, tletTerson with Cslhain; Clav with
?urke; Callio.ui with Fox; Wthvtir with William ''l0
'itt. The lecturer then concluded by saying that 1'o
o had intended to institute a comparison between ]] e
>rj'icirritative men in the military and re/?- |^c
tout, as well as tin- political, deparlmont, but that
c would iiM.rve his remarks for a more eonvoni- c""
nl season.
NVa wou'J here express our r? gret that there was tiin
r?t n larger audience present, ns we are sure tii.it j;,);
>r < in tis' lecture was very i/aUriuiuing and inlu.tive
as well as suggestive. .
[Columbia Carolinian )otb. c<-11
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A Fortunate Kiss. t<
The following liule etory by Miss Bremer, n
?60 froiu Sar tain's Afayazinc. For its n
lib and reality she says ahe will be rospon- ~
>le: ;;
"In the University of Upsnla, in Sweden, 0
cd n young atudoiit, a lonely youth, with P
free I love for studies, but without means ,
pursuing thom. ITo was poor and with- ^
t connections. Still ho studied, living in
eat poverty, but kcoping u cheerful heart,
d Irving not to look at tho future, which c
>kod so grimly nt him. His good humor
d good qualities made him beloved by ?
i young comrades. Once ho was stand- ^
I with some of them in the groat square {
Uptala chatting away an hour of leisure, ^
iou the attention of the young roou be- g
me arrested by a very young, elegant lawho
was at tho aide of an elderly one,
liking slowly over the place. It was the j
lighter of the Governor of Upland, living
the city, and the lady with her was the j
veruesa. She was generally known for ^
r goodness and gentleness of character, r
d looked upon with admiration by tho (
idents. As the young men now stood ^
ting at her as she passed on like a grace- {|
i vision, oue of thoin exclaimed: ,
"Well it would be worth something to |(
ve a kiss from such a mouth." j
The poor student, the hero of our story,
10 was looking intently on that pure and
gelic face, exclaimed as if by inspiration, !'
Veil, 1 think I could have it."
"What!" cried his friends in a chorus, (.
ro you era ay? Do you know horj"
"Not at all," lie answered; "but I think
e would kiss me now, if I asked her." "
"What, in tliis place before all your oyo??" ,
"In this place, before your eyes." .
"Freely 1" J
"F reely." !|
"Well if she will give you a kiss in that
snner I willcrive vou a thousand il.-illur* "
o ?r *""'"""r
claimed one of the party.
"And L"' "And 1!" cried tlirco or four (
hers; for it so happened that several ricli
ung men were in the group, and bets rnu ^
gh on so an improbable event; and the j
allenge was made and received in less |
no than we take to relate it.
Our horo (iny authority tells not whether (
i was handsome or plain; I have tny pe- ^
liar ideas for believing that he was rather
sin but Biliguiariy good-looking at the
me time) our hero immediately walked
[ to the young lady, and said: (min froleen
ly fortune is in your hand.") She lookhim
in astonishment but arrested her f,
ips. lie proceeded to slate his naine and ti
ndition, bis aspiration, and related simply c
d truly what had just passed betw.en t
in nnd his companions. The young lady v
toned attentively, and when he ceased to 1,
cak, she said, blushing, but with great ti
eetuess; "If by so little a thing so much ^
oil can be efleeted, it would bo foolish tor j c
9 to refuse your request;" and sho kissed i
o young man publicly in the open squaro. t
Next day the student was sent for by the v
jvernor. lie war ted to see the man who ^
d dared to se_k a kiss from his daughter
that way, ,?nd whom she had consented c
kiss bo. lie received him with a scru b
lizing brow, but after an hour's eonversa- t
>n was so pleaded with hiin that he oiler- v
him to dine at his table during his i
idies at Upsata. | j,
Our young friend now pursued his studies i b
a manner which made him regarded as j c
o most promising scholar at the U it ire mi c
Tlimn r?nra ?1 ? ,l -
? - ? j- nw.? ui/i |M3M'u .uicr lue
j of the first kiss, when the young inun t
i? allowed t<> give a 6ecoti(l one to the v
tighter of the Governor, as his intended
ide. j
lie became later one of tho grcaest scholi
in Sweden, as much respected for his
truing as for his character. His works i
11 eudure forever among the works of
ence; and from this happy union sprang *
family well known in Sweden At the pre# [
t day, and whose wealth of fortuno and ,(
ajh position iu society Hro regarded ns '
tall tilings, compared with its wealth of [
odnesa nod love.
