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The SrAkTtit circulates largely otter this and adjoining <li?tri?ts, x?itd offers an ?HnirnOetai?dUim do ear friends to reeclt customer#. ,n< Job w<?rk of alt kinds promptly executed. IB Rtanke, fmw n)Vl Equity, continually on baud or printed to order. ?arolim~ spartan! ~ V , Written h*r lite Carolina Spartan. . _ LULA W00DSW0RTH; on be LOVE STRONGER THAN PRIDE. r ' t i a. BY f? POBftKST UOWAN. > IU y C1IAITKK VII. ?n Walk with me, dear reader, to the The*- p" pian llall, and let u? xlep within for a few lo' inomeuls and ?eo what is taking place . tfcara. " ' * The room it densely crowded by a bril- "j1 liaot and attentive audience, nud every eye _ ia directed towards the stage, and every ear ) e intent on catching the eloquent remarks Vo of the speaker?Desmond Drayton. 1 Near the stage sits the reporter of the "Squash Anni/ulator, busily engaged with paper and pencil, while a little to tho left ^ ails the indomitable Friggins, perfectly at * ' the lOercy of the floods of impassioned elo- ^ quence, which come, like the rush of many Waters, upon his eager ear. Nearer to the door sit our friends Lio- m nell Evans, Lola, and Lcoline, the latter cv looking at hapjiy as a child, whoso heart has known no shadow, or experienced uo Borrow. "" Lola looks beautiful and pure, but oot happy. Now and then only does she vontnro to glance upon the speaker, but Wl should his eyes accidentally meet her earn- *e Btt gaze, her poor heart throb* wildly and a? ^ i... V...? .n . i7.- . all iici uuvi mica cniusinieu wiin imusii* a*. A"uit .vVint were lli<s filings of Des- f tuouui iV-JrU to biiu whs the biillhuit as ' seiubla.M before liiin, cumpared to the presence of Lulal riril.ui .i"\t ;?* WTO Wage of men, women, 1 audVh* ,'.ior? was I.'ul 0110 form be ^ f r? in? ?% *?, i?? deat-fnea now and then . ?i?rr W\ vmifci] t"?*wrd'> ;nio, unci one heart ^ luiLauin/ l.anin.i.c :iii liis. Th>> V'?7 i iv n^jhlo telegraphic line U.1 Luwe> -? uo heail-, mid their souls beM communion aii'd courerse together, ,n whi^'i 1w r'aff'?n Vrte'v ~f?they alone uniley., v, j*cfuit! i'losed, and the w peak >' >\v u.U.T the stage iu a poifoct maxlir Hp; ! iuse? 'lli. .. tuiui .x d^peisud, enob l<? bis resper,:'?" ' >? eudi with fife own thoughts ^ and it y.r-ro'Mis, w hieh,impressions were to Cast tJ.er- f ig deep .mi ado vis upon the future or gild with beauty nil coming events. l" "Lola," said Leolinc, as they were re- e taming from the lecture, "did you over bear sgrA a lectuie?" Sfl "Never!?'twas a master effort!" "I cou'd have ILteued to Lbm all day," 'v k- '??id Leoline. 1" "Only all day, Leoline? Metliiuks such language could be listened to forever.'* "Is it the language, or (lie speaker, that you praise!" asked Leoliue. 111 I'ViNi "LuU#" said Leoline, "would it not be pleasant to posses* (he love of such a man M1 ms Mr. Drayton?'* ro "Such are foolish questions, Leoline; for P( men like Mr. Drayton thiuk very little of w our mi* *,j "I know bettor (linn that, Lain,'1 said Le? oline, with a toss of her pretty head. "Suppose thai I wore to tell you, Luia, that Mr. Drayton not only deigns to notice our sex, but that he really is desperately in love p' with one of them?" 01 "How do you know that!'* asked Lola, ^ endeavoring to appear disinterested in the P* matter. "Never mind how I know it, Lula; but I tlo certainly know thai Mr. Drayton is not ' 30 only passionately attached to one of our J bt sex, bnt that the fair one whom he has ; fts chosen is present." 1 8U "You surely do not mean that hu loves one of u?>" replied Ltila, with much agitation. I" "Exactly," replied Leoline. Lula did not reply?her heart was too Hl' muMt Inil- - - - 1 ?1 " ' *' . iu an?iu|n ii; uui omy uou | "" ^ nnd herself know how every word of the lc innocent Iveolino stung her to the heart, ad*1 added renewed pressuro to tho load of oc agony there. "It is Leoline that lie loves," thought Lula, as she neared the house, "and oov i II is over, and \ must be content to "l' aulter on in secret.' l'' As the two friends reached the residence of Mr. Grnhtip, Lula thought that she would arrive at the worst at once, by ask- I (Sv jng Leoline if hor suspicions were correct. | J'lac.iig her hand upon the shoulder of j 0,1 Leoline, she said with much feeling:" Dea- ' dr inond loves you, dear Leoline! is it not so!" '*? "Me? Wliy, Lula, what put that into your dn head! Mr. Drayton doos not even know pie, and, so far as loving me is concern- tin /id, he has never said so at least," and ao saying the pretty gir! laughed merrily. yo Lula kissed the dewy lips of lasoline, and iun jbursting into tears, retired to the privacy of bar own room, Sho had no sooner seated it, <her*4if upon her lounge than she buried her fai | /aco in her hands, and wept as if her very bh heart would break, i '.'What! was it possible that Desmond m pr* still loved her? Whs it possible that his rot beart still yearned after her, nolwilhstand- in ing the cruel manner in which she had (treated him! Surely Leoline was mistaken." wl ?