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- m . jt . . ' v v-vl *>' '" v T * ".' 1 )<.: * v. ; * * ' .-? ..? . i 15V W. A.^LEE AM) HUGH WILSON. - . ABBEVILLE, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 17,, - VOL^lE * - ^nl _ _ l-j t ii 't'mAu.. m- ft ^ ,v ... . ,?> ., , ... m,** Life's Voyage. lio fhysrlf! there's nothing grander, Wril ton in thy mhiI ! . Tnisf jliv.Miir, ji'im! s?;iiul Ijjio Hrmer.t . When life's .surges wildest roll! Lot rcna&^HfeJliy helmsman, Thy IwBrw-'ll guide aright; .And he thy pole~-star Duty, . Xo clouds e're dim that * 1 Thou id list-sail as those around thee, (fft In storm and oft iif calm : Oft must hoar the eordajre creaking, -oft torn sails come rattling down ; Oft the reefs that rise before tliee Turn thee from thy chosen path ; or; ovo?'?o:ii-d ywist.jjo.,<liy t.va:ure, tifi Ihe i-ast jrriii'iUe a wraith; <'oitra^eslilt!?the simi.i. when ended, Jjeasv a smoother sea, . * Ami in place of sails (lu:.<ilended Whiter iail.v idiall be. In I ho stond of sunken treasure A richer cargo thou shult find, And thy)?uth, now seeming "wayward, Shalt prove straight jis path of wind. Ji* l.f MMa V' ?-"* k; .Ve * And the wrath that came to daunt tiioe ^Slud! prove an angel guide, That with smitosshall beckon onward To a calmer tide. >7f-, - ' " * 0> "When thon'rt anchored in that haven, Awl jvvk*v'st thy'log, Thou shalt find therein recorded, "Peace!"?tho autograph of (rod ! [JJoxtoii Couiinomcculth. MADELINE'S LOVER. ~ .1 "There she goes again!" said Mr. CHtVe. He stood in 1 lie elegant breakfast room, where birds'sanganrl hot house flowers, blossomed, bill toning up his over-coat, preparatory- to going to his Wall street ofliee?a tall, handsome man of six and twenty, with brown eyes nnd curly dark hair.* ' Who?" demanded Ferdinand Covell, who was still dawdling over broiled birds and .coffee a?t he table. "Don't you remember my telling you about the beautiful young?girl who passes here every morning? the one with the shining hair, and the rose-leaf f-ouiplexion?" ' It strikes me I do recall some incoherent ravings of you us'upon the subject,said Mi*. C'ovell languidly. "1 slunild like to know who she.is," sanl Constant .Clitle. after a moment or two of sTlent reflection. as he me rjianically titled his fingers into a pair of !i? i-(tj -lined I;i(! gloves. CuvoH set down Iii*s. transparent china eollee-cffp. and lurried round to | lu'tk' his companion full in I ho face. * | "What, fur, in llic name of all tlic j heathen deities^" . <T>ecaiflse she is the prettiest girl I ! ever saw.'.' "Not even excepting Diana Ashe?"*j "'Xol oven excepting Miss Ashe," i Clitic answered ijuielly. "|>iana As ho | is simply a handsome, expressionless piece of llesh and blood?this younjj Monde fs spirituelle as well as Geaiiti-! ful." "ClifTe," cried Covcll, starting from * *liis chair, "yon aic in love." 4-I am not iu lore! As if a man couldn't, admire a lovely object without bring accused of the tender passion." ' But I say j*on are in love, nevertheless," suid Covcll. :,Or \*>u will be , ii' I lie fair incognita passes your win-! dow many 11101 e times." ' . . j ' That ioay be," said CI'Tel lnnghingly. "Come old fellow, it is time j we were starling for the oliiee." "S?>mo sewing.girl, 1 dare fray," said Covcll, "Jf Miss Ashe knew what was her interest she would hire her to laleo some otheS route. It was a very small garret room' ni.panly.carpetwJ anil lighted from one tlormer window in the roof, while tho mcagfe handful of fire in the grate In rni<h <1 scarcely an apology for heat on that keen. frosty l* conwy afternoon, when Aladelife Wurwiek tfat at her table, \\ itli roses and gillillowers, and slriped carnation pinks heaped around about her?bright, seenlicss imitations of Xaluve's darings; for* Madeline Warwick was a poor girl, and made arlill.ial -flowers for her livelihood. Poor, but very beautiful. There is a theory of compensation in all these things, and Nature, is often most gen. oroiiN in endowing those to whom Fortune has bc?n coldest. She was fair, with a gjittering halo nf frnldcn Imir about her head, nnd bluo eyes, clear and bright at a Juno Jio&ven, vliilo her complexion, all snow and carmine, war like the roses of cream and crimson on the table Reside hor. Constant ClifTo wa? right, r-thore was an intangible something ^ibout her that was ethereal and saintjike. ,As she worked busily away with flcft fingers and intent eyes, 'shaping i).lP Wuo velvet potals of gaunt pantries. the door opened and a slander litjtlo bop of some eight or ten years p(d ran in, panting and pale. "Charley {" 3)adelino dropped hor seizors in dismay. ''What sonds you l.ome lit this time'of day ? Has anything happened ? A re you sick?" Charley buried his face iu his sister's shoulder. "I ain't sick, Maddy; but?but ^Ir. Clitfe ha? tufned me away!" "What for?" aSked Madeline,soothingly. "For no fault of yours, _my boy, surety' ?" "lie?ho says f hav'o stolen hi? gold pen. and I never, never, touched it. And here Charley Durst into the pobs and tears he had hilhertu so manfully repressed. ' ('hurley," said .Madeline, looking him earnestly in the face, "you have never told me a '?c. 1 do not think vi?n u>uk l':sp>UI . A% *? I i*. mm i immt m iw 11 i ^ i i n - ic mm, | "I never touched it, Maddy,'' persisted the hoy. "'You have always, j taught mo not even to take a ]>in llial i I wasn't my own." j- "There, ih.