Early Administration ot Justice, "
At the close of the Revolutionary war. 1
d before the dim clouds i f thai gieat I 1
ifo had rolled oil', times wore troubulous | n
d unsettled. Violenco was in tho land, ] v
d tho thief and tho robber weio very open ! li
their operations. It was found ne.essary i ?
Fairfield, to institute a Committee ot ; I
tblic Safety, with unlimited powers, i a
metirr.es, it must ho confessed, tlsia Com ! o
illeo enforced their decisions with great ( d
jor, if not cruelty; for as the man said j ti
out (Jen. Jackson, and in justification oi : s
i conduct in relation to the six militia > m
mi, "they were a punctual set." Two ve- j Sl
well supposed thieves established them tl
voaat J It fa, who resided on a 1 b
(inch of the Watereo cieck, a few miles ! si
tin Winnshoro. l>uring their stay at h
rs. It fa, J 11 fa house was j ?<
Ltken open, and his tiui.k titled of a piece >
calico and other articles. Ho complaiu- 1 c<
to the Committee of Public Safety. The ' c
ine was saddled at oiieo on Mr-.. It fa ti
csta, light or wrong. Tho C unmiitee fr
creed that Mrs. K should receive ; fi
0 lashes, and her dailghtar, said to he lif h
need to one of tho thieves, was sentenced k
receive 7o lashes. It was further do- ; U
:ed that Iter house shouid Lu burned 11
wn, Iter children bound oat, and that ' h
Ini should be amply indemnified, out C(
I... r _ ..ti i ' i ?" 1
IVI UIIIII-, it * f .111 Ills lOSSf*. I llO tic- I '
:0 was punctually enforced. < Mio of {lie 11
rsons, who liccr. I lie, ill after! tin vini t "
nt in laiilioM, wlio ns-i.-ted in carrying "
I llio decree of (lie Committee, list I to "
ate, to the life, the whole horrid at fair.
) spoke of the llagg-latiuii of old Mis. v
, her daughter, an I her subsequent 11
eking in the WatercO creek, lie said d
) was beautiful, and her skin as while m , "
>w. lJeing asked how ho could partici vv
lo in sue 11 a transaction, his icply was, ?l
he limes wero dreadful. I feel no nv.s la
ing for the part I took; and if you had ''
Mi there, you would have In artily con-' c<
red in measure*, which seem won, in ; el
iso days of peaeo nuJ sunshine, so ligor (J1
i and cruel. 111
So soon as the country courts wero nisli- lh
ed, after all this, .)??11 common- lo
1 an action for damages against the poor cr
,1 -li for the loss ot his calico *
I other article*. (Jen. Mini was the pre- in
ing Judge, when the caso was reached, ce
a tegular call of tho dotke'. of causes; ro
i General ordered the clerk to stop. In
scon ling fiom the hcnch, he took J In
by the luppcl, led liiiu to the rear of th
mp Stroiher'o tavern, culled for liickeric*.; cv
mnenccd on ? lolls vixibis. .1 said pi
liiug, hut "pray sir" "(Mi, do sir." At this |
0 tho il.'.n: .1 hailed fi. : i his labor to g;i
o breath, and in these intervals lie it- loi
ltd, "wo ordered tho old woman lo io-j|?