>uch were Lola's thoughts, as she endenv-: jui ored in vain Lo chfr-k bur tears. | in: ke Sard aha, "what <*oti ve could the will if girl bar* to deceive mef' Surely Lao* you i?, of all others, would not Willingly bring and ora woo into a heart already crushed be- " mtb ita weight! Nol I rauat see the doar vies rt, and speak with her on the subject at and >oe, and, to saying, aha hastily summoned cell >r maid,' who vada bar appearanaa, and Am whom Lola communicated bar wishes. foui Leoline soon estsred the room, and seat- " i herself beside Lula. " "Leoline," sakl Lula, talcing the dainty thai ind of the merry- hearted maiden," You said " tbile ago that I>e?raond loved one of us, lecl id 4kat that one was not yourself; do you uot ean to say, Leoliue, that Desmond loves lira el" "Ves,",, inoi "Lcoti- V' exoluimed Lula, with much " action, "do you really mean what you my y! Think, my dear girl, of wbat you " y." and "Lola," replied Leoline, "what motive live uld I have in telling you that Desmond she is in love with you, uuleas I knew it to " a fact?" plie "But may you uot be mistaken, Leoline?" pow "No, Lula. i soleniuly declare to you hap at he doee love you." " "Then, Leoline, as you have told me this you ucb, I will toll you candidly, that I love you ssmoud as ferveutly as he can possibly " re me." mm Then, Luhi, may God send his sweetest posi nedictioDs upon your heart, for the con- kno lento which you haro reposed in me. has rsinond has loved you for more than live me. nrs, and loves you now, with all the ioi-! " r of earlier years, and would willingly can irt with nil his fame for the possession of met ur heart." , her "Dear Leoline, you have made me hap- no.' ', and if you only knew how I have loved " esmond, you would pity, rather than to I miits mo lur my pnue, una apparent inJit reas ence. iu early life, by the per*nation of say v parents, I rejected hi* overtures of love, thai erely for their gratification, but 1 have will er loved him." win ''And will you be bis, Lula!" Wfc "11 is!?O, Loolino, ever since this heart ha? is been capable of feeling, or the mind of upu ought, 1 have been his." Je*i "Lula," said Leoline, "Desmond dines phil ith us to-day. l'romise me that you will puai y him, promise me that you will cast " ido your pride, and meet him as you but ould, and all will ret be well." flue "I do promise it, dear Leoline," replied sucl ila. five "'l'Uen, Lula, as sum as Heaven is pure, win nl God is merciful, so sure is it, that you ; inui ill soon be happy." I prei "My dear little beauty," replied Lula, "I ! der ill be led by y*>u, and guided altogether j the r your advice and counsel." j Wu "Lula," said Leoline, "we depend upon J eve ir heavenly father for all oitr happiness in ud l is vale of tears. Will you kuevl with me j win prayer?" sud "Yes, dear Leoline; surely your prayers uie, ill avaiL" to I Leader, we must pause here awhile, l'er* real ips one of the most beautiful sights U|njii froi fill is two beautiful maidens kneeling in is a ayer be for o ll?e great God, ihioned amid you u undying splendors of Heaven, asking to to a i guided according to his wisdom, desiring call be led into the way* of truth, and direct- no I into the right path. tun llnsh ! we must not tread with our un " uctificd feet that holy place, nor pollute hen ilh our foul breathing the air that is yet ing perfumed with the fragrant voice of ilia ayer. * hen Let us take a walk to Desmond's cottage, wel id see what is taking place there. wbi i,'tfsii)uiid was billing in lua library, writ* I \v g liia address forllie S'fU*uh Anuikilalortrill hen Lionell Evans entered. Wei "Lionell," said Dennoud, "wh it in the ??n itno of soap-suds are you walking into my ^l,c iom for, when I am trying, as hard a# a,,(J tssible, to meet the demand* of the "</rvr/," " ho has been running after me for the last do *lf an hour?" a"d -The devil??what do you mean?" be 1 'The printer1* devil, to be sure." 1? J "Are you publishing your lecture!" ibc "No, 1 nm not exactly publishing," reied Desmond, upsetting the inkstand up- Lio I his manuscript. "Now, just look at I nt!" continued Desmond, "did mortal ever iss through such a skirmish." #ur< "Take it ea*y, old fellow!" said Lionell. I "Take it easy)?why, bless your foolish Pro' ull 1 can scarcely write a singlo sentence I :foro the *i/evil' walks into the room and Grn k* for 'more copy.' I wish there was no stc| ch thing as Christmas holidays." "Why not?" asked Lionell. lha "Well, these printers run after a fellow " " a thousand brick, expect him to write J Lul .. thousaud lines in a minute, and puuctu- 1 " e it properly beside. If you ask them '* e reason of their great hurry, they will , line II you they want to save Christmas day." " "I'sbaw! Desmond; you are too hard up- I ki i them." I you "Too hard?" ' dim "Yes, entirely too hard," replied Lionell; j soil liev are the most u&uful clax? nf <Mii?at?? i " at wo have." I ca "Great pity, llien, that the boys in the " u/ua.sh Annihilutor" set typo 90 outra- \ " ously