Horry news. (Conwayboro, S.C.) 1869-1877, July 24, 1875, Image 1
r, i THE HORRY NEWS, I
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. Kvci-y Saturday ITIorniiiffl
T W. BEATY, Editor,
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Oxu Vbao, $2.00
Sue Mosuit, , .$1.00
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Only a Drop,
(Written after bearing & young ujan refuse
the Invitotion of jl Urt kind-hrarled ??ost to
take '\Otdy a drop" of vine.)
"Only * drop!* Surely nawgfct can befall,
> Or harm, from u tiling so w?ak *ud suiaJU
^Ouljf * drop!" Yet beware! beware!
Tlie fieiMi "/ a myriad ills is there,
V
"?iHy a (lroj/M In Uwt drop 1 see
In thousand phantom* <4* misery;
1? H* bright, sparkling, ruby light. so elear.
Oh, .Ood! what visions pi' wo* appear.
>Owl^i ?JmopJM Y'et iu>M'rn?ng w;iv*
-Metf# ^ >*lwl,u I/remorseless grave
I'lM ^ j? the aged: the gladness oi yo.utlp
hair ' K i loud trust, and proud man'
boXulsllftt.b,
wOnJy 'll> lluW CUo aiiguUUed iirayar
S'rung Ir$v:l*' kwfdow's tone Imart Is there*
And tlie >\nebrr' ? wail and Um orphan's cry
'That,?ea,^;'i>> jaaeewd to the throne ou high.
' Only a drop!" See the young and the old,
Vho poor in Ids rag and the rich in his gold,
The brave Jjj his might and the Ugh j? Ida
pride, >
Are alj swept away by ',1ns pitiless tide,
"Only a drop!" Not a hideous natno
Of hatred and crime, -viiuWYy and sbawe-*Not
a horrid sjxc.tre iEr hellish thing
lint, from that little d*op may spring.
''Only a drop!" Yet linger not where
The tiend of the \yjne-eup hath spread her
? snare;
(The song of the siren is hers, and her bneatb
blasts liope, life-all with the bliglit r>f doa/b.
L \ PASS At II? AT AltftfA
I\ A concootor of pill* ami grand curer of ills,
J JIad a .passage of words one d.iy
. With a typo, or sbnger of ink;
fi To settle Hie root they both went out,
* And they iit and they font,
Till .each was 'jred of the fray,
"The pill man tall, with pestle and maul,
limned .ou the pouter such blows
As .one lud thought had ground him to
naught,
Though he took no ill?so the wtory goes.
Jiot so tlumgh, with pills, the curer of ills,
i Of lighting that day he'd enough;
I Jle declares'twist the w ipes of tlie ink and
tlie types,
He never was treated so rough.
And he sweats w hile on earth he'Ji give a
wide hy^h
To alla;lv0 ?^and^ing?rs of ink;
F thirty lour *h" ',rt? ?
r , e oyjse,at strong drink,
[ the grow. .. iyuxtki.b. i>Km?
I Lc w ise' lawn
I \ >ealUxl "detijjjfbiiKlitg iti tk& South,
1 habitant," tw>
m ex actly oiwVjasn .of-men throughout
I Wake uj> grv'^ belt of five South, who
L v.mkl Jrko e:.ltlo ai.d
Some ot their establish'
g -Mwi?7.7o. 'nc|o?iing one to three
e. a in J more sheen. J he
IvcrKiuti<4ui4?t!UW aJvg Noma*46tar"
to M?ttt??nce tliey live without
- W-e jliSh*4"' oliildrou grow lip
and. rwjuerT?410^ 1Wl * AJe?rtfia.
. , . -vJauwiiare ujider similar
sncu cato w have ?isde money;
ot annex alio 11^,]^ tie put in a
eeo, it, to avail *-ryi?!k, and is reaify of
iiorie irt out ot t>,ie *w.uer ihao so
door in lock*.-* ?? me?B?.
a mode osf Agricultural
41 round too. fU) Koutheru
lie add of M*ifoeauae it is attended
dreW on y profit The Jnstauee ,
Wlbeti i*^*how under aW fcUe
. itages of the oase, tiie only
J Uj%yhiob has devoted itself to atodk .
