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"We will cling to the Pillars of the Tenple of ou rtes, aund if it must fall, we will Perish aidst the Ruins." W. F. DURISOE, Proprietor. EDGEFIELD, S. *., OOTOBER 27, 1852. - -- 41. WHAT 18 NOBLEI What is noble? to inherit Wenlth, estate, and proud degree ? There must be some other merit higher yet than these for ine Somiething greater far must ent:r Into life's majestic ti-n; Fitted to create and centre True Nob :ty in Ilan. What is noble ? 'tis the fluer Port:on of our Mind and I leart Linked to something still diviner Than her language can impart Ever prom;ting-ever seeing .Some improvement yet to p1h i To uli:t our fellowship feeling. And, like Man. to feel for Man ! What is noble? Is the sabre Nobler than the hunb!e spade? There's a dignity in labor Truer than cer pNenp arrayed lie who e.k the Nlind's improveiient Aids the world-in ading Mind Every great'connanding ioven(t Serves not one-but all mankind. O'er the Forges, heat and ashes O'er the Eng'ne's iron head Where the rapid shutter 1lahes, And the spindle wh:r!s its thread There is Labor lowly tending Each requiremient of the hour, There is genius still extending Science-and its wor'd of ,ower! 13fid the dust, an.1 specJ and clamor Of the hoom-shed and the mill e .'idst the clink or wheel and hainnier Great resuhs are growin stil! Though, too oft, by Faslions creatures, Work and workers may be blamed C->ntneree need not hiden feature: Industry is not ashamed ! What is noble! That whkh iplace Truth in its enfranehised will! Leaving steps-like angel traces That mankind may follow still Even though $eorn's ma'ignaxit glnes Prove him poorest of his clan, lie's the Noble-who advauces Freedom, and the Cause of 3an ! WHEN I AX DEAD. bY S. E. M. When I ant dead, when I an dead! -Oh la e not inautarble. tomb; en 'aii de1ad/wh-en I am dead Oh ! bear nie not from iiy happy home; But there, oh ! there, let me be laid, Where loved ones often roat. Lay me beneath the wav:rg trees; Gently shall the wind sigh o'er my head, There softly shall the evening breeze, Sweep o'er my lowly bed. There the birds shall sweetly sing Anmid the trees and fragrant tlowers; Theyll plight their love and build their hois - Within those wildwood bowers. Th :re soft shall fall the evening diews, The stars of night sha'h sweetly shine; A nd the gente beams of the silver moon Shall light that lowly b-:d s-f mimne. There soft shall fa'. the Summer showers, Anmd houd the thutnder storm simnll roar; Buit fallinig showers, nor roar ing storms, Canu wake miy sleeping drst no miore. PIl sleep unt'l the trumpet's sound Shall bid the saints of glory rise, Then may I leave this lowly ground, And find a hmome above the skies. Fron (o leys Lady'Hi.ek. * THE WIFE! IY FLouhtM NCE 31ADO.NALD. "I anm hopeless!'' sanid the young tman, itn a voice thiat wvas painfully despnding. "Utterly htopele.ss! IHeaven knows I have tried hard to gect enmploytment ! But nto oneo has neced of tmy service. The ptittenmce doled out by yotur fathler, and which comes with a senise of humiliation that is absolutely heart.crushing, is scarcely su ileeint to pro. vide this miserable abode, and keep huniger from ottr door. lBut for your sake, I would not touch a shilling of~ his money, if~ I starved." "Hush, dear Edward !" returned the gentle girl, who had left father, mother, an d a pleasant home, to share the lot of hin site loved ; anid she laid a finger on his lips, wthile site dlrewt her arm around him. "tges"sid thte young man, "I cantnot endure this life much longer. Thme tnative independence of tmy cbaracter revolts at our present condition. Months have ehipsed, and yet the ability I possess finds no em-i ployment. In this country, every avenue is crowded." The room in which they were over looked the sea. "But there is another land, where, if wvhat we hear be true, ability finds emp jloy ment andt~ taletnt a sure reward." Anmd, as Agnes said this, in a voice of encourage ment, she pointedl from the windowy towards the expanse of waters that stretched far awvay towards the South and West. " America !" The wyord wvas uttered in a * quick, earniest voice. " Yes." "Agnes, I t hank you for this suggestion! Return to thme pleasant homie you left for one who cannot procure for yout even thme platinest oomforts of life, and I will cross the ocean to seek a better fortunme in that Janmd of promise. The sepatrat ion, painaful to both, will not, I trutst, be long." n~ Edward," replied the yotung wife, with enthusiasm, as she drewv her arm imo t.Letlaut hi L- nek, I will no:vrrh-v thee nor forsake thee! Where thou goest I will gd, and where thou liest I will lie. Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God." "Would vou forsake all," said Edward, in surprise, " and go far away with me into a strange land ?" " It will be no stranger to me than it will be to you, Edward." No, no, Agnes! I will not think of that," said Edward Marvel, in a positive voice. " If I go to that land of promise, it must first lie alone." " Alone !" A shadow fell over the face of Agnes. " Alone! It cannot-it must not be !" "But think, Agnes. if I go alone, it will cost me but a small sum to live until I find some buIsiness, which nay not he for weeks, or even months, after I arrived in the New Word." " What if' you were to be sick I" The frame of Agnes slightly quivered as she made this suggestion. We will not think of that." I cannot help thinking of it, Edward. Therefore entreat me not to leave thee, nor to return from following after thee. Where thn goest, I will go." Marvel's countenance beeame more se rious. " Agnes," said the young man, after he had reflected for some tine, " let us think no more about this. I cannot take vou far away to this strange country. We will go hack to London. Perhaps another trial there tmay lie more successful." After a feeble opposition on the part of; Agnes, it was finally agreed that Edward should go once more to London, while she made a brief visit to her parent. If lie found employment, she was to join him im. mediately ; it' not suiccessfiul, they were then to talk further of thejourney to Ameri. ca. With painful reluctance, Agnes went haek to her father's house, the door of which ever stood open to receive her; and she went back alone. The pride of her husband would not permit him to cross the threshold of a dwelling where his presence was not a welcome one. In eager suspense, she waited for a whole week ere a letter came from Edward. The tone of this letter was as cheerful and as hopeful as it was possible for the young man to Write. - he t--.A nid n emulovment. obtain eu. - nd then our reunion VIii u . fulness of delight such as we have not yet 1 experienced." Long, tender, and hopeful was the letter; but it brought a burden of grief and heart sickness to'the tender young creature, who Felt almost as if she had been deserted by the one who was dear to her as her own lire. Only a few davs had Edward .Marvel been at sea, when lie became seriously in. disposed, and, for the remaining pait (of the voyage, was so ill as to lie unable to ria-: from his herth. lie had embarked in a pcket ship from Liverpool bound for New , York, where lie arrived, at the expiration of ,le weeks. I here l e was removed to the sick wvards of the hospital on .Station Is land, and it w-is the opinion of the physi. eians there that lie wvould di. "H are you friends in this country ? in quired a niurse who was attending the young mian. Trhis question was asked on the day after he hand become an inmate of the hospital. "None," was the feebly tittered reply. "You are verv ill," said the nurse. Th'le sick tian looked anxiously into the face of his attendant. "You have friends is England [" "Have y*ou any communication to make to them ?" Marvel closed his eyes, and remtained for some time silent. "If. von will get me a pen atnd sonme paper, I will wvrite a fewv lines," said he, at length. "l'mi afraid you are too weak for the effort," replied the tiurse. "1Let tme try," was briefly answered. 'Tle attentdanmt left the room. "Is there ainy one in your part of the house naned Marvel ?" asked a physiciana, mteetitng the nurse soon after she had left the sick matn's rootm. " 'There's a young womtan downt in the oflice inquiring for a person of that name." " Marvel-MarvelI" The nurse shook her head. " A re vou certain ?" remarked the pihysi " 'm certain there is no one by thait niame for wvhom any person here would make iiniries. There's a young Englishman who camne over in the last packet, whose nme is somiethinig like that you mention. But the Ihas tno frietnds in this country." The pihysiciant passed on, without further remark. Sooni after, the nutrse returned to Marvel with the writingU materials for wvhich lie bad aske.d. Shte drewv a table to the side of his led, and supported hiim as lie leaned over anad tried, with att unsteady hand, to write. I" Ilave you a wife at home ?" asked the nurse; here eyes had