re 600 I ash oh, which she got, her dauglr
if to reotiro 70 lashes, which she received, I
D<1 a half drowning extra?the old wo*
lan'sliouio to be burned down, her children
>" be bound out, and you to be indemoied
for your lossot out of her cattle. The
rder was carried into effect, and good poo
le say, you did not know when to stop ta*
lug her cattle and note you old tnitcrcanlf
on come into court for damaged. lake
hat tirf
Heaving with rage, nud panting from
vor exertion the General returned into
ourt, took his seat, upon the bench and
;are a peremptory order to the Clerk to
trike that case from iho document. So
bo case was decided, and never was one in
be wholo annals of jurisprudence so deci*
ed. The General was impelled from a
trong source of justice but now awkward
nd miserable the application.
N It was indicted for stealing
)elany Carrel's oow. On trial, Delany
nd his wifo swore "like our army in Planters."
In truth there was no reliable cvileoce
against It . When the jury had
eceived their charge,^Benjamin McGraw
ho Furoinan, made a short add res to his
irothren. "Boys, said he, there is no proof
gainst Nick, but ho is a bad follow any
iow, and it is said he whips his mother;
et us find him guilty, for thiity-nino will
to him a great service." The jury returnd
into'the court with tlio verdict of guilty,
ud Nicholas, w hether for his benlit or not
11 the long run, but certainly for his presnt
discomfit, received his thirty-nine well
aid ou.
"Sometimo after this, old Mrs. McTyre,
, highly respectable lady brought an aciuu
of slander against the eaiuo N
t . When the case was called, Iho
udges of the county court were unanimous
a ordering a non suit, on the ground that
f K 's tongue was no slander."
Gen. Robert Anderson was at one tirno
residing Judge in 1'cudleton. A man was
ried before him who was known toho aclraj
cut oi mo very worst soiL The evidence
vus insuilL-icut, utul the jury, sorely against
lieir will, were compelled to bring in a verlict
of not guilty. (Jen. Anderson moved
lis linger to the SlieritV aud brought him
ip; "take sir (said he) the prisoner on the
ieorgia Bide aud give liim uiue and thirty;"
bo 6uggestiou was forthwith attended to.
[ Carolina Time*.
Work for the Month.
LIous and I'okk Ma kino.?Your hogs
or making pork bhould bo fat early this
nonth, so that they may be gotteu up into
lose pens, preparatory for pork-making, as
he lirst cold, frosty weather that comes toward
the closo of this month, should be ta;en
advantage of for this important busiicss.
All experience has proved that it is
;ood economy in this climate to make baou
caily. One pound of good fat bacon,
aiscd at hoiuo, is worth tothecolt>>n planer
three pound raised in Kentucky. We
rish our planters understood the rationale '
f this home philosophy.
The Slock of the Plantation should l?e
arefully provided for. Good stall and
louses, with coinforta1 le pens or lots, that
hey may receivo their food to the best adantage,
will handsomely compensate the
rouble hdU expense. The stock of every
ind may be kept fat upou much less food,
>c?idcs the very large amount of valuable
ompost manure that tuny in this way be
ollected and saved for the plantation.
CoMi-Odr Mam; lie.?The gathering of
he crop will hooa bo over, when much
nay t>e done, end valuably done too, in
ireparirig for ntid making c rnpost manure,
iomember that there is nothing upon the
ilantalion?if it will dci-av?l?m .*;n
(ill lo the fertility of your 6oil. All the j
ilter mill leaves that fall iu the yard from
our shade tree*, the ashes fiom the wood
on burn, the bones from the kitchen, the
tlood and other offal from your pork, hogs
nd beeves, the chips fioin the wood pile,
tid indeed, all the vegetable litter about
he place should be thrown into the com
>ost heap, and the soapsuds every week, if
iot otherwise med upon your fruit trees,
houId be poured over the compost heap,
lie litter fiotn weeds, briars and other
irushwood, from the jams of your fences,
nay anil should also lie used iu the same
ray. And litter fioin the foie-ts, that proitic
source of vegetable matter, ad libium,
t will and iu any quantity. Wo have
eon quite interested of late, as well as
mused, with the philosophy of some of
ur good fiieuds, who mi|?|?o-o thev have j
iscovered such wonderful fertilizing quali- I
its iu green corps, pea stubble and grain j
lubble, ploughed into the same soil froiu .