"drli has made money.,
aixWy planter has more or 4e*s 1iv<e ,
ibck. Formerly a serious attention
was given to liog raising. It was -the
ambition of the piaidvr to provide ins j
own bacon, but rarefy any for sale, ;
1 lie bad a tew sjveep* and, under favor- <
able a cons id or a We ,
gang of eatt.n - jt ti?e sheep be i
irnreTy saw utiles* moy w"-re brought '
^ .up to be salted., or lbe remnant of the j
IttM^ock ran lioiiie lor protection against <j
B9?H\insursion of the dogs, The slkeep j
fjg|9 he sufficient i? number to make him j
Mi his temper when the dogs killed i
Rk fm, but not sufficient eitJier in yield <
IB ^mutton <>r wool, lQ counterbalance
BR iii?!' ** ,
H g^4resheL.-*;rc luriMJl] .out iu the spring i
BH .knoxvp'* wry poor, gaining flesh i
Mm ns the season advanced, sale- i
ui low prices, as grass beef in tive |
B I . 1/ not hoU the l?o}>e was to carry <
B^Hhera^through the winter, without eliel- |
BBter. tlieironly.f|>-'(] bedug straw and <
shucks, the iv fly oi both being I'uit- y
^ ted. No one ^ say that this 10 on 1
|L^e*agg?ratod picUtie of the average 1
HttcattU- and sheep raining in the cotton J
^^Btate. There are ot course exceptions. 1
|HH*ut how uiany of tive planters who 1
|^RBcad tltcso lines adopt a hotter system c
B BitJi regard to their slwep und cattle t
BBBhaii the one described? Can this be i
^Stalled slock raising? r
BK It a land Jiolder should put his j
or corn in the ground, let tlveui t
Hp^ to find their own iood, plant a
^HHbts being ahtyvitravle and find their
^HHn victuals, j^Hts having enemies c
B^^BwelJ, and then JJj the autura return a
pick the one ail gather the other, t
B BWould he be calk* J a planter? Just as d
asihe man :Ahouid be called a p
IIOI
VOL. 7. CONV
stock raiuee ho leaves his stock to
shift. for tbemselyes. Under litis ireatuaeut
ol crop we iuit;Wl well say that
fuuuiug vrad a failure, as well uh slock
raising. fc?tock raising is a business
and must bo followed as a business.
Notasoleund separate business, out
as muck so um the ooitou, corn, and
whoat, etc,, on a plantation, requiring
care as regularly, though not of so long
daily continuance as th? crops. GyOW'
ing stock must be attended to, as well
a* growing plants. And, when grown,
i both must bo prepared lor market, it
we expect to derive a profit from them,
| Coin in the shuck, or cotton in the
seed, would be as little likley to find
sale in a distant market as halt lal
cuttle or shoep. Instead of preparing
our stock for market in the winter,
they lose m the winter what they have
gained in the summer and autumn?it
is a Penelope's web, lasting very often
the natural life ot the poor annual.
When he is in lair order in the summer,
ha cannot bo sold, lor tresh meat is a
drug. When ho would bring a good
price in market, he is too poor to eat
or sell,
besides the want of habitual attention,
this ottering ot live slock for
sain at the wrong season ot the year,
in codbckjulmico ot their poverty in tinwinter,
is a material cause ot the
failure Lo make lire stock remunerative
#!.? I. 'in 1
itv vifu re?/*4lMi I HCJf JS UWlUIMg 1|| IIIC
soil, climate, products, and at certain
seasons of the year, markets of the
South, to render live stock miprofftal)le.
The difficulty is in their treatment
by us and our having them parti illy
ready for market at the wrong time,
Kvery winter ear loads, almost without
number, of cattle, sheep and hogs,
are brought b^' rail irotu Kentucky and
'I enuessee. These animals are led
upon laud often reaching two hundred
dollars per acre. It is true that animals
requiring corn to fatten them
can bo raised cheaper at the West
than at the South. But it is also true
(and the readers of the wuual cauoljnjan
are requested to ponder this
sentence) thai animals which do mot
require corn to fatten them, as cattle,
and thtpp\ con be raised with increased
economy and profit as we go South
ward.