fast. I have bet fifty dollars that I line uld keep up with any printer in America,1 " <i won tho bet more than eight times; but will ose fellows just set typo liku warriors, and mui no mannor of use to try to keep up with ?ho am." ? "Well, Desmond, I shall leave you for of t! e present At tho mercy of tho printers." ingl ."Lionwll," replied Desmond, "do absent end ursolf as quick as possible, for it is iust his, ipossible to write while your aro here.' cam "Certainly, my dear follow, if you desire love I shall, of course, leave you; but do not a?d I to meet iuo at AJr. Graham's dinner ta- 1 grat 9." f.ko MI will not fail, Dionoll; but really you calli list cither cease talking, or else leave the 1 Wh Bin, as I am obliged to finish this lecturo he i lime for the "S.juash Annihilator." trea "Hut, Desmond, I wish to remain just tern icre I am; and as to keeping still, it is heai it n matter of impossibility. Throw your inuscript into tho fire, and walk over me * DM to uode Grabam'i house, where midit can have the pleasure of seeing Lula, not a my pretty little eouein Leoline." his ot I hare a great sniud to take your ad- look i t" said Desmond, putting bis pen aside, "Y turning towards LionelD "But, Lie- do," i , I do not like todlsappoiot lbs "Squash meet lihilator," they expect my lecture before and f o'clock." wron; Well, suppose they do? what then!" amen Why, 1 should not disappoiut them; heart; I'a all." l)esm Pshaw) I see no necessity of having the love j ure published this afternoon. Wait and ? il to morrow?-next week, or any other "I e than just now." sible, Lionel!, 1 will do as you say," said Des- that 1 id. JU! Thais right! Come with me now to rival uncle's, end see Lula." reque I somehow dread to meet her, Lionel!, soon 1 fear that the meeting will be produc- ded t 1 of a real scene. Are you turo that Do will not lake my visit amiss!*' line, I pledge you my word of honor," re- loveli d Lionell, "that you hare it in your lookii rer to render both yourself and Lula utter! >py by this meeting. anv c She loves you, Desmond, more than p "p have any idea of, and it is cruel on fwct o r part to keep yourself away from her." nnd <j Lionel), you know i love Lula, and how India :li I would willingly sacrifice fur the puint; session of her hand and heart. Yuu are fo w how sho has treated me?how she *?Y trampled upon my heart, and scorned colon for al Is it easy to believe that such a woman hut r love me after all this! Is it easy to wise.' it her?to take her hand?to listen to ?V voice?to look upon her face! Verily, slight "T1 But, Desmond, is it not equally as hard mond teep away from Lula, when you have ? > ion for believing that she loves yuu. Yoti those that you love her more than life, and ?p L the world to you is desolate and dark liout her. Why should you thus live, >]? 11 the remedy is within your reach? then1 iv hii 'Ia.i.I 11.1 ?../! ?I i ,J wvtfwiuhu mm uuiiuppjr, l> HCF1 fUU ulv 0 it in your power to bring the sunshine ono," n your heart, and realize your fondest "0 res and dearest hopes. There is no plum losophy in such a course of conduct?it is failed ilively simple." self ? Ail that you say, Lionell, is very true; t0 cal you forget, llial the human heart is in- JUI need more l?y feeding than reason in Lula It delicate matters us there. Kor the past ,jUcdl or six years I hare not seen Lula. There (0 1 philosophy in keeping myself at a (lis- i|ie? i-c from Lu'a, when I knew that hei ' |_u tence could only recall the past and rcu- Dcsiu me miserable. I bare suffered lUore than I i|,uVlf tongue can tell since Luht's marriage to | pastt todaw-orlh, and I have striven to forget ; a her existence. Just as all hope seem- \Y to liave lied from the heart, so far a* heart niug her love was concerned, 1 hid told ' cu||ec Jenly an 1 unexpectedly that she loves and am expected to g-> immediately in- j o ier presence. IIow do I know that she beep ly does love mo. I have not heaid it ' l|uw u her lips, neither has any one else?it M,,?Si mem guessing mailer altogether. Can ;U1j | i then expect iuu to feci no disinclination -pj4 teo her, when the very meeting will leall that is painful in the past, and yet p,,j?f rainbow of hope arise over the misty fu- ?y ). Lionell, it is a sore trial." \ j r j It is so, Desmond; but nervo up your '? 8, rt, and meet her, and perhaps all will I ..j turn out well. You should not doubt ! so ? r I Lula loves you, because you havo not j jj, rd it from her lips, for you know very j Worll I that there are ten thousand ways in ch love is expressed and made manifest. ' >.-jould bo the last man in the woild to t;( o with your feelings, Desmond, in such j ujH ul.iv m.it?? ?- ? ' *i" f ' 1 fy-'J ??J 14IOOI', ?UIU UIU 1 1IOI IO?l . 'J'Jj tidont that this meeting would be pro I fuj ol live of it life time of happiness to Lula j tjic. f( yourself, I certainly would not advise it.' Mi}r0 My dear fellow," replied Desmond, "1 .,qnot doubt for one moment your sincerity Q( honesty in the premises, and will even .4^ ?uidod by you. I will accompany you lu|Hi 'our unclu's in a few iniuutes, and abide ..j, consequences, whatever thoy may be." j |i4i|u That is tho right kiud of talk," replied ne"? # it nei f Desmond did 9pend an unreasonable |,ula. {ill of time in making bis toilet, 1 am ?.