-ar, doi.'t cry .so hard!" | I soothed .Madeline, nrtismng away n;s tears with her course little poekit; handkerchief'. "It i.s not your limit." j ' "lint Muddy, 1 was so prowl ofj earning the dollar and a half a week," sobbed poor little Charley, j "arid I thought you wouldn't have to ' work so hard, and?" "Charley," said Madeline, rising to her feet, "bathe your eyes and cool' your face in water, and then put on | your hat again." \(What for?" questioned the cliild ; j eagerly. . , 4 Jlijcauso T am iroing vvjil? von to J. }-our"rr.ijiy-<y?T's t.iiieo. ~f shall tell ! him thai you have never deceived mo [ or done a dishonorable lliin^ during' your whole life, and 1 do not think you a.rc beginning lo bediileienl now. j 1 cannot have my good little brother j Vest tinder an imputation ,like this. i.We are jioor. CJiarlyyT but we are ! honontble." Charley slipped his rod little fingers i ohediontly into Madeline's IiuimL i Dearly as lie "loved his sister, heAyits a little afraid of her whciihesr^yas ; glittered <sq, and she assumed ^vvhat j the good landlady called "her grand ; tragic airs."' "Shall we go now, Maddy?" ' Yes. at oneo." Mr. Cliffe was sitting in the l>i?j! i leather-cushioned office chair when j Ferdinand" Covell came in, as | usual, i-n a breathless hurry. "ChaYley, Charley, where is that I little elf?" he demanded. j "I have discharged him," said Clitfe 1 ! coolly biting off the end of a fresh ci- j gar. "Discharged Charley?" And what j for? .1 rather liked the sprite." "So did 1 until iny gold pen disappeared." f v , "Ymi don't say so,"- said Covell. "Why,-! should have been willing to stake a pretty considerable amount . upon Charley's honesty; but one never can tell,, uow a daj-s, wlom to trust in. Where are tho>e Urownlovv will papers?" . As he pulled out a desk to get a better purchase at the avalanche of papers which seemed ' <> have descendeil upon it, something which had' got,;, j caught between the wall and- the ( ! desk-moulding fell with a clink to tlie i u * . I floor. t < 'What's that?"' cried Pcrdinam! ; ( lie stooped as he'spoke, am! pi<-ko?i up a heavy gold pen ami pencil case ' ' llallo!" ejaculated fie, looking j rather conscience-stricken? ' . ( f'T-ho : deuce!" exclaimed Cove!I. JiI knew there was nothing of the * light-fingered nature ahout our Char-1 1 ley. Old fellow, you've made a mis- f take for onc e in your life. Send for , Charley at once-let's make the' amende honorable." .. i J. i i ' So I would, il" I knew where on ] earth to send." *T Don't you know wlVere he lives?" i vSo/'/ j I | '-Then there's nothin?; for it hut to , j ! submit to the force of circumstances, | for: although?" i lie stopped for at, thai instant the * door opened and little Char by him- < sell walked in, hoiking tight, to the ; ( hand-of a tali young'lady with blue . eves and glittering golden hair, j Clifle J-pso, instinctively, with a'hrnv. 1 < ! for h<> recognised t Ik;' lovely"goddess ] i i !i \ . oi mis uany ?immiiii. v"Kxcuse my intrusion. si:1," said this new-comer, ,;lbr it has become ?' I my duly lo . -peak in my little broth 1 < er's heha.lt*. I am Madeline War-: J wiclc." "I beg pardon, Miss Warwick," ii - : terposed Constant Clitic*, coloring and , | looking rather awkward, ."but your] brother needs no defenee. The miss- 1 i ing pen- missing, I am compelled to 1 state, thro' my own awkwardness-- is j Ibund. 1 apologize heartily to Char- ! icy. and shall bo., glad to have liiin i back here :\gt?in, if he wiil come." , [ ' Of course I'll come, sir," said i Charley, brightening up- "but please-. ' don't ever believe aga'n tiuit I '.ouid , be so base a* lo steal." There's no danger, my bojv" said i i Covell. kimllv. ' ! Ami Madeline, blushing and happy, took her leave. i That same evening Mr Clitre, who had ascertained his sister's address i, from little CharLV, called, of cnurse, | ' only to ask .Madeline's opinion of the , ! propriety of rslicing tho boy's wages ' somewhat?and he culled again the 1 next wcMc to see what Madeline 1 : thought about Charley's joining an j j evening class* in JVoncli?and llio J j third limo he quite forgot to allege I ' any excuse. And after that none ! 