rested on the first words lie wrote. " Yes," sighed the younig man, as the pen dropped from his fingers. anid he leaned haek heavily, exhausted by evena the slight efort lie had made. " our niamne is Marvel ?" I" AYes." " Aiong wromani was here just no0w ingnirhig if. we hai a patient by that name." "By tmy namie ?" Tihere w~as a sllit indienc~tionl of surprise, "Yes." . Marvel closed his eyes, a'id did not speak fr amte miometits. Did vou see her ?" he asked at length, evincing some intere!t. "Yes." Did she find the one for whom she was seeking ?" " There is no person here, except your. self, whose nane came near to the one she mentioned. As you said yon had no friends in this country, we did not suppose that you were meant." " No, no." And the sick man shook his head slowly. " There is none to ask for mue. Did you say it was a young woman ?" lie inquired, soon after. His mind dwelt on the occurrence. " Yes. A young woman with a fair complexiin and deep blue eyes." Marvel looked up quickly into the face of the attendant, while a fl.ash came into his che -ks. She was a slender young girl, witli light hair, and her face was pale, as from trou ble." " Agnes! Agnes!" exclaimed Marvel, rising up. " But no, no," lie added, mourli fully, sinking back againt upon the bed " that cannot be. I kft her far away over the wide ocean." " Will you write ?" said the nurse, after some moiuentts. The invalid, without unelosing his eyeF, slowly shook his head. A little while the attendant lingered in his room, and then retired. " Dear, dear Agnes !" murmured Edward Marvel, 6ositig his eyes, an I letting his thoughts go, swift-witnged, across the bil lowy sea. " Shall I iever look on your sweet face again I Never feel your light arms about my neck, or your breath warm on my cheek ? Oh, that I never left you! Heaven give thee strength to bear the trouble in store ' For many minutes he lay, thus alone, with his eyes closed, it sad self commuMon. Then lie heard the door open and close softly ; but lie did not look up. His thoughts were far, far away. Light feet approached quickly ; but lie scarcely heeded them. A fori bent over him; but his eyes remained shut, nor did lie open them until warm lips were pressed against htis own, and a low voice, thrilling through his whole being, said Edward !" Agnes!" was his quick response, while his arms were thrown eagerly arout(d the Al" rel! Agnes! Have their I g efbrts to prevent her, they deenied it more vise and prudeit to provide her with every hing necessary for the voyage, and to place her in the care of the captain of the steam. ship iti whieb she was to go. It New York they had friends, to whon. they gave her let. ters fully explanatory of her mission, and earnestly connuending her to their care and protection. Two weeks before the ship in which Ed ward .1arvel sailed reached her destination, Agnes was in New York. Before her de parture, she had sought, but in vain, to di.s cover the name of the vessel in which her hnshand htad embarked. Oi arriving in the New World shte was thierefoire uncertain whether lie had preceded her in a steamer, or was still lingcrintg ont the way. The frieiids to wuhom Agnes brought let ters received her with great kindness, and ave her all the advice and assistance tieed ed under the circumstances. But two weeks went by wuithiout a word of ititelligence on the one subject that absorbed all htet thoughts. Sadly w-as her health begining to suffer. Sunken eyes amnd pale cheeks at tetedl the weight of sufferinug that wvas on her. Otne day it was announced that a Liver pool p)achet had arrived wuith the shtip lever on board, and that sev-erah of the passengers had beeni removed to the hospital. A thrill of fear wvenit thtrougha the heart of the anxious wife. It was sooni asceitained that .\arvel had been a passenger ott board of this vessel; but, from seime cause, no thing iti regard to him beyotid thtis fact could she learn. Against all persuasion, she start ed for the htospital, her heart oppressed with a fearful presentimnt that lie was either dead or strugglitng in the grasp of a fatal malady. Ottnmakintg inquiry at the htospital, she was told the one she sotught wuas iiot there, and she w-as about returinig to the city when the truth reached her ears. Is is e very ill ?" she asked, struggling to compose herself. I" Yes, lie is extremely ill," was the reply. " And it might not be well for yen, untder the circumstances to see him at pre-setnt." " o elfor his wife to see