| i that my reader will not blatoo him. t.y 'aking Lionell's arm, the two friends j rur g0 cecdeil to the residence of Mr. Graham, j ,jan(| <et us leave them awhile, and visit Mr. | ..y drain's residence before they do, and flvo v > into Lulu's room. I Lula," said Leoline, "I forgot to tell you cu,|(l t Desmond will dino with us today." i (.y Do you mean what you say}" asked ej a * ... | Nc Of course I do; I invited him myself. Lula What was vour motive iu so doing, J.oo- |l0.4rl r Desrr Well, Lula?do not bo angry with mo? j,ecuj tow that he wante<l to see you, and that ,ent wanted to see him, so 1 invited him to wliic| j with us, hoping that good might ro- , Hl ftj| from the meeting." i Ke< But, my dear girl, I do not think that W)||,j hi meet him." : si?,|| v Why not, LulaL' n0l c, How can you ask such a question, I.1O0- e(j sj . .. w huh But I do not 6co any harm in it. lie not w bo glad to see you. Lula. and no doubt : uunm :li of his future happiness depends upon jlow results of this very meeting." heart' Jt may bo so, J eoJitic; but then think ut tli lio heart?could it stand such a meet- foclin 1 Years ago I gave him that heart, I led him to believe that I was altogether and his forever. After all (Iris I be 1 Tli o another's, omjl saw hiiK, whom I so per, p d, leave my father's houso an insulted been outraged man. My foolish pride was prom if)ed at the idea of marrying a man to tin. Woodsworlh instead of?as I then whiel, ;4 DosmornJ?'a low-born mechanic.' to tin en I think how deeply and devotedly by th once loved me, and then how I have ted that love, and returned pride, con- \ pt and even insult, I blush to the very Wns a rt for my sinfulness. oonsu Vben, too, to think that bo lias loved roiim through it all, and oven now, in the 1 ho dis of my poverty and wretchedness, is alinroed to seek after me, and renew ^ fere of love. O, Leoliue, bow can 1 luch a man in the face againl" ^ (l ou wrong yourself, Lola, indeed ydu w< said Leoline. "You can and ahould ou? bim for tbe take of your own be art UQtr bis. If you think that you baee jJJ|V< jjed bim, why not determine to make M a d$, by granting hiin a free, full and ttnQ| ; welcome. O, Lula, be assured that 0f ' lond will gladly forgive the past, and ? ,r ;ou with all the fetvor of his first, last, nly love.H ghe will try to meet hiin as calmly as pos- ^ dear Leoline; but I fear very much wy poor heart will fail mo." ,j(j8 it then the door bell announced the ar- wjn( of Desmond and Lionell; and Leoline, |8js sting Lula to make her toilette as jnHr1 as possible, left tbe room, and descen- a?j 0 tbe parlor to receive the company. HD(j smond, on being introduced to Leo- crjM was perfectly bewildered with her jj,er noss and delicate beauty. He stood ^ i?g the beautiful girl in the face, as if ?ro, y incapable of transferring his gare to flow ther object. l,a'|| esmond," said Lionell, noticing the ef- won f his cousin's beauty upon his friend, gom louring to reliero hitn from his rather yeSi ous situation, "here are some very fine wj,a ings in water colors. 1 believe you (jjs j nd of such things." l,ol? es, I am exceedingly fond of water |e,,g 1 Miss Leoline, pray excuse me f0rc< inost staring you out of countenance, l'j i cully it was impossible to do other impcry excusable, sir," replied Leoline, w?k I y* bid thing. fing, liese paintings are very fine," soid Dea- c I, addressing Leoline,"are lliey yours." grjn >'o, sir; Mrs. WooJswortli executed and " . ter 0 you paint, Miss Leoline?" past jmetimes daub a little." niv 1 - ? - 0 * lease mow lis somo oi your daubs, hiin " said Lionell. His ook into llmt mirror, and you will see gmo replied Lcoline, laughing. "?o erlaiiily, cox, you are exceedingly coin- to 01 mtary this morning. I have lntherto tnor to seo the resemblance between my- vet nd a daub, but since you coudesceud |mg' I mo your daub, 1 am satisfied." of ai it then the dour slowly opened and then WoOilawortli entered. I.eoliue intro- q na 1 her to her cousin and to Desmond, ty p th of whom she bowed politely, and 1 witli heated herself beside Lcoline. n aji a never looked more betuliful, and as t0 M loud gaJUal upon her, ten thousand Jjul, ;hts, long buried in'the grave of *hv rt?U( sprung into life, and almost overpowhis Leai t. feve hat struggles were going on in Lula's j sem , and what efforts to appear calm and tug :Led in Desmond's presence, only Cod then hi 1 ! it wa> haid for those two hearts to tro-l dow n the llouj gates of their feelings! verl they longed to rush to each other's ^v,t , and whisper the accents of ejection Con ove! of .ij ero was a siUnce for a few moments (JUU Lulu's eutrailco that wis positively a?o ul to all parlies. the ou have never seen my tlower garden, hoo Davton; suppose we all walk through exis lid Leoline. dur< for one, will be much pleased to do mai eplied Desmond. eila! ,v? - *?? wr-.i. v j "v* ?iij ui'jcciiuiis, .111 a. ii uuus- s 11UI i?" asked Lionel!. to r ono whatever," r?