1 seemed to ho necessary, save the muj tnal satisfaction 1 hey took in each other's companionship. j "Maddy," whispered, lit tie Charley . to his sister, some ' months after" the } episode of the missing gold pen, I "what do you suppose the other oifico I ho}*, and Jon<-s, the clerk, were saying ' saying to-day ?" | <-.Wh:rt, Charley?" "That Mr. Cliffe was going to bo ; married to you. Is it true?" j '"And Madeline burst Into tears on j Charley's shoujcler, i "Yes, Charly, it is true," she falter|.ed, ' and 1 am-the happiest girl in all the world!" [ For Madeline Warwick was about I to make what tno woriu caws --a , grand match," but Constant Clifte , had secured a more precious treasure htban gold or .pearls? t lie prize of a i tr.uo woman's truo heart. ? } y The New York forry .disaster is : being investigated ami much ovi- J dejico taken.-. 7, - '.} f.'* " The African Church?Letter of Bishop Vandei'horst ^ 4 - . > V* * * ;August 7 th,* 1S71. J I am unforfmiatdy not nc'qnninf eel with yon", but my zeal for the j cause, iiiid supposing you mivu, some interest in the welfare of my j race ami people, is my exeuso for: writing you, hoping you will findi space for the same in your paper, j so that all may see something of; .bur doings. i Immediately after ihe emancipa-j lion a great ninny ol'lliecoloied mem-! i?'ers cf the Methodistchurch in this as well in all sections of the South, j cut loose ..their membership from j their former churches, and joined] what was willed the African .M..-.E. 1 church.'1'-There remained-, however,1 a small :band-who were unwilling to sever this connection, still preferring to worship with their old masters?this connection in this 1 State continued Into 12 months1 aijo, when the liev. W. II. Flem-~ ing,.]\E., organized them into1 a separate Conterenee. Last Decern ber, delegates from all the Southern ' States, met in Jackson, Tennessee, and Bishop Paine, and Bishop McInticre then and there formed|Avliat! is called tlio M. E. Church in' America. There are two Bishops" connected with this organization.! I Bishop Miles and myself. - Bishop' Miles'jurisdiction extends over Vir-1 ginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, j Kentucky and Arkansas; viine is! South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama J and Florida. It has been my happy privijege ' to meet with the* good people in ! llarrisbnrg circuit in this District,; nt Mt. Sinai church near Cities! Cross Uoads, and I find them to be' [\ praying, working people, endeav-; jting to carry out the Apostle's ' injunction, namely: "Keeping the. unity of tlio Spirit in the bonds of I'ence." ivcv. JNalhan (^hrjos is \i\ , % *** .'J jitfjrJ charge of this circuit and ninnscrs to these people regularly us icly thing**. Ivuv. Geo. .Jones,] supplies the circuit above, lie ai:d [> rot her ChilesV-em lo be/.c^lvmsj md'faiHitul ministers. Wo com- \ ^ I* .A ^ *" # -?.v nonce'cl our meeting laswlVnlay light and continued through b'ab- i l?ath?the congregations were large 1 ? . e> j md attentive, esj>eciallv on Sab- i bath, and everything passed o:T tie-; gently and in order?20 were ad- i .led to the Church. I am very; sorry that it was not my privilege! to meet the I*. E., Tlev. ]{. M. Val- j jiitine, but from what 'I hear ofj Inm, I am patislied he is tlie right | 7 * O ' man in the right place, and pniy | ^ < 1 T rt?v/l 4 1 i/l ( * 1 l 11 Hi ] | f , yi inu vi.u^vn iv ?x t cm id its usefulness. The colored in this neighborhood j appreciate very highly the interest j their white friends have taken in', their behalf in church matters, and ! would make special mention of two?MrTyraJay and Mr. John! C. Chiles, who donated to hem ilie ground. Mr. Jay lms since passed : the Jordanof death, and we hope'; is now where the weary'a re at red. j The 'whole neighborhood made a ; donation to their church and "it is their wish that I should pray that | the benediction of Ilenveii should; rest upon them and theirs. ' My visit has been pleasing to j me and 1 hope profitable to all, j and I pray that the good Lord may | shower down his choicest blessings I upon all, and that our whole country may soon experience the happy results of those whose God is the Lord. Yours, most respectfully, 11. J I. V ANDEIIII0RST, Bishop, M. E. Church in America. Kp.kimno to onk Tiiino.?"We earnestly entreat overy young man after lie has chosen one vocation, to stick to it. Don't Icavo it because hard blows arc to bo struck, or disagreeable work performed. Those who have worked their way up to Wi'rth h and usefulness, do not belong to the shiflloss and unstable class, but be reckoned among such ns took oft' their coats,' rolkd up their sleeves, conquered their prejudices against lttbor, and manfully bore the heat and burden of the day. Whether upon the old fUrnl, where our fathers toded diligently, striving to bring the soil to productiveness; in the machine shop ni* {\ti*i ni? 1 liA nrl au.am i... "? j j iiiv iuvu.?tnni wi/liui utl* sinoBS places "\liat cronto lioncst toil i>n<r.skill, lofcthu motto ever bo: "l'or^v;vcr:M!to iiutliudq Ury." * 4 FOIl THE PRESS AND D \NSEtf.: . UU li J JLate Meeting of the Saluda Denta j Society. J>'v Tfiint:!])