Kvery really thrilly farmer will raise
his own colts, substituting oats tor
corn While pork cannot be 1 .Vised
for sain at the South, it can be raised
in sufficient, quantity lor home consumption.
\Vlierevet clover will grow,
it requires, with the aid of peas, but
htlle corn to fatten hogs. On this
farm there are seven Barkslure shoats,
weighing about one hundred pounds
each, all of them fat enough lor the
knife, that have had no oilier food
than that which they get in a clover
lot of three quarters of an acre, since
the middle ol April, and will receive
no other food until October, when the '
pea field is open. There is scarcely a
larm in the South where the Hoil has ri
clay foundation and is made sufficiently
rich, where the same thing cannot
be done. One acre ot rich land in
clover will keep in first rate growing
order ten hogs, that will make two
hundred to two hundred and fifty '
pounds of pork each from the middle 1
of Anril to tlu? miibfm /.?' /?..?
*; V/V/V'M/VI
This will supply the market for a large '
family. The hogs mubt not be put on 1
the clover before it begins to blossom, ^
nor after cold weather begins, as the
roots become sweet, and they will
destroy it. Sows with pigs, if put '
upon clover, must have some corn. 4
Where the soil is low ami damp, it
i? unsuited for shoe Dry, rolling
sandy laud makes the best pasture.
FuJJ oats or rye make tl>c cheapest 1
winter feed where the perennial grasses c
are uot loiiud. Where the object is to 4
fattau omttJi) in February or March 1
for market, the turnip or sweet put?- (
toes,.the iorimur folded, the latter sliced 1
with a root sheer, with hay or pea 1
vines answers an excellent purpose.
Tturi)Jj>s ntoae will not fatten sheep 1
tor the hul-eher, they will keep them H
in good order, but some dry food is h
necessary ki :oddit ion; when a fat sheep 11
is spoken .od iu lllis- i tiole, the word 11
is used iii Uve ?aiiiiN<j\ce as when wc
*peok of a fist ^1.^0 sides shake. 41
The perteetUMj^^ 2J10 caitle farm "
would he a euiHeic ' jnouni of cane, a
H* swaiup lands -q: W.-h the natural a
winter grasses gro11*' .,Hko u surticitnt, 44
imount of upland Vc " f t in iieruiuda w
jrass, The cattle every night u
>ii ground desigiiedf^I~)2ovido winter ^
ooo lor fattening tie Three year 4)
>1(1 steers and hcik?& raised in this "
way, taken from the swamp in Janu- 11
try, well sheltered and led with turdpa,
potatoes, pea vines, an aw or l'
lay, would be ready lor the butcher v
n March, and bring a handsome price. ^
Jnder this treatment, the swamp or H
;anc brake becomes a Uhincha island to al
bo farmer who knows what to do with
L If money cannot be made by cattle j1
aisiitg upon a farm wo situated, under ^
udicious management, then it cannot l\
>e made by litis branch of farming in ^
iitv country. ^
Nothing is said of the dairy, because w
>f the uncertainty of obtaining good *n
nd reliable milkers. If this desidara- Lt
um could be steadily supplied, the aI
lairy would be % source of great v<
>ront, lo 18t0| the butter crop of m
uVri Xndepe
fAYBOKO, S. C., SA
' ' ' i
the SXut.c of New York sold for toore
money than the coltuu crop oJL* the
State ol Georgia, which w;vs the lnv
gest ever made in thai State.. This is
owe of the departments of agriculture
in which we must rely lor aid on tor*
oign skilled labor-?-8u.iuJJ i armors
owning their own lands, and managing
the dairy within themselves and
their families.
It must not, ho forgotten that in
successful stock raising, the judicious
management and husbandry ot the
manure is a vital point, Commercial
fertilizers are in certain aspects a necessity.
J.l the large colLou planter,
could save one-halt ot his annual expenditures
for fertilizers, by devoting
a portion of his time to live stock, it
would he u great gain to himself and
his land.