*]>lie?J Lulu. mar lien we will nil go," sai?.l Leolinc. jnell am! Leolinc walked together, K being accompanied by Desmond. Seri c flower garden was indeed it boauti- the le, and the soft air was perfumed with will ngruul breath of (lower*, while birds whi warbling sweetly upon every tree. loss< here is much taste displayed in the plan troo s garden," said Desmond to Lula. by I coliue planned it, I believe," replied Of Frai ideed? site seems to bo quite a tasty tere maiden." j sion uite so?and a sweeter and purer spir- ; lion rcr dwelt in human form," replied kin? 1 Hrsl would so judge," said Desmond. wun on have been living in New Orleans thei uno time back, Mr. Drayton, I under- 1 Dol ," said Lula. ' susf e*. I spent the greater part of the last the ears in that city." : ish re you pleased with tko manners and On mi of tli u inhabitants?" , cliol i ell, upon the whole, 1 was rather pleas-! cept ! mot >w, what in tlio world was tlio u->o cf thoi talking about Now Orleans? Ilcr chol was full of other subjects, and so wa> ever toad's, and yet both of them felt the aflei iarity of their situations to such an ex- en..i thai they must needs say something, . pby i when said amounted to just nothing belt ! oliol rcral times had Desmond determined 4,51 n himself to tell I.ulft how dear she set ras to his heart, hut the words would (hi muh to his assistance, and he remain- ken lent, hula's heart trembled, and her botv 5 soul was agitated, fearing she knew ' the 'hat. Yet she hoped to hear the Ian- troo j of love from Desmond's lips. Oh! ente painful was all this suspense to her the ! and how she longed to arrive at once I stitn u worst, and know Desmond's rual fatit gs towards her, uddi (l<> ltU OOMCLL'DKI) NKXT WKKg.) Calll ?* - ( dun 0 New York "Albion," the j.nglish pa 185 icrsisla in asserting that the l'eerage has the given to Macnuley, on the implied e;)uj i>e that ho will Dot cany his history dicr j reign of tho (Jeorges. The truths stair 1 ho won hi he obliged to toll relative o;ed it royal borne, are said to ho droaded | of si o Queen. I uud ? 1 mer vordant Yankee expectant for office phy dvi<ed the other day to apply for the dov< Uhip at the I,ol?os island*, vicr i/uano, the >r<l. lie had his letter written before nun icorcred tho joke, wi?? Reveries of an Ex-Bachelor. arlin Parquhar Tapper, in hi* "Proial Philosophy" (an imposing citation. Se-by,) eavs, that MA babe in a bouse ii jll spring of pleasure:" a very harmoniline, I acknowledge, but nevertbeless ue. IJad he eaid flit babe, it might i been true; but a bait* includes the babe race; and I deny, most positively and aaliSedly, that my babe "is a well spring leasure." To be snre, he's got enough it?g" in bim; bat then, agaiu, he's never , nt least so iny wife says; and indeed accounts for all his eccentricities, by the letio nppenl of "baby's so sick," and so I. If ever I were sick of anything in world, it's of that confounded baby of t. There be sits, staring at me with vacant eyes, a perfect well-spring of ticulate sounds, l'ut him in the crib, lie's perpetually slobbering and crying, if be falls out of it, be only slobbers and i the more, lie's never contented, eiaitb bis lot or his cot. [y only consolation is in bis future rill. Notwithstanding he's all yroan , tbcy say that when he's grown up be more pacific in bis tendencies, that he 'l have so litany colics,and L won't have any sleepless nights. Hut in the interim, the interim, wbilo the baby's growing, t ant 1 to do! Am I to be ?acriticed to necessity of growth! Is there no hotte bed where lie inay be forced into lb, in place of cribs, where he can't be id into supineness! if he were a girl, nnke him "a Daughter of the Kegi* t," but being a boy, that, of course, is osfiible. Evety morning that baby os me up at four o'clock by sticking his sr in iny eye. If I spank him lor it, ries; but if I don't, lie sits on my breast, ning like a young hyena, shouts 'papa,' then makes a dive for my nore. Affcutticionlly recreating himself in this ime, lie generally winds up bv pulling hair out by the roots, and ? I spank , for there's a limit to human endurance. inothor in fnr fn.m ? f WW MV'W wumg Itiv ?* I ? Y , liters him with kisses, and tells mo I'm cruel." When 1 wni a bachelor, 1 used nas/i the tlies that bothered mo in the ning. and this human tjy I only spank; am I condemned by its mother, who t the squalling brat, and delivers herself n idiotic address to our infant, the buri of which is: "Naughty papa." "Did nghty papa hip e little baby! Naugh apa! Sail mamma hip naughty papal" i similar interesting interrogatories, in nilar dialect. A pretty example that )l before a child! Hub, I'm sick of "o ) baby!" Oue day he fulls down stairs, her day ho wtdluw* u pin; sometimes got tho measles, sometimes the scarlet r, and sometimes the mumps. At piohe's in daily expectation of the whoopcough What a hulluballoo we'll have i! Nov content with whooping all through hitherto short <*veer, lie intends to innee a cougti? probably a hollow, rewriting cough. Au interrogatory *ugs itself. Could I ever huvo been n baby ? Id 1 ever have gone through "a course rtroulaf" Alas! if ro, mv position is Uy afflicting, for I'm going through liter courtu now, Happy, indeed, is h?t of the bachelor w hose second child* ,i i i-.