!! 1 he renders of you valuable paper would like to' ivcej posted upon matters jlifttie oute world, I send yoifVn account o tlie meeting of tlie Saluda, Denta Society, held in Greenville, the Is and 2d of-August. This little So t ciety has-been in existence rathe more than twelve months, and ii doing a g<n?.i work amoiig. lb nicmber^of the ^iwreeswiv-in ?)' ? . 1 r?. , _ .it :. upper fare or roc. Ji-111 tended as auxiliary to the Shite Den tnl Association, bnt is perhaps cvei more oflicieiit, as tlie mumlie'r.s ae in greater freedom, and take mor general interest in the discussions Tlie present meeting was, perhaps the best we have liad. Tlie report of the standing e< mmittees, e'spe ciallj ''Operative Dentistry," ain 'Mcehanical Dentistry,' elicited an imated discussions. 'Several inter estinrr aiid instructive essavs weii i o / read and commented upon a "length. There were shown som< new and beautiful instruments there was shown an artificial sub stitute for a lost jaw bone, wliicl corrcctcd' a great deformity am enabled the individuaMo articulat< distinctly, and 'masticate his foo< with comfort and satisfaction models' were presented portray in? the most in sightly cases of irreg ularity of the teeth, and their won (Jerful restoration -fo regularity am ei?m mnf ? !* c n i'm?n 1 iMitmnffi ,?n J 0^>VIUi n UII^I'U cnliiir aflectioiis were brought. be lore the Society, and their case learnedly discussed' and with otlie like interestiiiLf matters two i;iulit O ^ and a day were consumed. The following otSccrs.^vcre^jplected lur t lie ensuing car, viz: Youi t?.i\5nsman, J)r. W. (J. Ward law President; Dr. 1). L. Doozciy o C?>liunbia, Vice-President | Dr. J K. Thompson, of Newberry, Sec rctarv, and Dr. J/Q. Mciiuvid,, o Greenville; Treasurer. , The next meeting is to be in Ab beville next January. Jiespcetfultv, &e., JOHN 11. THOMSON, Secretary. Here and Thore in Advertising. A STORV Willi A A MORA (i. AHor twenty years of ineessan labor, :i merchant of New Yoivk, win sliall-be nameless, found himself where In* began twenty 3'cars ago wil liout :i dollar lie did not owo.'Sfnlei :il his desk one morning, pouring ovei hills ami oilier unsatisfactory doeu inenls. he asked himself-for tlie hun dredlli lime, how it happened llinl hi: neighbors were, flourishing , while In. stagnated. and found it a hard mallei IX) hold his own. lie said to himself, "T work twiec a? hard as they do; lamas hones! and prompt in all my dealings, ami still 1 do not made headway. There * my family growing up, and my eldesi hoy, now in tlio linn, and ho must liii>:0, what I fear,unless I make bet tor wiles this season, I shall find il very hard lo give him, a lair porLioii of I he profits. What must be done?' As lie asked l-.iiii.seIf this question, :i vcspeotablc-Ioookiug young man. witSi a book under iiis arm. ciilerurl his of iiee, sioed before hug, apd immediate 1\* addressed him'with a polite "goy. morning," widt h sanitation ilie merchant as courteously' rein rued. i;L ha?'o eailed on a little nia'.ter ol business, sir." Tes, sir," said the merchant', plea? antly." He hoped he wan about to reeeivc an order for some goods. "If yon are advertising now J should like to . receive your Older -." The frown returned to the mor chant's face, and he turned from his visitor with: "1 am not advertising, sir, ami di: not intend to choose a better modi um than the firm I represent;"}} ' Times are bad, young man.'* ' The more reason that vou shouli! endeavor to stimulate trade." "I don't believe in it, sir." "That is strange." ' Never advertised in my life." * . "Stranger still," thought the young man, as lie quietly took'his leave.