him ?" re turned Agnes. Tears sprung to her eyes at te thought of not beitng permiitted to come near in his extremity. " Do not say thtat. Oh, take me to him ! I will save his life." "You must be very calm," said the nurse; for it was with her she wvas talkinig, " The least excItement may be fatal." "Oh, I will be calm andl prudlent." Yet, even wuhile she spoke, her frame quivered with excitemetnt. But sihe controlled herself whlen the meo mnt of meeting caime, antd, though her utn expectedl appearanice produced a shock, it was salutary rather than injurious. "My dear, dear Agties!" said Edwarel Marvel, a month from thtis ttie, as thtey sat alonie in the chamtber of a pleasant house ini New York, " I owe you tiy life. But fot your prompt resolutioii to follow me across the sea, I would, int all probability, now hc sleepIng the sleep of death. Oh, what would I not suffer for your s-ake ?" As Marvel uttered the last sentence, troubled expressioti flitted over hIs counte. nance, Agnes gazed tenderly into his face aitd asked. "V Wty thtis hook of doubt and anxiety ?" " Yamd I answer thn rulstinnI?" retuirt( the I oung man.. .t is thus far, no better with me tihan w ive left our old home. Though health is ming back through every fibie, and my b is tilled with an eager desire to reliev eo kind friends of the burden of our pport, yet no prospect opens." No cloud cam tealing darkly over the face of the youm wife. The sunshine, so: far from being h %ed, was brighter. "Let not yot heart lie troubled," said she, with a beaui I smile. " All will come out right." Right Agn4 It is not right for me thus to depend oA strangers." "You need dj-;nd but a little while long. er. I have alre4 made warm friends here, and, through the secured for you employ. ment. A good -lee awaits you so soon as strength to fill it, mes back to your weak ened frame." "A ngel!" ex imed the young man, over come with emo t j at so unexpected a de el.1ration "No, not an gel," calmly replied Ag. ties, "n 0111y' or0-vife. And now, dear Ed. ward," she na , 'never again, in any iextremity, thinkJr a moment of meeting trials or endurin privations alone. Having tak'en a wife, !n. cannot move safely on your journey nni+she moves by your side." "Angel! Yes ou are my good angel," repeated Edwta "Call what will, said Agnes, with a sweet smile, as aie brushed withli her delicate hand the hair r his temples; " but let ine he your wifle ask no better name, no higher station. GREATNESS. Those who I e been blessed in early life with pious ents, have much for which they should be ooundly grateful. How many striking I beautiful examples of early religious Jtrucetions havo we in the. history of son f the truly great men of our country, th brightest and most illus trious of whicf a Washingtorn. He was t.auIrht from ea --infancy the principles of truth and virtue nd on no accont whlat. ever could he .-duced to swerve from the] path of duty, en in childhood. From whence then d e greatness come ? At this day there many kinds of greatness and it is not o iat we see goodness and greatness coml. the man who is truly great, in the fu ecoptation of the term, must be alo _good. Such men as with tnose who were truiy great. HiIs Iire is a striking example of how great a man may become. In a letter written on the private life of Mr. Calhoun, a jnst tribute has been paid to his greatness. The an thoress, (Miss Bates) ask: " To what are we to ascribe the formation of such a char. acter I There must have been causes for such effects. Whence came his temperance, his self-denial, his incorruptible integrity, his fidelity in every duty, his love for mar kind, his indefatigablo efforts for the good of others, and his superiority to those thitigs which the natural heart most eraves ? Mr. Calhoun's childhood was spent among the glorious works of nature, and was sheltered from the temtali~tionls which aubound in pro misetnous societv. He was the son of pious; paretits, and by them he was taught the liible, and from that source undoubtedly his native gifts were perfected. " I have understood that from early life lie was an advocate for the doctrines of the Bible, as uniderstood by orthodox Chris tianis." In this we may clearly infer that the early traiining of Mr. Calhoun, wvas such as to fix in his mind the strictest regard for truth atid virtue, and of which his after life w~as such a briight and glorious examiple. "'rThe muse forbids the virtuons man to die, And consecrates his name to imimirtality." These among many are exaniples of true greattiess.