- ? ? ' u 10 J/U311vifllCU IU It liilti perilKI Of Ills ten6e; whereas ibe married man eum a second childhood in his prime: and r all bachelors lako warii'ng by this reI of my sufferings, and lul;e care, in lilting the Chary bdia of single life, not un ujmsi the Scylla (?.illy) alternative of riage.?Porter's Sjtirit. kkkcii Lossk-s is tiik Ciumf.a.?Dr. vo, who acted as Physician General to French army during the last war ) Russia, litis just published a book l*1i contain* a painful account of the and sutfenngs endured by the French ps lauded in the Fast, but particularly hose engnged in the siege of Sebaalopol. 300,'J7S olliccrs and men sent froin nee during llint short war, 200,000 en d tho hospitals, and were treated prolesally, 00,000 for wonnds received in uc* , and 160,000 for diseases of various Is contracted during the campaign. The troops which embarked in Fiance j attacked with cholera, which followed n to Allien*, Uailipoli, Varna, and the >rudska. That scourge appeared to tend its attack for a buef period, while French in conjunction, w ith their lb itallies gained the victory at the Alma, their arrival before SebaslOpol tho era again attacked litem, and tho reions in the military hospital* during the 1111 ?-f January, 1866, amounted to nine isand. They were chiefly treated for era, scurvy, frost bites, ainj wounds of y description. Typhus fever shortly r set in, hut was quickly checked by the getic treatment adopted by the French siniuus. The health of the nnnv was er during the spring of 1?56, but the era reappeared in July, and placed 10 Illicit /?f)rK //<? / /im/oif - -v a | 1111 ft icver in again and added to tiie mortality, the 8th September Sebastopolvvir* laity tlio allied armies, but, nevertheless, voen tho 1st of September, 185.">, and 1st of April, 18otl, of 145,120 French ps under arms in tlso Crimea, 4S.000 red hospitals. l>r. Scrive says that sctiivy prevailed at this periotl, iheoonition of 111o men being impaired through ;uo And privations. 1 he Doctor further *, that the most disastrous period of the paign, in a medical point of view, was ug the months of February and Ma re It. 0. A violent typhus, engendered by infection of the heaps of refuse in the p, struck down more tljan 19,000 sol s at the end of the campaign, notuiihding tho precautions adopted by the ical stall'. It is said that tho numbor ck in hospital in propoilion to the force er arius was never so great in any for campaign. Of lire medical stall', 83 kicians or surgeons fell victims to their rlcdnost ?"an enormous figure," observes author, "when one reject J on tlto small iher employed." The French Heel like) Buttered serious losses fronj stcknos*. SJack o* Breeches P int! The traveller, who lias chanced to jour- i ney to the lied River, may recollect a |?oint ?above Alexandri*?that used to l>e called "Slack o' Breeches ?oinIchanged now, no doubt, to some more euphonious title. In the Spring of 184-, it fell to rny lot to sojourn a few day* at this delectable spot; and thoogh not naturally curious an to the why of that which does not immediately concern me, I confess my curiosity was somewhat excited to know the cause of naming rny then abiding place "Slack o' Breeches Point." I bad a friend on the "Point," (who so destitute in the Woat as not to have such au essential?) I'otipher Stripes, by baptismal name, that is, if be ever enjoyed the refreshing influence of any ablution, but more generally known by the more laconic soubriquet of "Pot'' To "pot" I wont, to asoertain from him the origin of llio name of the Point. My first question, after tho usual salutations on meeting him, was directed to ibis object; and I shall never forget the shake of bis foot, or the cut of bis eye, as hu turned in the imiD 'tnc arm chair, which lie was then assiduously demolishing with his "Arkansas toothpick," to answer my question. "Never IteerJ noihin' about it. eh?'' said Pot. "Singular, that! Whar ic<is you raised, stranger?" I acknowledged with becoming humiliation my entire ignorance of the subject, and to have been raised loo far distant from the "Point" to enjoy the advantage of its edu cational means. "Now," said Pot, "a leetlo pull on the 'Methodist Mission,' and I will tell you the story that named this Point." Seeing my look of surprise, at bis dubbing a square built whiskey bolile the "Metho di.tI Mission," be explained, parenthetically, that the bottle was the relic of a camp meeting foray. "Well,"' *aid Pot, after a heavy draught on the "Methodist Mission," "you've beam of my Jeruse??but of course you hev; who bninll She's considerable now ?not a