* - As he passed the outer door lu said; half aloud: "You won't last loflg, old gentle man, if you don't advertise." A gentlomun with a earo-ivorn lool< on his face, who stooi in the doonvn} as he passed, happened to overheat the remark. Walking iuto tho office he asked: "Who was your visitor, father?" ' One of thoso troublesome adver tising agents, All nonsense tjirowinj. .away one's money in in that way We've none to.spare-" ? ' Anyorders this morning?" ' No/' the ohl gentleman, witl ^ a- sigh, -"And yet * that "last J lot,of' goQcl/j are splendid. I suppose-1-1' 1 they'll bo pn ourlmpds nexU". "|;i: 'Tfio son answered not', a ,wo|*<}, Jj'lJjj ? went to his deslc aiid e'xaniiuca liw ,, ] jprivatc bank accoiiriti' 4 ' f Presently lie said: "It isn't miK'h;' , I' | but I'll do it;" then taking 114) bis hat r>> ) he left the ollice. ^ . ? A.bont a week after the old me>*- * 'chant sat as usual," at his desk, hjofe. man ever uiscouragea una TtnxTOtrR. ] "If 1 could only gut rid ofTtaTC.-loti*' 0 of goods," ho PQid ;io. himself,, f'i ii should bo saved; as ;.it jp wo a^e,. ruined. I have writcri to all irty cus- 1; r tomcrs, but they are all supplied." I \ s ought to have realized fifteen thons-: \ and dollarn, easily, it's terrible, tor " jtjriblej' . . . i*; ?< B A The office boy enlergdv.j;jst lUcn, - with letters from the* posiollice! .lie 4 openeiriheni; one al'ler another. 'anil' j groaned over their eon ten t>?.'; J 1 was one more loll. --Ho opened it, 1 t ami.mid; T, , 1 e Gtvlltvicn: Please tend us a snm- ! plerif your cloth. If approvctl,; we " will talce the lot at voiir'Ugnro.^'" ' lj !> - > :Iiespeet fully. : .'"tJ **Vk.''i s . ; .!<- U; 0. A. IIead;i&.Co. "Bless us," said Iho old gentleman.; Tvo never dono business will) thosfo u people. . But they are as good as gold. - How did they know that rd the * ^oods they want?. Well, thank hca^ f lion, wo are saved from ruin I ..ij' e When his son oanj^e in lie found his ^ t respected progenitor trying a :pas 1 t? stute. '' * ' < HA 11. right;.mijr sop; we're saved."< ' Here, read that latter. IJ alio.! I've < ~ overlooked the postscript Whnts tlial? | 1 ' We saw your advertisement tit the Doily | j liahhlnWhy, why?it's a mistake,'' j and his countenance fell. . v:<. e '-It's.no mistake, father," said hi? ! 3 son, joyfully. . "But 1 never advertised in '.m\* ' ; life." I s "I did, though." A'ls. * 1 "You I" ;x? ' 'Yes; I have spgjt three hundred j ^ dollars in advertising, and here's the \ result. A ...pretty good investment, .] - eh?" ' , The samples were all right,, the | s goods sent, and thejnonpy paid. The junior member of .that, firm has ' 1 serious thoughts of getting a straight 1 s jacket for the old gentleman, for he'h ' aimosagone man on luiverusmg; anu he possibly would slop him, only?jt ' l'AVs.?JioWilt's A\wsjHij>er Jilvpoyter.. < 5 *- :t 1 .ik n f . , ; A .Nice GirLi:- y u* . , ' .;? ?? 'M Though that.class of girls ia by ? V . 'it 1 { no means 'extinct, still tlioy aro not so numerous as might be;wished. 5 There is nothing half so sweetj in y ' life, Half so delightful, or'rso lovoa- ? hie as a nicd girj. Not a pretty, or a dashing girl; uut n nice girl. s Due of those lovely, likely, good- 1 I hearted, sweet faced, amiable, neat, 1 natty, domestic crcatfires, met * within fhefspheVc of "home," dift'nt sing aro'nid the influence of her J goodness,' like the essence of sweet llowers... , ^ , ; r _ A nice girl is.not the languishing A beauty, drawing on t.he tind ' L; discussing the last, novel,, cms opera,: il i' ... *i.? r.i,? I j U| I i J llivv; UllTil L j sweeping majestically through t-lie 1 >|drywing room. The nice. ?irl rn'irp t i not even play or ditneo writ], Mini f i knows mulling about. using lior ;'*s . ] eyes or &rtjuett<m'g with a tVni.'" Sh'e N ,: never languishes, she is too active.' ; -She is not given to sensitive novels, she is too husv. In the opera she ( is not in front to show her should? s era; she sits quiet and .flupfrtnisive 1 i- at the back of the hox, most lifceto. \ ' In fact it's not often we discom* ' 1 j' her. Home isher plaeo;!J | H Who rises betimes and Ruperiri- * j tends the moniing*"meal?. Who J makes-the toast and the'.'teh,, and' ^ 1 j buttons the boy'* shirts, and waters ' j the flowers, and feeds the ebickcjis, !> u ajtd brightens up the parlor^ and j.f i I sitting-roomIs it .the hmguisher, j s :, or 1 lie .girafi'e, or the "elegante,'/;.'i j Kot a bit of {it; it's -the nieeh. I I vniinor p-it L , i : ./ I /. " | IKr maiden toilet is marie in the ! ' ? [.' shortest possible time, 'yet h'ow j !' I charmingly done?