- Camden Journal. IAx Indiana paper, thle Vincennes Gazette, hai~s a conitributor as is a contributor, a no0 tiee of which he gives in the following style : A Lady Kontribjutor" sends us "one of my poimn," withi " permition to publish." Like most ladies' poetry, it has something to do with "love and the b~oyis," though our Lady Kontributor" seems to reside very near a vegetable garden--at least her " poinm" wvould indicnte such a residenice. Only hear onie strain from this votress ofI love and succotash': IThe corn is up, an' growin' fast, IMy luv to you will allers last: The beans is yallow an' a gettin rie Due comec to see me this very nightL! SOUND ADvxC.-Master Trom-" hanve a Iweed granl' pa ?" Gran' pa-" A what, sir t" Master Tronm-" A weoed. A cigar, you kniow." IGran' pa--" Certainly not, sir. I never smoked In my life." Master Tom-" Ah! then I wvould'nt ad vise you to begin." A TRUE picture of despdtr Is a pig reachl ing thlrough a holelin the fenice to gwet a cab baige that lies a feuv inches beyondlhis reach A x auctioneer was selling a lot of' land for agricultural purposes. "Gentlemen," said he, " this is tho most delighitlul land. It is the easiest land to cultivate in Massa chustts-it's so light-so very light. Mr. Parker here, wvill corroborate my statement -lie owns the next patch, and ho will tell you how easy it is. worked." " Yes, gentle men," Eaid Mr. Parker, " it is very easy to) wvork it, but it's a plaguy sight easier to ga ther the crops." Ax Irishan being charged wvithI stealing a wagon, swore lie had had it ever since it wie awblher. From the Temprnce Banner. AN EARNEsT APPEAL TO THE YOUNG. We love youth! We love all its kindling associations of hope and promise. We love to contemplate it in the beauty of its fresh ness and in the glow of its sunshine. 'There is a nameless charm, and indescribable fas cination connected with it, which renders it the most attractive and interesting period of existence. - It is the season of buoyant an. ticipations-of golden dreams-of glittering visions. [lope then waves her magic w and, and a fairy coloring of rich and brilliant hues gilds the horizon of the future. Dis appointment has not yet touched the spirit with its withering blight--misfortune and adversity have not yet thrown their gloomy shadows around it-life, with its sober real ities and perplexing cares, the world, with its conflicting claims and clashing interests, have not yet dispelled the enchantment of the scene. But. though the most attractive, youth is also the most critical period of human lifl. A thousaid insidious temptations encamp themselves around it. Its steps are encom- i passed with danger and with peril. Its path. way is thickly sown with sedctive lures and treacherous snares. In the reckless vehe. mence of its impulses, and the vivid ardor of its sensations, before the passions have been tamed, the will subdued, or the judg. ment matured, the youthful character is most fearfully exposed in its first unsuspecting embrace of a world of abounding evil. For tunate, thrice fortunate is he, who issues forth ,upon the great theatre of human ac. tion fortified.with the teachings of wisdom, hud the .counsels of experience. Young men! one and all ! by whatever circumstances surrounded-however exalted o'r obscure your origin-whatever be your position or occupation -whether fortune has smiled, i- poverty frowned upon your birth -we desire to address a serious and earnest appeal to you. We have no interests to subserve,.but your chief and lasting good. We are influenced by no motives, save such as look to your true and permanent welfare. We arrogate to ourselves no arbitrary right of dictation. But in a spirit, far removed from all censoriousness, we would affection tely exhort you to the practice and ob.