tmmh though to what alio was in her young days. Well, its I was goin' to ?hv, afore I over seed Jciuse, H"d whan the was young like, and all tired spry, tliero was a feller come down to these psrts froru ono of thein cussed Yankee Status ? Bosting, 1 think it was?and 1kmn* tised up spruce like; and liavin' an uncommon gift of gab, lie persuaded Jeru*e he was the best fuller she ever seed. Mind, now, that was afore the teed me! and nothing would do hut the niu>t let him spark her night arter night, till the almost growed to look like the darned Yankee. Things went on after this fashion fur quite a spell in the winter?and they had agieed to gel married the next spring, and move over to Texas. "Now you tee/' continued Pot, "that the cabin where Jerute used to live was about three miles from the Pint that you want to know about, and the undergrowth in then) limes was most uncommon thick and snarly, and it warn't no use to try to gel through to the P*iut, except slow and easy-like. Well, one night the Yankee, getting a lee tie healed up by the whiskey Jeruse had gin linn, and seuin' close to the fire, and holding Jeruse in hit lap?-and being, / (hink, nalarly riaious?-give Jerute a chuck sort of tideways, and?well, 1 never did know clearly 'bout what happened; but Jeruse says it iwarnT two minutes afore the Yankee had broke through the undergrowth, and was a tuakiu' for the p'int.' lie had a long, blue tail coat on, with eagle but lout, a yellow vest 'to kill/ and breeches that was so big down the legs, that they couldn't have Leon much comfort in cool i--.. i J - - - I vcuni^i. a ? iiueiu mem ill hi secu mat ! chase my, 'twas the beautifulest one they ! ever seed. Thar was the Yankee a leaping up and on, scruuching down to make headway?his blue tail coat banging a little on this tree, and a tritie on that bush; his jailer vest nil busted up the back, aud tore awful all over; his breechut tore some, hut damaged most bv havin' the hold up buttons knipped off every little way*. The Yankee Mowed terrible through the oostiil, hut kept a inovin* on. And there was Jeruse. Land of Fieedom! how she looked, j with a led bandana around her head, her hair all broke loose, bar frock clean gone, her i two span kill* new petticoats ribanded awful; and thar she was right arter him?a regu lar starn chase?a lahorin' and a ouasin, and ijsltootin' >treaked lightnin' out of hrr eyes. Well! when the Yankee got ju*t clear of the undergrowth, and about a hundred yards from the b ink on the P'int?Jeru-.e about ton j nnU behind?ho hadn't narv j blue coat, yaller vest, hat, shirt, or boot*? and was a hohMn' up what was left of his I tr .users bv his hands. Jern?e, as soon as she got clear of the undergrowth, seed that, if site ever wanted to gel hold of the Yankee, she had to do it in throe hundred yards. The Yankee w as near the hluff on the P'iot ?Jeruse itltni *t nigh toochiu' hint?when lie seed the feller was a goiu' to make a leap for the liver. Kite made onespijngal him, caught hold of his trousers behind, and down she come, kerwallopl with the 'Slack of IWerclM*' ill her fi-t, hut no Ynnkea. He had jiiii)ped, in a statu of 'nutur,' clean out | of liit breeches, over llio bhil) and into l|ie liiei! Ho was clean gone?and ne*or ww# seed, except onoet at'ier, and that was the next dav?about forty mil?re t'other side, and was still a runnio'J Nobndy ever 1 disputed cull)ii* this place Slack u1 Itreeclie* lrjut?stranger, would youj" [ Portrr'$ Spirit. A young lady in Newport, !>)' ? ba^adI vertjsod the namel of gentlemen, any one I of win ske is willing to marry-Vfirst i collie, first served."' A gentleman the other evening object* i>d to playing cards with a lady, because, ; !te said, she h;pl such 0 "winning ijay'' i about her, "I say, Jim, what mechanical work <jj<l j y<n do lirst?" asked one darkey of another. "Why, rut teeth, ob course," replied tl>e otb^r, instantly. "A lass I a ilk no mora," a# the gtr) said ' wlieissho got married. - * A Koyal Struggle with Death. Come when be will, Death i? seldom a welcome visitor; but under certain cirenmstances lie is particularly unwelcome. Even > * gray-haired age clings will) frantic tenacity ^ to this iniquitous earth, courts guilty human, ity, and shuns the yawning tomb with an inexpressive fear. Such a scene is now being witnessed in the Itoyal Palace at Sans Soi ci. The King of Prussia is dangerously ill; |>ossihly he is on his death-bed; and the dread with which this old man contemplate* relinquishing tho toys and baubles of Roy* ally are painful in the extreme. When in the fulness of reason, he musters strength to threaten with punishment any who mention the name of his successor; and during moments of delirium, he draws nearer to the sceptre which his powerless hands are unable to g'H?p. and watches jealously with fever* red lened eyes the glittering, gaudy crown. I Thus, sootier or later, will he probably pats J into the arms of I>entli. Possibly we werg not alone when wo hoped that years of ill. ! sipid despotism had been