A striking instance of the value of
this kind of manuring is found on this
farm. Reference is made to the crop
of six acres ol turnips, led off by sheep,
which was the subject ot a statement
by iho Commissioner of Agriculture
ot Georgia, in the Rural Carolinian
last winter. The success ot the experiment
was entire. Knough to of'the
turnips wa? sold to amount upwards
ol two hundred dollars, and suilieient
were left to feed a flock of Merino
sheep, upwards of one hundred in
numner, The ground is now in cotion,
corn, and one and one-quarter
acre in onions. It is perfectly rich
and clean, and the glowing crops
promise beautifully. The enrichment
of those acres cost ihe writer nothing,
in luel it was thrown in. They
will be sowed with oats in .September,
lllil III ll'..f\l'ii .? ? til. --1 '
? .... M \ .j i iiu J ? illl L'lUYVr till I I K*
oats. Alterwards a judicious rotation
lor a term ot yours will yield heavy
crops without improvement or ncoesaity
ot manure. |
The readers ot the lineal Carolinian
are requested to lo'er to I he article in
L11o August number ol last year, on
turnips and folding, and have read it
to make arrangement lor a eonsidorahie
turnip crop this year, li these
arrangements are well conducted, the
host results may be expected.
C. VV. Howard,
In Rural Carolinian J'or July.
How Ho Lost His W ife;
Oil,
THBSTOUY OK A TIMID MANMarried
?-~g:tid )V?tcr Tremor?No,
and 1 never shall he now! Kale is
against it. 1 was meant lor a married
man. 1 know it! Nature intended
me to ho the possessor ol a wile, and
the papa ol a dozen sons and daughters,
hut unlortunately, Nature made
me also the ujohi timul man in ilie
universe; and I could never screw mv
courage up to tiie sticking-poiut and
pop the question. One alter the other
the objects ol my admiration married
some one else?some one with pluck
sullieient to say 44will you have me?"
plump and plain, without knowing
lor certain that the answer would he
"yes."
It I could have reverted the order
ot things, and so contrived thai 1
thou Id only have had to give consent
hy blushes and silence, 1 should not
be a bachelor to day. O, dear, no!
more probably a grand father. Hut,
you see, gii Is are shy and skittish, and
won't come to the point, and tiie l*ewildermg
way they have ol never let.ing
you know whether they like you
>r i.ot, is awlui to a timid bachelor.
JSo lvniy Greene, the brunette, whom
1 adored at eighteen, and Jessie Er?>wn,
,vho was my uloi at twenty, ami Hose
md Eva and Jlcleu and Josphine, and
lane Eliza Tiiiuny, the daughter ot a
iry-goods merchaui in Jh?sloM, and
ittlc Widow iilack with wtioiu 1 hoar
led, one and all iornook me ioi* braver i
'ivals, and at forty 1 was a bechvlor <
to braver than be tore.
J nsi then my great-uncle, iiobkins,
ook a tinal leave ot this sublunary
pbere, and bequeathed a legacy?
oiiu* thing ralbt-r li:ind?c<ue?enough, i
u taci, to make me quite a catch ioi I
ny girl. j
J lei it he kou'ii, and waited, but no ,
tiers oi marriage came* One or two 1
idles ieciued rnoic tiiau usually i
tumble?smiles greeted my approach, <
ud i was invilea out to lea to such a J
eg fie that 1 ruined my digestion n
dim pouiiu-cuke and JiiuthiiH preserves, t
mi strong cups ot that herb which
heel's bu'v not inebriates. bull, no t
ody said, "will you be mine?" and, i
/ally 1 louiui it iiupossibu lo Hay it *
lysei! to any body.
Jiut, at last, one Ohristimos eve, at t
ie btokors, there dawned upon my (.
ision a young lady by the name of c
iobkins?a glorious creature, all curls I
nd luce, ami big cycn and led check*, I
nd line bunt and beauty generally. 1
This iiiohI lovely creature I lell was u
itended by my lucky stars lor Mrs. <j
remor and 1 vovveu to win her, were q
possible It was a bold venture, <1
irsily, her own loveiiuess awed me; t
?en she had a stout papa, in a brown v
ig, and a portly mamma, with roses t
i tier cap, who stared one out of couninancc,
and a big brother, lull of liro c
id tury, who was known to carry re- h
Myers at hie waist, and an adorer? h
y rival?wlio bad a blaok moos-J
NE"
ndont Journal.