*nrrd how elegant j ,' l.er neat dress mid collar! | Breakfast over,^ flowri to the l; > I kitchen to see aboiit dinner; and i; ; all day she is up and down, always * j cheerful and light-hearted. She h " j never ceases to be active., and usej ihl until the day is gone, when slic I j will Polka with the boys, or read ~ ; pr sing old songs and play old ,. tunes to her father-ami mother for 'i .'hours together. She is a perfect Ll ! treasure, is a nice girl' When sick! ness comes it is she Who attends n I with unwearying patience in the 'sick chainber. There is lio rislc, tl no fatigue that she ivTIT* not under- a !go; no sacrifice that she/ will'not si ! make. She'is all^ovo, all devotion. ' I have often thought it would -be 5! happiness to be,il? to bp watchej} ^ ' hjy such loving eyes, and tended L?y4-0 - SI icy ~ w r One of the most strongly mark- ?r '' od characteristics of a "nice girl" is w '' tidiness and simplicity of dress. sl ' i She is invariably assocfaiod In my ' mind with a high frock, idain col- 11 Jar. and the nearest of neck ribbons, \ bound with the most modest little ^ r brooch in the world. I never knew lt ' J a "nice girl" who-displayed* a pro- ft j fusion of rings and bracelets, and 0 ' who wore low tli-osses or a splendid n i bonnet. . t ? *> -i? - ? ' ' i -? * ?* >- ' ; >. - ? % J ' '' M !> > '* i'. '"is 2 :f- V J. say n?;iin,^thero is notinn^m lie wprld iuilf so beautiful, lialf .se titnu'sieally'goVxi^nrsa "iiTee gir'W >he ih the swoetest flower Tu^t/ic iath: of life;-7Wei^ al-e otf)6i,s,%i 11 ore v'st;*tr!y, <faf',fm ore ' ^orecoils ?nt tlicsc we merely^mliiiTveUts- \vc ;o liy.i - Itiis. where .the daisy grovri hat,>ve tfke toi\j$fc.v:, v-,. ; j . . jd? 'ii IJA 'T'? tfrinv ' i* SHeeppFaintiligr Apoplexy. * vt oJ v i i; Jt> i. /. : 'i ini*:H? WhcJvalwm*f& asltfep, his' |ttils'< icar&awlhi&lnngs fday,'"bht he ii vithout senapj aud you r?m wak< L :: 4 ' *!'?",*1 *ri It'.q. person . faints, (he, .too,.; i vitliout sense, hut he has no. pulsi iiid does not. breathe. A poplc.^y is between the"two Kir'flea ft:'tieit'ft,' flie I'rfiig.T jiljty1 ii ir pleo.|)i'ii!i(l there if< ntf sense"as ii hinting hu-fc you cannot slwvke vhi nnjr-hac-lok) -life, v-f wJj. r.? In sleep, tho,faeo w natural;oh i * I - 11... - i running. I ea 11j ; j^i. a J '(gt|j i .it .is, s.\v oiIcij nmil, and niijifv lived, ..,P Jrt.'kuiiijj * i : i - i It a man is asleep ret. mm alone lature will wake liim up aS soo is lie lias got siee}i**bnough. When aperson faints; all tliat'^ iceded is to lay him'* flat ort'tli looraiulhc will "come to" in don )le quick time. lie fainted k jause the heart missed a beat, fail id for an instant, failed fo? onl )nce to seild- the amount of. bloo ;o the brain. If you place the pi :ient in a horizontal position, la liinfn'n liis back, it does not reqnir much force of the heart to sen blood on a level to the head; bn you sot a man up, the blood has t l?e shot upward, to the head, an this requires; much more force yet in nine cases out of ten, if perso.n faints and fall to the flooi the'first done to hini is to run t him and set him in a chair. In apoplexy, as there" is toomuc Ido'od in the head, 'every one ca see that the host position is to' fit i-man up,' f.nd the blood naturall !aiiV1u? /lnwnw'jipir' ns mncli so n ivater will come out of a hottl when ..turned u^bicjQ dowi},. if th s'ork is out.. : * * 4 t* # ' ' *1 ; Orcjiam) asd Ni'r..-i:iiv.? 7m neivlv rut'Inst spniig ought to b i&ivi'Py tti li Iclvoa. 1; ' '' 4 Inserts will appear oh 'many V lie tree* in the orchard* and nm ;ury. It. will require--ivconstan vatclifuluess to prevent, their, ravj ;es, both on the foliage and fruii iScah.? As. fast as frusta ripei save the seed^ i?itjs desired t propagate. Seeds *ot many orm nental trees i ill he nur&iry Vequii o he sown as soofTa's ripe. '" ' .* Scedhvrjs of evergreen and othc orest trees require to ."be shade roni the;.hot sun -by.^ means' ( rush, or,.what is better, a-r lattiec vork of hitiis. . A mulch,of hay c ;traw between the rows of -large >lants will prevent the growtlr c .nany weed*, aiut thuV save tim u (1 iahor'iif weerfifrg. 1; (h'/'py set-i?? life Vffrin# wil 1 rc juire hiking Naffer-. rioWj, as t!i itock often sends ouk new shoot.5 vbich cob tire scjou ;of uouifiibmcnl jUyckcrs. should he i rubbed :. ?] vhcjiever lhey appear upon, buddc< >r grafted,stocks. / i ' ' /v . i i. i J l LfiyrrtCF.?wire inusi nu-usru n >ickiii? nof to ii'rjiiru the bark p )reM< any limbs. T/iiniiWfj '<>}' Fruit shfHfKMoe con inuetl this mouth, Hirot alread; ini.shoil, . , . , . < .7 Hlrty I'lThlUUlt {if T 1 ilow TO Ct.'RK STAMMKIlINfi.?Lilt L Tnylorj cditofWtlio La Cross \Vis.) (Leader,, w hp ii;is been sin in vet rate stammer, writes nsfujlows abou lie '\v'aV! to 'euro iho1' haWitV '' '\N< tiinimorinfif person 'ever j'onrrt' jiii^ LHidnlly i?t-siii?vi:ij? ^P!ip rftiHOh' <> his .is, that by observing tlio mcnsuri f the .n.msicj? by .'keeping time?th< rjjans of speech ary !<<'pl in sucl osiiion that oiinuiiiition is easy ipply life same rtr!e to' muling \>\ poeeh, :in?J tlio same result wiil-fhl )\v. Jjft the stammerer, takou son ?:iv- thisoiu! ? 