followed by reflec| lion; hut no ? Kiedorick William is the ' same vain, ambitious man that he has ever l?een. His limbs mav rofuso their office, j his senses may he tottering to their fall, but | lie can and does indulge mi the one ginud , thought and pride ol his life?he is ruler, I King, despot. The ties of birth menu no. j thing, they have faded into insignificance bef. re the one important consideration of t power; his own brother, the Piinee of Prussia, must not enter the sick chamber; the King seems to fear that Ins successor wj|| hasten his death for the purpose of snatch? ing from him his ill-famed diadem. It is when an interview with the Piince is suggested, or when he suspects that it is about j to be suggest*. J, that his wrath is most mis! oraldy violet.*; that his ^Jirunkcn, nerveless , frame, and lit* poor dwindled intellect unite j their wrecks of strength to add terror to his menacing. Is this not a pitiable sight? The sick pillow, or the death bed, as the case may be, has no power apparently to humble the in in whose whole career has beer; void of tiue dignity, and whose 90ul now , soars no higher than diadems and purple robes. But lie can be no exception to the I rule; the grave will open to receive him; the earthworm must acknowledge its mortality j ?even rrtuericK v> imam must submit, | and allow to Death his victim, While such i are the scenes of the siclc charuher, without there is the Prince of Prussia and his political parly, and those fashionable parasites who have venturod to speculate upou the future, impatiently hoping for the death of his majesty. Of course, this may not talc* place yet; but whenever it does, many very important changes will be made if tho rule fall into the bauds of the Prince. It is already stated that if L: hi t.v>-Uively install, ed into tho otbce of Regent, that bo will commeuce his regime by reconstituting the ministry, appointing in the places of those who now hold position statesmen of welltried Liberalism. Supposing ibis to be % fact, it will probably result from a defiant and may be vindicative spirit. The King and the Priucoare bitter enemies, and have been so for the whole of ilia time that the latter has been wailing for the former's death or resignation. We were sorry to receive reports whieh have occasioned and justified the above remarks. Notwithstanding the political errors of the King of Prussia, there is a trail in his character which commands our re* spect. It cannot be doubted that be is a staunch and valuable friend of Protesianism; the cause of true religion would be grea'ly promoted it his example were followed by others on the continent; and wbeaever his death lakes place, it will be a subject of heartfelt regret. Prussia is the chief eon* linental stronghold to bar the progress of Roman Catholicism, and this is no unioA port;? ?( consideration to the I'rutMtnQU of England. We wi-.lt, therefore, that the life of Frederick William may be spared, and that the apparently well authenticated accounts of the Prussian Court that have lately reached this country may projre totally untrue.?London J\fucs. WlllTINU ANl> l'llINTINO M4CIIIXB.?We have been permitted to examine an invention which is peculiarly interesting, and surviceal I* to all connected with letters and the circulation of information. It ia rood* estly stvied a "printing machine," and ia in! tended to supply the place of the merchaot'* copying apparatus, the reporter's sinograph and to relieve author* and copyist! from that laborious employinent with the pen which so seriously interferes with the raja 1 tr iii.*uiis>ion of idea*. The machine . in 1.s present forn) is compact and omnmen a!, ua-ilv moved, conveniently managed. and commending itself by its simplicity and remarkable result* to the attention of : literary and commercial men. (ts notion is j by ii).-an* of keys moved after the principle of toe p:;)iio foite. and the author or copyist seated besnie jl can, by a little practice, print u|k>ii a letter sheet the matter which hi* thought diet ites almost a* rapidly as the ideas suggest thcin-elve*. Two copies ate strm'k ?'H MinuUnneously, so thai the merchant lis* Ins duplicate letter, the editor hi* "copy," tli0 author his manuscripts, the divine lit* sermon, in print, bof ire i( ba* passed beyond hi* own vision. Oiee let this invention become generally known and j in use, and there is hardly any limit to ' which its ramifications may no| extend. For ibi* useful ipatretuavi we are it debtcd to the genius of a young gentleman whose uncial pmhinn and talent* are ot the highest order, Mr. S. W. Francis, of thia citt? Ar Tribune. Gold is universally worshipped without a single temple; and by all classes, without a single hypocrite. The cradle ,* woman'* ballot box. Ye? and st)in?i of them deposit in it two ballots at once. Now, isn't that illegal) , ! Whv is a kiss like some sermons! Be- t >; cawmj ti)erp are twp heads and one applice* / tion. The ''debt of nature" should never be paid, if it can't be collected w it hoot en ray*