TURD AY JULY 24, 1
1 ">' "
taehe aud uu uncomfortable habit of
deolarittg that Jbe would nmk? miuoeuieat
oul of any inati who stood in his
way. Novell halcM, I braved tbetu all.,
aud courted Amanda Jiobkms.
I had board her uiaiuwa eay lo our
I u|j,. I .. A. I %r..M
Iiv/Diuoa. I > v.? V. lUUili <\ ^ t'UJ SII^JI ^ I
day?' and presumed the cjuedtjuju was !
about my fortune. That in jt*elt Wtut i
ewcosuagiwg also the lata that when 1 '
called Amanda received iue# uud
! mamma was generally engaged in Ll?e
kitchen. The rival scowled und strutted
and made Iearlul ai Undoes to
mince-meat. Hut I defied hiin. N<c*er
in all my liie had 1 been so brave.
One day 1 invited Amanda to take
some ice cream in a shady und romantic
spot, and the?e, as I fondly IttJicied,
decided my fate. I began after tfio 1
third saucer had disappeared,
"Miss Jlobkim), I?ahem !?**
"Well, Mr. Tremor?"
"i'ciiiaps you have guessed- -"
"O, Mr. T reiu oil"
"May 1 venture--"
."Spare my blushes, Mr. Tremor!"
"To hope?"
"O, you know?you must know! I
have long?ah!"
"Angel 1"
A wound like the uncorking of soda
water.
"Somebody will see you, Mr. Tremor."
So it was settled. We were eugw
ged. Amanda liohkins was none,
i'l'.c day was set at last. 1 was to lie
a married man. I lei all the world
know it. 1 delied my rivaled the black
moustache, who circulated a base report
that Amanda was about to many
lor gold, and was as happy as a king.
So the days rolled on to my wedding-day.
On the twentieth ol August
we were to be united., at the church,
l... <1. II t?*i si i . ii rin*
oy 1111/ UOV. CUIUS U>U|)il'l(?]K. I HO
world was too small lor nn", I Walked
on thorns. We wore to bo married on
.Sunday. On Saturday 1 went out l<>
walk?Saturday evening about five
o'clock?my evil genius prompting mo.
It was a damp, cloud) cvctiiuing; ajgentlemau
ol forty was mindi more likely
to escape a cold by slaying at homo
and retiring ?al ly. Nevertheless, 1
walked through the village., out of it,
down to the river side, and along it.
At last 1 stood beside a low brick wail,
and beyond it was an orchard o( ripe
apples. It was years since I had robbed
an apple tree. 1 was ripe lor sport
that night.
"Let me," said L "live my youth
over again---(or one brief hour," and
mounting the wall, I leapt over it, and
begun to climb llie most tempting ol
the trees which pieseiiled itself.
I had ascended halt way, when,
horror ol horrors! a fearful growl hurst
on my cars, and glancing down ward, 1
preccived the most lerocious of all
watch-dogs making its way with headlong
speed toward me, his eyes rolling
?a dog ready to tear me in pieces il he
get at me.
I put as many branches lu_>tween us
as possible, and sat upon the branch
looking down. The giant w ho sang.
"Fee ty to lum! I smell the blood of an
Englishman! Dead or alive, 1 must
have some!" etc. etc, siirley never
manifested his desires by words more
plainly than ditl that dog hy his
tongue and eyes. Once within his
jaws, nothing remained to Amanda
Hobkins of hei faithful Tremor but his
buttons. There sat the dog watching J
me?there perched I proesjy.w.UKl)
among slender branches. ^
The sun went down, twilight Ix-gan 1
to gather over the scene, and my heart {
went down with the sun. Would uo ?'
olio come? 1 yelled tor help. There 1
was no answer but Hre dog's baik. 1
Twilight faded; the evening came on *
The juoou rose. Hy its light I saw my *
enemy betaken himself u?u pan of meat I
set far him hard hy. Taking advantage
of tins, 1 prepared t?? decern!; hut ^
my guardian was aroused a/t once, and I
I retreated. I called for aid onoe more. I
Not an answer. ^
iSo hour after hour passed on, aanl 1
night?midnight. 1 counted the hours ^
hy the eh in ch clock which struck re- J
i^ularly, hut no one came to help me. *
I listened in llie hope that uiy jailor c
would sleep, but fie growled continjuliy.