ibiuh the crop has been gathered, and yet
eem to think that leaves and litter from
lio forest valueless, or not worth the troule
of hauling. Wo ask our readers to
ludy this subject well, and be not deceived
y a | hilosophy and led into a system of
emi-fortilizing your generous soil, lliat has
othing to reconimeud it but its simple
onvenieuce! l>ou't understand us now as
utulemniug this conveniently valuable pracco
of ameliorating your soil; far, very far
om it. We highly commend it, we have
>r tifluen years practised it, and still do it 1
at we do not rely upon it to mako our I
ind rich! Laud fioiu which crops of cot- j
>n, peas and corn aio taken annually, canot
bo kept up oven, lunch less fertilized.
) this ststom alone. The deception lies !
.Ttainly in the use of the belter implements i
nd deeper ploughing necessary to bo used
rul practiced by the planter thus ploughig
in his stubble, than is necessary to be
->ed by the planter wliofirst, before ploughig.
burns, and otherwise disposes of his
ubblo and stalk'.. Therein is a real nd- j
Ullage?better ploughs an I deeper plough
ig, and t!i -- courtcclc 1 with iho horizontal
illure, will iiu rea-e really your crops for a |
me. Voir may increase your crops in this
ay till you have exhausted the perfection i
implements, and ploughed as deep as ,
nd can be ploughed, but having reached
tat point, your crops must fail every sueidling
year just in iho propoitioti that the
.........i. . e ? ? * *
M.ivnn ui n-nuiiv ;iro IC'lll'>Vetl 111 tII0 I
NtitcHoed, etc., of llio ciojrs, (due allowance I
ado fur atmosphere, raiu and electric in- |
joncos,) taken fioni the soil. Wo may bo j
1<1 that this process would iinprovo tlio
ops for a long time; we grant it, perhaps
century! by extraordinary and expensive
ljilements and labor, but nevertheless, the i
itainiy disastrous results will come! Eu- j
{ can agiiculture has jxoved the fact but !
o truly. No farmer tlioro now relies any
nger upon this system for iinjirovemont;
ey jiractice it, it is true, as wo do, and
or expect to do, as auxiliary to tho true
lilosojihy, to add to tho soil a leal fertilir
projiortionnlo to tho crop wo exjicct to i
illier from tho soil. This is the only sysin
lii.it wilt improve tho fertility and tho ;
oduclire cajiacity of tho soil, aud never I
I.? Soil oj (he South, lir. 11
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Horticultural Work far tttuwber.