'Ltiiindui' sw;ui Iio Hellespont,'?:iih! pronounce it 1j> >*ll:il?Ics, sean it, keeping time will is finder if necessary, letting Cael yllublo occupy llio same time, thus <c?au??dor?swain?the? Ilel?lespont, and ho will not stammer. Loi im pronounce slowly, at first, thcr ?Bter, hutVtill keeping time ; keeping imo with-wmte irratead of syllables" nd lie will read without stammering tid nearly as rapidly as persons ordi arily talk or read. Then practise Ids in reading and conversat ion unti lie..hahit. is ii^oken up. ^Persevor nee and attention is all that is iitci? uy to* perforin a perfect eiire." The New York Mail says'; Fe'fr ol lie niascidmwgcnH^i^hrtfir'ftHy ido:i f the intrieaeics of the female loi lot nile lis cost Is a marvel oven to the lost astute There is a Conundrum 'Iticli explains that .a?shJp is" nIwny> poken of as l^(^n^ of#tbe /Ijnalo sex. bccansc the rJfjgins costs more than \ui hull," and this contains a profound hilosophical tnith. \\re lately learnil that a hair-dressor in this city has n sale a double braid of pure ray- haii^'ftventy-eiirhl* inches in Migth and about tho thickness of no's wrist, on which he jilacfis the lodes! price of ?8.000 and expects to vl it, loo. -> *". - 1 til * rT.- it! >Q\-I I For Marriageable fiirls^ ' ^ ; j " ) ' V &?Tu r. It a man wipes his'fceton iho.dooj;; tniit, he will m:il<6 a gootlw'lHisband, ] : IF a mari'in..'snuffipga*'CamlUs,rp?ttH* ; out,;you may-bd"mire ho will mnkoV > stupid' .hnsbancl.a If a-man. puts Lis' ' Iio ml nn Iiis knM> wltiln- tuL-. irrg tea you .m^y.bc'.attre ho will'make :i good liusband.' In th? eame-wtfyj-j * tth^j^'mistrust* jhhan who \ViII not {. Lakj the last pieeo' o?" toast', btot 'itye.. /era waiting for the. next worm batch , it ia likely he will malco a greedy and \ selfish' husbarfd, With .whom Jpu will 3 .enjny fro "brown" at dinner, no cHisV 2 at tea, arid no peace' whatever'at homo. :Tho- man, my debars,1 \?ho b wears ' ? ru frbci-s, and is carcfttl about' 3 gapping himself.' 4?p, befot?; yj8iitorr in " hi the night air, not u^fl^nently . rfiaices a'Vfoud invalid husband^" that c; mostly stops at home,; ana is''easily " ' comforted with slops.--'I'tfieraah who p watches the kettle, and prevents it. IVoin boiling^ oveiy willqoi; ..fail, my ' 'K?arXj ' in tits marricil'.state,. iiV cLxerrising i'litf same care in KlWs'l^fcojVing/tlie pot boiling.l': Tho'iitftti "who" i,; <lo.es noLHalcc tea' ill-treat* oats, takee syu(r,,^tandf..\yipi his buck* to * H'airute. whom I would;.not^dvisp.. ii yon, 'my dears, to marry for any ,eonslderatiori,'either for love or mbney?' s but most decidedly Wt for love.* B?rfc-j e aijnan 'who when tea is^over, ia dis.- j covered to have had none,.is Snre. tov make a good husband; Patience like. I' liis deserves to be rewarded with the best of wives; and th& best of "moth- )' ers-in-law. My deal's, when yon meet (1 until ciinh A man /4a I'Ativ - 7" " ,fcM MW J i- marry him. In the severest winter y he wouldu't mind-going to bed firafc.' *7 d ,;SWEARISG P.ABBOT. ?; TWO it friendly neighbors bought- each of o them a parrot. Xhat of Mrs.,A.'.was J. a bird of* grave deportment, who bad been taught to speak very proper*. ^ words. ,; That of 'Mrs. B. was -an irtfpious fellow, forjhis language abopn,d' ed .in bad words. Now Mj*p. ,B;jteU v quits shocked." at the irrfeveront talk of her piirrot, .and .prevailed on hec " friend * to allow the- grayeparrot ^io i pa}* a visit to the .swearer, !# hope of it reclaiming the - rogue by.good examy pie.- The two jjli'ds stayed together s for about a month.; bat iroagino'?be c consternation, of ^ good /Airs. A. on the 0 milrn of her more grave and decoaous bird, to hear him swearing terri-bly/' The fact is, that,, instead of teaching he has been learning, and* ;s from that sad.(Jay hiskhjngimge was as 91, brii<jl aa Uiat of his scape-grace assocrate. ' - ! * . / j >f Lot all scholars learn from tins that > although they have never been guilty t of proianoncss, nor .,of peaking foul 1 n'mi nnf l?nn words, vet if thav keep h com punwith wiciccd bQys who>\ 1 light in swearing, they will soon, be ^ likely to indulge in profane language , for "evfl eommonicatrons corrupt i- . ,, r, ' '.T ? **': good manners,"?-^' JJaBAKiNO. CoLTSj.r^A cprr<J8pf>ndent o? the Gour\iry , Gcntlcinan gives liia nvnfti'iRnfto in Twirlnnrf in ihft nint ^ i tor of breaking; eoi.U, as fp1lo\yq;.