-er vance of a rirtue, which stands intimately connected with all that can refine, and ele vate, and dignify human life. Standing where you do upon the thresh. heart for the realization of all those proud and brilliant hopes it has centered ini you. The community is gazing upon you as those to whose hands must shortly be delegated that most important trust, the conservation f its great and vital interests. The old have well-nigh accomplished their mission their career of active usefulness is closed, and they are fast leaning to the grave. Age has overlaken then with its infirmities and decrepitude, and soon they will forever pass frorm the seenes of time and the pursuits of earth. You will succeed to the places they have filled-and the stations they have oc enpied. Upon you will devolve, and espe cially the more eduented among you, all thosoe grave responsibilities, those impjressive obligationas, rond those w-eighty duties, wvhiich the compliented relations of society impose. Your country, too, is an xiously hookinig to you, for your ranks must shortly su~pply those publIe characters, to whom her desti nies will be committedl-the future legisla tors amid statesmen wh'lo are to direct her councils-to guard her rights-to preserve her liberties-to guide her fortunes. Yea, and the u-orld is fixing its eye upon you, to see if it will derive a blessing, or incur a curse fromr your example. You are nowu, young men, laying the foundations of that character, the superstrue ture of which coining years wvill complete. The habits y-ou now cultivate-thec senti neits you cherish-the opinions you form aiid the principiles you adopt, will impart their complexion to the future of your life. They will cleavc to you for wveal or woe through the maturity of y-our manhood. 'The preseiit with you is the season of that pre paratury discipline, which is to qua~lify you for the contests of life. You are now ad justing your armor and forging your wvea pons for those struggles wvhich await you on te battle-ground of the wvorld. On the proper disposition of that armor, and the fe licitous selection of those weapons, wdil de end in a great degree your triumph or de eat. From the point where you now stand, two channels run, in one of which the lines of your destiny will lie-two paths dliverge, in one of which your fortuiies will be founds The one is a course of active industry, of reslute firmness, of uindeviating integrity, and will conduct you by sure gradations to honorable usefulness, to independent compe teice, and to virtuous fame. The other is a career of inglorious indolence and profligate excess, and w-ill terminate in disaster, degra dationa and infamy. Young men, as we would rejoIce in your prosperity, and mourn your overthrow, we entreat you, above all things, seriously to ponder the words of this timely counsel. In whatever pursuit you may engage-in what ever enterprise you may embark, ee-er remem ber, that there is one great virtue, which froni its alliance wvith almost every other cannot fail to facilitate your progress, and ensure your ultimate success--and that there is one great and damning vic, wvhich breeds a fear ful progeny, that will inevitably blast y-our prospects and seal your irretrievable ruin. Let the golden rule of Tempcrance preside over and regulate your lives. Let its pre cents not only be written on the palms of your bands, but graven on your hearts, and I ampd unon v-our minds. Suffer not the sparkling bowl to dt file and pollute your lips. Beneath its roseate hue is concealed the scorpion's sting. Eschew strong drink as you would recoil from the venomous fang of the serpent. Shun its approach, as you would flee from the embrace of some fair but destroying fiend. Let the enticing voice of the tempter, lie a forbidden sound to your ear. It is the treacherous note of that Syren who flatters to betray, and allures to ensnare. Under the guise and mask of- friendship, lie will prove your deadliest enemy. As you value that priceless treasure, a pure and spotless reputation-as you estimate that richest of all earthly possessions, an un blemished character, and an honorable name, yield not to his persuasive tones. One in. cautious step may plunge you into that see thing gulf, from whose fiery billows there is no escape. You are now in that season of life, over which this unpitying, remorseless enemy achieves his easiest conquest. The mercurial terperament of youth-its quick, impulsive nature-its ardent, and excitable disposition, fall a ready prey, and a speedy victim to the potent incantations of this sor cerer. With a thousand infernal arts he woes you to the sacrifice. With a thousand profidious allurements he seeks to fascinate you for destruction. Anid the sportive scenes where pleasure holds her festivals, he profrers you the enchanted cup, and invites you ly the poetry of its exhilerating visions, and the witchery of its golden dreams. Again, in those moments of lonely depres sion, which at intervals come over the gayest of us all, lie insidiously approaches you, and whispers of an antidote to every care-a remedy to every pain, and a balm to every