There is little to be don* Hi tbwwege
ble kingdom this month, but too much
the fruit orchard and flower yard. Tb*
who would plant trees or shrubs, should
member that fall planting will forward |
tree a year over spring planting. Peart, i
pies, peaches, strawborries, and grapes shot
bo planted out now. In the dower yard,
the bulbs should be taken up, apparel
aud replanted. Chinese peonies shot
now be separated and replanted. We fi
Dutch bulbs and Chinese peonies to blix
best in a sandy, soil. Cuttings of floweri
shrubbery may now be put oet with aim
as much corlaiotv of thfir Urine and atr
ing root, as budued or grafted plauts. 1
soil around all hardy shrube should be
moved this month, and renewed with i
giu earth from the woods and swam
Fruit trees will also be greatly benefited
this application. Now is the time to
out the grounds for flowers and ehrnbbs
It is bad policy to wait until Spring as
plaut cannot bloom as perfectly when
moved with its feeders all alive to nouri
ment for the swelling bud, as when rem
cd with buds and root in a com parti*
dormant state. We know of no set ru
for laying out ornamented grounds. Ev<
thing will depend ou locality and the s
rounditigs. The taste of the proprie
must dictate how it shall bo done. C
rural population are sadly at fault in I
arrangement of their grounds and dwellin
Surely the spot that wo are the most fan
iar with?scenes that we daily nod bou
look upon, should bo arranged with in
and beauty. Every homestead in this n
ural land of flowers, should not only
provided with the substantial comforts 1
should blossom as the rose. And how *
this ever become a general feature of I
country, unless a taste for the beautiful
nature is cultivated. Fruit trees are i
only highly ornamental, but useful. TL
/ * -
puio an mack as their father. One di
when Noah knew his life would soon ei
lie showed his sons a pit partly fil'.od w
water, which he said had the wonder
properly of completely transforming a
one that leaped into it. For a ruorm
they hesitated, but Japeth suddenly r<
and plunged into it, and almost suddei
ro appeared froin tho magical water, um
the form of r. young Caucasian. Sbem,s<
ing this, eagerly followed his example, I
to his astonishment tho water had disr
peared, and only a few ripe lemons wero
the bottom. With the juice of those
lubbed iiis skin, and issued from the p
not black, but of an Indian coppor co|<
Haul then took courage, and with o
bound icached the bottom of the pit on I
hands and feet. Frantic at the disappei
ance of the water, he oven put his lips
the ground to suck up the few romaiuii
drops of lemon juice, thence it happens th
the palms of the hands, the soles of tl
feet, and lips of the negro race, are of ll
same coppery color as the skin of Shorn."
A student ot medicine, in Michigan, ha
ing courted a girl for n year, and got tl
milieu, has turned and sued her father f
the visits be paid her.
'1 ho innu who alo his dinner with tl
fork of a livor has been endeavoring to ?p
t mountain top.
lurnisU what may bo termed the pastry
food, and should be cultivated by ev<
land holder. A cottage embowered iu fr
and flowers, makes a more favorable i
pression upon the traveler, than a palal
mansion with no surroundings of beau
The one is but the purchased skill of l
architect. The other, the natural taste a
skill of the occupant Many are deteri
from planting ornamental trees and shru
from the expense. But where there ii
will, there is a way. First, learn how e:
Iv almost every plant strikes root from c
tings, and how rapidly trees grow fr
seeds, and they will find that it takes bu
very few years to start an orcbvrd, an a
nue, or a parterre, with but a very limi
means. Stone fruit seeds should be pla
ed now. Seeds of forest trees, both e*
green and deciduous, should be plan
now. A beautiful grove of our native pit
may bo raised from seeds in ten years. <
durs lar?e enough for hedges may be gro
from seeds in two years. Magnolias may
grown from seeds on the uplands, where ll
would not live transplanted. Ornaraen
trees grow so rapidly from seeds in this
mate, that it is almost superfluous to pi.
standards. First, arrange the grounds, ?
then plant the seeds where the trees are
btaud.?Soil of the South, <tc.
Singing in SrcRGKON'd Ctiuicn.?T
prayer concluded, Mr. Spurgeon gave i
the well known hyiuo, beginning?
"B< fore Jehovah's awful ihroue."
Ho read it through, having first anno
ced that ih* 11 l- - "*
nuum e? me "'Jill tl
dredlh," and then read each verse separ*
ly before it was sung. It is scarcely po
ble to give any idea of the sublime etl
produced by those ten thousand voices,
they swelled the massive harmonies of tl
grand tune with a fullness of breath rar
heard. After singing the second vei
Mr. Spurgeon said, "I will read the th
verse, aud you will sing the fourth, and
the up-lifting of your voices be as the sou
of many waters!" ilia audience reapouc
to his wish. The words of the verso wc
"We'll crowd Tliy sates, witU th.uikful soogi
II ?' > a* iho ilc tvcns our voices raise;
Aud earth, w th lur lib t!i.us*nd tungae*.
btiall ti.i lay courts w.th aoanJio^ praise."