I was hungry, hut hungry 1 J>
jould in a measure appease with apples. ^
frightfully sleepy, yet dared not close ny
eyes lest I should topple down into
lie fiendish jaws of the watch-dog!
Here was a situation! Moreover,
here eauio on towards dawn a dreary,
frizzling rain, which soaked me to the
'kin. tl
Never did human being so rejoice ivt A
he appearance ot daylight as did 1. ci
>1 course with the* suit live proprietor o
d tiie orchard would awake, call oil' U
lis dog, aiid let ??e lieu* So i loudly U
K-lievcd. Alas' the shutter* ot' the d
arm-house remained closed.; do smoke
lose Iroiu the ohimuey; it appeared "
Icccrted. Moreover, a glance at the i;
[uautily ol lood placed hi the dog's tt
lish under the tree made iuc fear thai w
he inhabitants were absent. The (ear u,
ran made a certuiuty in a very short in
ime.
Just as the belle were ringing good w
hihlreu to Suuday School, a man ua
x>ked over the wall from the road. I at
ailed him gleefully*
"Friend!" id*
j
875, NO. 29.
"Lor!" ejaculated the .rustic. "Swan
tu roan, el you ain't up there in tho
tree! Cornea o' HtealUjg!"
J couldn't deny that, but pleaded
humbly:
"My friend, X havo been here all
night-?will you .do nao the favor of
calling lUi* do^'s muster to call him ofV!
1 will pay hiuu well lor any .Jumajjc I
iu'iy have done to hia tree,.
"Couldn't do it," aaid the w?a?.
"I implore you."
"Tuiu't possible. Youe^ old man
Browu, that owus hiiu, altera goea to
.hi* darter'* ou Saturday afternoons,
and stays uut'd Sunday night. ilia
darter lives at Waterbridg'i, and that's
five miles /rout Perry, aud Perry's
throe miles lroui .this hare, iluv to
stay till be comes hum, I r-et&ou."
"Until to-night?"
"Wall, 1 reckon. Nobody .G&n't
4ou<eh that dorg?he'd chaw 'em up."
"But 1 have a particular appointment
at ten ?t.Ui? morning."
"That's a bad job. .Only at your
age you'd ortu thunk of Oiut. Didn't
you see 'Beware of the dorg4.1 M
"No."
"Here it is in black and white outside.
"Will you tell me tA?e time, sir?"
"Hall-past eight. Time tor me to
git, it I'm going to ineetin',"
"But what shall / do ?"
"Wall, if you don't tiuud rit4o;n' the
dorg. But 1 would advise ye to?"
"Gracious goodness!" I gasped;
"I'm to be married at ?tou this morning.
I must be at Pettilxmie landing
by that time. I'll pay any sum <to a
messenger to go tor .Mr. What's. -hienamo
lor me, ?u<d bring him?any
sum."
"T would n't bo no use," said my
companion; "you sce4 'twowhl take
'em till twelve to get there, aud the
ol<l man Brown wwitliln'l conic. lie's
sot in liis ways?Friends generally is.
Good-by."
Away lie u-eiit, but others came.
Hoys, girls, women and men. All
told the same talr ol the dog's ferocity.
All spoke feelingly of my want
ot honesty, and recommended me not
to trust myself within the reach of the
savage beast, who growled and
barked continually. A maiden lady
came, and leil some tracts on the wall
-entitled "The Sabbath Breaker's l?nd."
The minister slopped and talked to
me of depravity and sudden judgments,
with an admiring audience of
elderly females, who chorused, "To be
sure," and "Now du hear him:" and,
worst of all, my wedding hour passed.
1 felt, as it departed, that it never
would return again.