sorrow. With mocking tongue and malig nant heart lie tells of a magic charm that will chase away the shades of your sadness. and dispel the gloom of your melancholy. Oh! if you would not be entangled in the meshes of his fatal web, heed not these soft and winning blandishments. Be not seduced by these skillful wiles of the spoiler. Per. haps this appetite has not yet acquired the mastery over you, and you fondly imagine you are secure. Oh! the ground beneath your feet may now befirm, but what, if your et step finds you on the yielding quick sands ! Alas!.thousands, who once indulged the same confidence, are now filling with their horrid wailings the gloomy prisons of the lost, while others are lingering out a wretched existence upon the earth, sunlk in nmitirated debhasement, and abandoned by - r ~ . - i - titg cup-soon the midnight revel, tile rnuiken carousal, the obscure debauch found ne in their midst-and then I bade " fare well, a long farewell," to purity, to virtue, to reputationi, and to honor. le admonished, then, young men, before it is forever too late with you. If you would woid the loathsome life and escape the awful mnd of the Drunkard, make no compromise vith the tempter. Wait until coil after coil shall have been wound around you, and you re irrecoverably lost. Then, the fearful, eart-rending catastrophe will soon arrive. The consummation of the tragedy will soon he reached. A BBAVE WOXAN. We fid in the Havana correspondence of the N. 0. Picayune, the followiang aceout f a heroic wvoman, a birief notice of whom as been before pubilishe~d: Several wvomen, said to be implicated in these schemes, are also under arrest. One of these, a Senorita, a young lady of eighteen years of age, of surpassing beauaty, was brought here recently from Puerto Prmeicpe. It is said it was discovered that she was im correspondence with some expatriated rel tive in the North, and at the time of her ar rest was found embroidering the lonie star flag of Cuba, besides having beena overheard to indulge rather too freely in her op~inionis of the Spanish authorities. T'he conaduct of this girl, since her confnement here, has created a general feeling of admiration, even amonig the detested Catalanas, from her in domitable courage and independenice. When asked if she was niot very sorry for what she had done, and if she w~ould be willinig to aandona thae pernicious ideas which she hand ben disseminaating at Prinacipe, she replied that her own conscience exonerated her for anthinig she haad done in v-enturinw openly to express her opinions in regar5 to her coutry's oppressors, and( that those opinaions would aever change. Belonging to a re spectable faily, and the cell ini which she was placed ini solitary confinement being without any kind of furniture, the governor of the jail, a very humane sort of person, felt some conisideration fur her, and offered to make the pice more comfortable. " You may," said she, " if you choose, send me a table, a wash basian, looking glass and a bot doe of pomatum." " Would you not also like to hav'e a cot to lay downa upon ?" (there beIng only a raised stone bench for the p-isoners to sleep upon.) " Just as you think ireoper, governor," she replied. " I would naidergo greater hardships than this; sheep ig on cold stones would cause me no in convenence if my poor services could in any wvay coanduce to the liberty amid inde pendence of my adored country." Two or three other females wvere brought from Prin ipe about the same time, charged with simni lar offences. -4.I Tnms first time Younag kissed a girl, he says his heart beat like a bass drum, while all his muscles seemed converted ito harp strings. Young must have taken it in its natural way. LEARN tihe value of man's words and ex' pressions, and you know him. Eachi mar has a measure of his own for everything this lie offers you inadvertently in his wvords He who has a superlative for everything wntst fa ,a4seP forP the4 fgfat org small. THE GALE IN FLORIDA.-TIe edect of the recent gale was very severe at Apalachi cola. There was much injury to property, and some destruction of life. The buildings were more or less damaged in the line of the storm. h'lie steamers Palmetto and Al bany were totally wrecked. The lantern at the Light House on Dog Island was likewise injured and the keeper's dwelling destroyed. The gale was also felt, but with less se verity, at St. Marks. The shipping sustain ed most injury. At Newport there was but little damage. FArTAL RESULT oF GAXDLIN.