Most magnificent was the shout of pra
that now went up. Not a voice was nit
save where occasionally some one's ner
were overpowered by the massive rolli
chorus that io>e on every ?ido. Never ?
wo realize what congregational aingi
might become. It was an uplifting of vo
and heart, such as one can hope to h
only a few times in thccourceof life. Mi
of this grand effect was tio doubt owing
tho majesty of the luno itself?much to i
fact that all the congregation knew it
and perhaps not a little to the practice
reading each verse before it was sung,
practice wo have always thought a v<
reasonable one, especially amongst the p?
and those who caunot read.
1>lack Veusion.?Tho legend conce
ing tho color of Adam and Eve's skin, a
the causes of the ditlerent varieties of stir
ami complexion now observable and ?mu
men are more numerous than the variet
themselves. The following, which take:
for granted that all the inhabitants of I
earth before the lime of the deluge w
black, and attributes these varieties to l
sous of Noah, is new to us, and may, p
haps, amuse sotno of our roaders:
"Noah," says the black Marabouts, "w
entirely black, ilis three sons were a
-* a .' " *
;; vkrmi'FTJOE
c fc*#iS^g
They are n&'fecoafr*
mended as Dnfranat
jni Cure-alls, but simply foe
?? what their name put:h.
P01*8*
The Vermifuge, for H
D?. expelling Worm* from
lav the human system, has
JJ* also been administered
2~ with the most satisfactory
or- results to various animals
subject to Worms.
?uY The Liver Pills, foe
tor the cure of Liver Comtbe
PLAINT, all bllious DfiSI;
RANGEMENTS, SlCK HEAD^
ACHE, &C.
? Purchasers wilL please
>ut be particular to ask for
[hi Dr. C. McLane's Celebrated
Vermifuge and
,er Liver Pills, prepared by
"ft eFJtmvnci
ra- ?
iial sole proprietors, PlttSife
burgh, Pa., and take no
other, as there are various
* , other preparations, now
?'? before the public, pur"m
porting to be Vermifuge
and Liver Pills. All
others, in comparison
?r- with Dr. McLane's, are
*ea worthless.
~?n The genuine McLane's
b# Vermifuge and Liver
tai Pills can now be had at
L't all respectable Drug
Stores.
FLEMING BRO S,
60 Wood St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
uu* Sole Proprietor*
BCOVIL & MEAD, Nc* OrKai's, Gcoeral
Wholesale Agent* lor the bijulh, to whom All *rill
t 4 imikt K?
un- SOLI) IiY
un FISHER & HEIMT9H. Spartanburg, Sc. C-.
DEAN A GOODUION, 44 44 "
k*e." A. TODLKSON. 44 44 44
881" K. K RUTCH, Greenville, 44 '4
cct KEENAN A NORMS, HmoovUle, 44 44
a? JOHN H. HENRY. Lnuranaviltr, 44 44
(ia, W. K. PKATr4CO?Nwbmy, 41 44
, L. P. BARN KTT A CO., Yorkvilte. S. C
J. W. HARRIS A CO., Rutbcrfordtou, K. C.
'*?. M*j 7 II ]f_
'lel Rogers* Liverworth & Tar
ntJ OR THK COMI'LKTK CLHt UK COVCIIS, COL?S,
led INFLUENZA, 'ASTHMA, BKOSCHITIP, BFFI
irw: TING OF BLOOD, * ALL OTI1KK LI NU COMl'LAINTS
TLNDINO TO CONS CM 11 ION.