Another hour passed on; an 'hour e(
speechless misery. The dog relaxing
his vigilance was attracted by a predatory
cat, to a remote corner of the
orchard. Now was my lime, 1 scrambled
Lo the ground, tearing my garments
in many places, and began a
wild race for liberty. A savage growl
warned me that my pursuer was on
my track; I strained every nerve,
reached the wall, and threw myself
upon it, his jaws closing with a savage
snap, within an inch of my keels. ,
J rolled off on the outer side panting
and bieathless. Recovering I hurried
to the church.
It wab deserted by all save the ?extoil.
In answer to my inquiry ho in* i
formed mo that the wedding had <
Laken place an hour before, and the
bridal party had departed. Wildly j
I demanded to nee the register. Tine .
rilling was soarcelv dry which re- ]
voided ilie names of Amanda Jiobkius i
md Marmaduke Topps, my hated j
ival with tho tierce moustache. In j
lie midst ot their indignation at my (
tupposed heartless desertion, be had j
itepped forward and oticred to till my ]
dace. t
lie was accepted. I wan crmdiod. t
sought my lodging and wrote a let t
er ot explanation to my lost Amanda, t
t was returned to me unopened en- J
dosed in a note (rout the big brother, (
iilimaiiJig that any further attempts \
d mine to communicate with Mrs. \
l\>pp? eilhet by IcUef or otherwise, \
vouid resnlt in my receiving a severe
afttigation.
I have never seen her sinco. 1 shall c
even* be married now; fate is against <j
- !a
~The School
"JtftrHefo Make TcnrseU Useless*1 t
Strive to m<ike, yjourselJ it-scles# was
ho command gi-vuu l>y the lather of
ilcxander llie great to his son's teach*
r. A strange request, indeed, and
no altogether unnecessary as applied
) many people and even to some 01
.. ackers. So strange anil so para- w
oxical occurs the statement that most g
ritics have regarded the last word a
lisiakc or a misprint. They say, oer- tl
liniy l'hilip would not hire a man to ai
ike charge of tire education o! his turn D<
rid then charge him to make him sell
seless to that son?surely bo said or ri
ileuded to say useful. h
Hut, doubtless, l'hilip meant just
hat be said, nod said just what be
icant?he meant to say and did say,
rive to make yourseli uelets. P(
Let us lor a moment look at the wis* r<
?m and sound philosophy there is In P'
\ ^ ' / )yj f / / '
? * J'*., f I .JfJLi.fr
A 1> V E LIT I.S IS ME NTS
Inserted at jer ^uare for firs, u|
ly oeiiU l??r f.u-li yu.-nt hiwrtiout.
One inch spun: w ?m ?>?u**itatc? * xfamcv
wbetbsr in bretier or .tiiiiifaqi aype; to** tha?
an 4uoh wall ho charged for an a ?quo?.
Marriage Mtticu* tree.
Deatk# tuMi i-aaanmL uoUor* free. JUflli;cloii.s
itofUrtc uf'otio square fr.*e.
A Jlbcrul UUrvupt will Us made ti> th<.<*e
wt*xie advorti?CD>?ul* are to be kept iu l<?r
three meitllie 01 lunger.
the request. Philip tleatred that hie
eon Alexander should Ihj taught in
ftuch a avay that his teacher should h?couio
*is+Uit? itj him?lie wished fcii*
taught to think, to luvwitigate, to net
dor hutiseli. Ih there inn, a great, pci.uoiple
underlying this? Does io, juiut
open a field lor thought and study?
Should it not Uevtlie ami and study *A
every teacher to iiuVriHA Jiis pupil* ui
each a way as to rentier them iu.depQudont
ot them?
For cviauiplo, in teaching arith uetro,
instead of allowing pupils to work
111 i ml I V 111/ tin- Nliln mill l.i ill! Mai i . li1
when they gel the et.twejo-?instead ??f
assisting pupil* in their recitation* hy
frequent questions and suggout'ons, i*
it not farwiter to teach prinu^.fy., ,u>
i give, and .to have tho pupils .ttidko
-original example*? i* it not better to
leach pupils to think, and analyze,
anil recite without h*Um help of the
teacher?
j In the study ut gtam innv,. instead erf
committing rale* ami definitions and
parsing by thorn, in i?t a?ut wisdom to
teach pupils to use the language'correctly,
and to apply all rules at>4i defied
tious to sentences and statements
which they-themselves have made, and
thus iu time make rthum independent
of rules and teachers?