^.. J.' A raised-up war&J0f twenty eqltja per. "", j-ear from 183GT ,-'to. 1850. A colt r, breaker by profession, ;who bv<?ke'f#r ?f-.j all llie nobility and'beat' horse-raisers e] in, the .neighborhood;- birojt^ 4oqt me, j and, he always prej^HTcd-a foqrjjew ! eld. which half never boen handled, to. gjmake a. good saddle horse. Any- of , } l he wiljiest of any age bp.eoujd bj-ipg t,v[it'to a, bjindy state, tit for any horseman to ride,-in four weeks, wl^jle be I I would be a fortnight, longeron, ting those safe which hail been hs>1: icred, and perhaps.nddofr'tbarobacfc,". u , There are reasons for preferring that r ail colts, and even young, cow kind,should be handled so far aft to be.iibte 1 to lead- them, as it saves a deal of y ; running around at times, but the Jess* | a colt is in the hands Qf .men or'boys. ! knowing nothing of horsemanship, or 1 in charge of men pretending to kno'w ,i everything about colte and horoea, the. better, till he becomes, strong': enough to work, and baa felt tho^ bit: ; while in the hands-of a man who .can . i "/eel" a horse's mouth?there is a gift l.o some men is possessing lianas wren Mich n delicate tonch as lor any tiorfce to tell a driver owi denknows how to gnide him; ond every gennir.e jockey 'or genUeinan ridei knows this to bo i. a fa;.-t. 1 . " - ! j When Pi-ofessor F^kon,.. rending '! UA .Midsummer NiglU'uUrciini'' to ! the Captain of a ship, of which lie.. 11 was a passenger, canie to the deVi'.scnption -of Oberou, sitting on a. '; promontory listening to a mermaid 11 on a dolphin's back, the seaman , was disgusted. "The dolphin's r; back," said lie, uis as sharp as a ,1 razor, and no mermaid could pOs;1 sihly ride the beast unless she first saddled him.",* . - 1 lj i j -Tho New York is ungallant onough j J .*i to say that one of the attractions of < Freemasonry and other secret orders is no doirht the fact that women are i ? never omitted. The harmony, free- u . dnm. ond deliirhtfulness which \ 11 result from tiii* masculine exclusivo- j r j ncss cun be known only to tho initia-.] ! i * , ? ; ' 1 ) J,jind of nod?an auction shop. l f ' * % 4. t Panc-annihilatora? boys throwing * , stones. / . j What kind of a fort is an cf-fort? ] I 1 # 11 flow' much cloth is required to t make a spirit wrapper? 1 :h SjZ w<g y ** 3f TOO 9imi& . .jnt ' AH citizens ore obliged To iifl visit FruiKfC ' I ** 11 ' .? .' , ?IM" UW4I* ?. ! m gft in 4 .w:'^ * JfS$i?SS:i .Arann#it>i^9^^i^?. Agg|j WUlf-tk three .? " Barges comi ^njfl titer {ait sefej", i-. -t /; . M.W;;:t..r * .Hii* breafi a?;%licr-dtyt . AC last aceoQiit^^'^j^etid .uvtMi iwfo too. h&? Prdored^ set qt / The storv .that Bret Hurler'it id f not kuo^qj^fjly: the dav hia ikk-u? r was expected f^t Uarv?*nl ia-coiijindicted bytj^wcw Dedforu Mnvr?L wliifeh sayrit knows better. ^ . r.v..v;',; i w . " . *?$$&' ton don frera6h-a-ngh;ii wiffr 5,000 ' [' *r > \> t> ' { .i* ( . Thfc damages for wliicl)-4!ie, ci.tx ofKew Yopu'is liable ;from\ttid riot/umdnhtd^to lCoS* IbrUi ?10.000? . i"'f :sm% periftW9ion. for tue -erocfio.;vpr .!)0 tirst Sjnrugo&t^i'p.&t. &*;* $'4 ' 7 -Ql Th<$ *i oilier -jot 'rigi*K.wl iivLondon feistV;U !,^U, which -\vaa'" i'oity uia6\beloiifctbe -ftverage; . -..< ? ' Muine reports. dwijr_'a^?^jSii'!i fioy crop.' hity ^XrfyrMlte' V w&i iW frtllg {kJ*' - A'%n1Sp?$nne; scfd^iwi daTiin^ . peisoiJ3<b<^?^ kif^. oj i>i. . *'fn tticr ColincctitfgV?fcn^f4::ffcff bilL rcf>caii?? ttte^sai^iyfrS irwn*. passed- b3"a?no?tysunaStm^ 'Saniiiel' korse><i?#? %;b*? h^hlW^i'i-S^ i>K c& ' faofi^^v: ; f.yfV5.;.K-;>* > a1 A."tlift]fil Jknie* 4A. ;op*.yivr^tiiv> T. ?prn>q' - vrr--iyui -| doing- ohnsiti erabfe d?u|r?>g;Q^v^'Vio man -u$s. kitted* 4&h :0mm Tlie sijip "JvalwitHv fi:om'ConiVfy, bound to. fynstogitl in the Indian 0$#r were lost. Z * . I ? ? *. - dtft ?;?;& i io fog#area ofa water front ou tlio 'great;'la?es of raw*** - * .. v.. v ?.: Jiijti !*>:?> wr \hd* Careful estimator . o fji.; c f.cot 1 on crod place the probnbfe" tiifniFs' of the Yield >:bc#$cr?,3<H),0e'ff- ihd 3,500,OOO^a^'g - V- & ; Tiio i,c?nlnr.e:o>re83 compswies compHiIii tLfat fhe-^oofftc':* hWK^ anil bagga^e'^-ye^yoR^V ^tiWod for by gaif^s of thieve4*. The ?old placers of Sofrorn. -M^rico, arc prouoninJW-' Zcyj '.^ i^' best. uai itorn1a. sjk? * v -? -u. Thousands f.i'6 -ilotj'J-. V The pori^l- ,.'!?"-c; !n the" Tfojted StiYtss Tilery Vv?s:' Currency,' $3,207,000;-opi->, . 785,000; ceituicatoa,. #2' Vl'tL300. A country editor's solo. editor-pl in one week's issue of biiJ'^jpet * was to the effect tfrat if iiayXInhpr will mate a man Mjel' jincy^l*)*?t the heart, if it is to JallLyelvefvto* i pair of skyd2olored evef..btraQou irj woman ofgiijagp^saj^MiB.: D. Richarqeqaja sqou to fukc, ip her residence, in .fliat ci/y, rncl? s t>ue 5f ^tllfTloveHc# wo.nor I lave'ever vknowv'r^ T not. vondcrthat for her n jbo?i*mprfc ,vas willing to die- for *eoetr ft' woman." . * A Lowell man, ?rho had tftktm* taken out a marriage certificate one 3ay last week, was so c^seojisate at finding the bride to be-tlead drunk ivhen Tie called at her house, that jeat once proposed to another wot.oii foil VA3rn uniiniyijn xx-ta an/-nn. uuii vw?? J w J v i ) n MO iivv cd, got a new ccrtilicale, r.ud #is uarricd, all 011 the same day.