' * * a y y sj y K y %
This preparation is getting into use nil over < u
>180 cooutry. The numerous letters we receive Irom
' o?r various agent*, informing us of uurca effected
,le' irt their immediate neighborhoods, warrant us in
ves Keying it is one of the best, if Lot the eery heat,
it jf Cough Modtciuc now before the public. It nlmos
.tjj inrartally relieve*, and not uofi equently cures the
n? wry worst cast*. When nil other Cough prcpara.
? lions h.ive failed, this hits relieved the patient, as
Ice Druggists, dealers in McdiciUta, and Phvsiciaus,
imr can testify. Ask the Agent in your marest town,
tch tvhut lias been Ina experience ol tin e fleets of this
medicine. ii he hoa been selling it for any length
, of lime he will tell vu
llto 1T ,s TI1K BKsjX MEDICINE KYTAN'T.
? Below we give n few extracts from leltcra we
of have received lately regarding the virtues of thia
a medicine.
Dr. 3. 9. 0?lin,ofKnoxvU!e,Ga.,says: J hare
1 J been using your Lirerwort and Tar very rotten*
->or *irely in my practice for three years past, and.
it is with pleasure / state my belief in its sure,
RtORtTT OVER ALL OTIIER ARTICLES with whith /
rn. am acquainted, Jor which it is recommended.1*
. Messrs. Fitzgerald ?fc licnners. writing from
Wayncaville, N. C. say: "The Lirerwort and
tde Tar is becoming daily more popular in this Connng
fry, and wk THINK justly so. All who jare tried
ies ' spe?K in commendable terms nf it, and say it
j is very beneficial in alleriating the complaints for
j ^ schick it is recommended.'*
Messrs. Fitzgerald & Benners, writing from
ero Wuynesville, N. C., ray; 'J he Lira wort and
iho Tar is becoming daily more popular in this Conn
or- try, AND WK THINK Jl'TTLY SO. All Wko hats
tried it speak in commendable terms of it, and
rrts *ny *' " cery l*fnrj*cial in alienating the camplaints
for which it is recommended. '
'so i Uur Agent in Pickeua Dislric, 6. C., Mr. S.
IV, ' R. McFall, HK-ures us "that he uses if with great
id, benejit in hlauwn family, and roeoinineuds a to Ins
itli I oeiglibora." He gives an iuatanec of a Negro woI
man. iu liis vieiditv- who l>?.i ? ??
VI ..... win rum ring Willi 1
IU> disease of the Lungs for yearn, attended with net
ny v?ra cough, who was relieved by the Liverwor
jnt and Tur.
Such are the Rood reports wo hear of this Midi
eioe from all parts of the South. For a report of
! * the surprising cure* it has performed in the West
'?r ern and Northern and Rasters States, we would
!4- invito the suffering patient to read the pamphlet
nit w hieh aeeotnpaii < s each bottle. To all wo say,
/tare hope, hare hope.'
at TRY THE MEDICINE!!
1)0 n E W A R \ r ? 1 * S E A 8 O II.
I,l? Beware of Counterfeits and Base
^ Imitations :
jjs The genuine artirlo is signed Anmiw Rooms
the engraved wrapper around each bottle.
1 Price a I per bottle, or six bottles for $.rt. Sold
wholesale and retail hy 8COVIL ft MKAD.
g on 11 I Charters St., bvt. CVmttnnd St. I.otns.N. 0.
nt Soi.k A or nts r ow rim Soi tiikhn Status, to
|1<? whom all orders and iippbeutions tor A gentries
, must bo addressed.
J10 SOLD AUK) BT
FISHIER ft I1KINITSII,Spartanburg, So. Cu.
DEAN A GOODGION,
v- W. If. WATSON, Greenville ?
lie K. KRUTOH,
K l&NXON & NORTHS, VnionvHIo,
S. II. IH.NRY, LunrensvOlo 4< 1
0. L. HARRIS, ?fc CO., Uutherfordton, K.C
I April 84 V #tw
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