-A young man in Boston, just 21 years of age, for the last two months has been in the habit of visiting some one of the many gambling houses in that city, and becoming infatuated with the game, lost large sums of money, and at last, in a moment of desperation, on the night of the 2d inst., went home, swal lowed a dose of laudanum, and in a few hours was a corpse. CORONER EDEN was called upon at a late hour last evening, to hold an inquest upon the body of Mrs. Martha Ilodges, wife of James Hodges, who resides on the Ogee chee Road, one and a hair miles from the city. Mr. Hodges had left his house at nine o'clock, yesterday morning for the pur pose of digging a well at the Toll House of the Ogeechee Plank Road. At 10 o'clock his son cane to him and informed him that his mother was dying. le returned with all possible haste to his house and found Mrs. H. dead. She was a native of South Carolina, and aged thirty.two years. There being no physician in attendance, the inquest was postponed to this morning at 10 o'clock. [Savannah News. A SIX(arLAR AND FATAL MISTANE.--The Drayton, Ohio, Gazette relates - a singular circumstance, which occurred in Darke county, on Wednesday last. Mr. Robbins and a boy, while out hunting, discovered what at first they supposed to be a grey squirrel, just beyond a pile of logs in the distance. On closer examination, they con eluded it must be a ground hog, and Rob bins fired at the object. On reachinr the spot, what was his horror to find that he had shot a man through the head. It appeared that a pedler of jewelry, who wore a skin cap, had seated himself -beside the logs, so that his cap. was just visibleg and was in the ne.t of counting- his money. S S4 experience iow arti a. pathy, how few love us for ourselves, how few will befriend us in misfortune; then it is, that we think of mothers we have lost. AT a cheap boarding house in Pearl street where board was at two dollars and a half a week, there was a huge feeder, who " earn ed" the price of a week's board in three days out of the seven. Butter was extrava gantly high, and of this he was especially f'nd, preferring it --thickly iprel On correspunding Ichunks' of bread." One day the landlady, whose patience had become exhausted, said to him: "'That butter, Mr. -, that you are eat ing, and appear to like so much, cost two shillings and six pence a pound." " Did it, though ?" asked the gourmand; then reaching out tids knife, took up a big lump, aind putting it upon a little piece of bread, lhe rolled it round in his mouth appre ciatingly, saying: " Well, now, I should say that butter was really worth it !" rtHE followving aneedote, illustrative of railroad facility, issvery pointed. A traveller inquired of a negro the distance to a certaii point. " Dat 'pends on circumstances," re plied the darkey. " If von gwine afoot, it'll take you about a day ; if you gwine in do stage or de hiomneybus, you mtake it in half a day; but you git in one of deso smoke wagons, you be almos' dar now ! SrDDEN CnANGE IN THlE COLOR OF THE hII~u.-" Are the instances that are record ed of the hair suddenly changing its color authentic ?" From the numerous examples of this circumstance, it is not to be doubt. ed. Change of climate, also, has some effect in darkening or renderiing grey the hir. Marie Antoiniette, the unfortunate Queen of France, is said to have undergone this sudden transformation ; and it is stated of a crIminal at Rome, that on being con demned to death, his hair turned instanta neously white. The Emperor, thinking that this had been occasioned by some artificial means, caused inquiries to be made, but on ascertaining the genuineness or the change, he pardoned the man, observing, that the fearful agony of mind he had undergone was ample punishment. CONF.n.-" Papa, what does the Editor lick his Price Current wvith I" " Whip it ? He don't whip it, my child." " Then he lies, Pa." " Hush! Tom, that's a very naughty word" " Well, by George! this crc paper saya ' Price Current carefully corrected'-and I guess when I gets corrccted I gets licked he-don't 1." 'E Nuf eed--my son." A H AxDSOME CoanRIUTIoN.-Madame FElisa Bisaccianti, the popular American vocalist, wvho is now giving a series of Concerts in California, has recently forwarded to Washington city, the sum of five hundred and three dollars, the net proceeds of one of her musical entertainments in that far-off State, as a donation towards the erection of the WVashington National Monu.