In reading, instead of the teacher
rending first Jd iu-e.lt' and then require
the pupil to read alter him, parrot like
(teachers who think themselves good
readers ami like to hear their own
voices, frequently take this course), is
it not far wiser to Jirst see that lire
child understands the word and the
thought, and then ask him to express
that thought?is not the thought
method bettor th.m the parot method ?
will not the thought method, in onefourth
the time, loach the child to
become an independent reader?
In teaching vocal music, instead ot
leading the singing and thus teaching
then .to d\cly upon the strongest voice,
is it not better to go a little Blower at
r.-..4 i i . -? .
iirm, uiiu pursiio uttr flourBo mat will
make each pupil and independent
singer alter awhile?
In the preparation of kssons, instead
ofgi ving a greet deal ol assistance, or
allowing pupils to assist one another, is
it ik*I lar belter for the child, in the
end, that the teacher should, by judicious
questions and apt suggestions,
enable the child to iwnwer his own
questions and solve his own .problems?
Jl ik unnecessary to illustrate further.
It is evident that the best -teacher is
that which secures, on the parte! the
child, tho closest thinking and the
most independent si inly. die i* th*
most useful teacher to his pupils ich<.?
&uoc4cds most cvm/tli tely in rendering
hitu?tt{f'-useless to Chum.?It id. JSchoot
J our nasi..
Death of a Relative of General Washington.
The New Orleans Picayune announces
the death of Mr?. FrauC2*
I'urke Bulk*;, ?>viX?c a( llvi. H. dot, W.
Butler, of Ihorville I'uriih, La. Tho
deceased was born at Mount Vcriiv, r,
Va., November 27, 1707, and was tho
daughter of Lawrence Lewbi and
Eleanor I'arkc (histis, of WoaHlawt,
Fairfax County, W. Lawrens Lewis
was the son of Fielding Lewis and
Elizabeth Washington, only sister of
Gen. Washington., and was one of tho
executors of his uudk's-estate. Eleanor
I'arkc Custis was the youngcet daughter
oJ John 1'arku Custis, only son of
His. Washington hy bur first husband,
Daniel l*arkc Cunt is, and her mother
was Kleaiior Calvert, of Maryland,
granddaughter ol Loid Baltimore;
ind she, iu cuuimuu with her brother,
Jeorge Washington Parke Custis, of
Arlington, lather nl the late Mrs.
do be rt K. Lwe, was adopted by
he Gencrvl and Mr*. Washington at
he death of their lather at the close of /
he involution. The deceased .was
he nearest living Relative of "the
father of his Country," and with Mm.
Commodore Kctiuoii and George
iVashinglou Peier, ut .Maryland, ..*y*a
he -nearest dk>ing .relative ol Mrs.
Yasbington.
Ooui.hn't Bk Bi.ckkkd.?A couple
>f horsemen. coming into the city tho
kthor day h um .the interior, overtook
.11 old man nud his wife seated in the
lottoui of a mule cart. Feelingun high
pints, one ol the men called out:
aHello, uncle., how much ill you
ake lor your wife, cash down?1
4Oh, J Amino,' Im slo wly replied.
4Well, name yont price.'
(ii..... i.- ?1.-?
11u tv iiiuvui ii tiv MM'U>
Ten (lollarc/
Take her.'
The hotfoin.itt didn't know what Jto
toy, and av;%H gathering up the leiua,
'hen the old tvocuu juniped to the
round and cxelubuvd:
'I'uKe oviur the ducat*, mietor; I like
>e old mil, ttu-j he likea me; but we
re a fatuity which uaidt be bluffed by
j man on :b<M*ttebuok.'1
The-'blutter* got out oftbeeorepeby
ding oil' at lull m>ccd.-rVicksburg
XeraUl.
Kovttda papers nay that proposition*
: mamiage out there are written pa
oetal crudn, and the answer oeutes by
iturn mail; 4*Coino ?ou with year
reachcrl"