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ILI ~2 1O.Crrnhc J31t PTc4t to $.it1 Jcr Uig lJ1, 11%5 $cditic, .1. Rflg~t itrltf Irltt mtr12,2rtlitf "We will cling to the Pillars of the Temple of our Liberges, nud if it must fall, we will Perish amidst the Ruins. W. F. DURKSOE, Proprietor EDGEFIELD, S. C., DECEMBER 22, 1852. OL xrn.-- 4 TWENTY-FIVE. 'aa tweity-live--ah! nac how bright, This period seealed in early youth, 11.w tien di. faney till amy m11:nd With fictions tiat I deented were truth. Uow bright did future huopes appear; But sh : tlicy wer.: as false as fair, I looked fur pleasure unalloyed, .Lhut found, alas ! curruling care. I'm twenty-five-andl life appears To me now in its sober dress; A nd sadly I g.:z( o'er the past, With feelings I wonid not repress. Wlhat though the worlal btfore to nie. Seened full of all the new anal strange, The real, now, is fu:1 revealedl. And I am sadder for the chiange. The future then hell glar:ous hopes, And joy its hal.> round thein east ]ut ala : the fau.ure's, bright no nore, And joy is founa. but in the past. Atreaiy fra:ey's fires arow dto, Adl lave, Onice deinaed a deathless flanic Seeis like a transient nieteors g!are, And eartily friendslaip but a nanc. I'n twenty-fave--life has been bright, Iiut ah! I now nost turn and see, Contrasted with its iranvr glow, Its cheerless, Coll. reality AMust see each ra:nbow-tinted hue, And warn-lited finey all depart, A nd feel the du:l, cold e-ean of earth Come stealng -adly o'er niy lavait. liaa twenty-ive-but ah1 'tis not That era brighat of loppe and joy, Eneircled by those 'ary seenes, My fiuacy laisited when a boy. Farewell, ny early, happy dreans, ]it earnest life b 1nee 11rth sll strive Ti, find the lapiness I s.aight In vsions bright t.ll twenty-five. PARODY. Ts the hast eake for supper, Left steminaag ane, All its light-brown coiaupanaons Are butteread ianl gone. No eake of its kindred, No cook'e is n%-h, To stean oi the p:atter, Or near its wama I.e. I'll not leave tliee To meet a cUl .Sinee thy maates: Conie lie in is, Th.pbia i.yisinln And think on ti. - Whet thou ar. Thus all cakes n Three tiies c When breakfiast is ready They vanish away: When hanger is moigltv, And sickness has flown, No eke emi.ai Ti-e tale ad.mne. From the W -eek!y Unvers-'. A TEMIPF.RANCE STRY ntow BL..CK 1)- t sui is " ItuEYE Some ten or twelVve ars tago there lived in the village of linshaiaag, Lonag l iad, :a jovial tavern keeper, knmown to the drinking conamnniity inI :an.- ablout those diggings as RIck~ Dan-was not a nigger, by a lon g! shtot, but a baarly specimen oh a wlaite nmana, that might very well have passed in the dlark, for the Gre-at Exp~ountder himself. Da:n was fond oh hits ghass, but was noto rious faor keepiing just the very worst quality of a red eye," or "a lire water," to he found in the place, aind which nomae hut an expe rience practitiner would lanve dared to swallow. Dant, hlowever, knew what good rumt was, and took care that whatever the qauality bae dadtit out toa his cuti~omelrs, he touched nonec butt the best himuself. As temperuance got inito the village Dan's ens tanmers began to ioja out faster than he e. cidatted on, and soon lhe found that his cellar and huimsef were alanae ina their g'lory. T1his lhe protested ag;anst, and resolved that if people were dleterineid to be temperate, he wouhul make thenm purchlase hais liquor whether thev cbose to swallow it or noat. Accordingly Dan travel led down to the temnperanace mleetig one inight, and was prevailed npon by se'veratl of the regenle raed to signt the~ pledge. As soont as the hardy feat was accompa~lishedh, the exeite ient becane sa iatense that Dan wts ac tally carried up on the stage and forced to tell his varied " experienice," whicah he did to the perfect satisfaction of the crowd. i~e wound tup lby saying: " Now, friends, like yourselves, I've given old Kinag Alcohol the go by, but as you know, l'am poor, andi if I lase the value of the liquors I have on hanad, I wont have a stiver to purchase the first feed for my family. I'm willing to wvork anad I meatn to stiek to thme pledge-but is it fair that I shoulhl lose some five hunadred dollars wvorth rat rum besidles. I leave it to vourselves whether I stand the blunt of the lufrair or not." " No, Dani !" shonted a four by six en thnsinst "youi shan't do ainy thing of the sort! I move .\r. P'resident, that we buy Dan ont!I" Thias was agreedl to, and forth withi the peoaple were put uaader contribution. Thle reqikite sum was soon raised. [Dan, however, to show lie was in earnest, offeredl to standc a hundred of ithlimuself. This was received as a proof of siiicerity. The money was paid over and the crowd ad journed to Dan's esttablishmieint, where they soon1 dragged out the rot-gait into the street, and stove iin the heads of the barrels. T1hie liquor, like a torrent, rolled down the gutters and in less time than yon could say " Jack Rulbinson," wvas maaingled with the waters of Newtown creek. the value in his pocket. Mounting one of the empty barrels, lie coolly turned to the crowd and said lie wished to remark, " that was the best speculation he had ever en tered into. The liquor was of the very worst description. [ie felt sorry that lie had sold such miserable stuff, but as lie had that daY purchased a prime article in the city, and expected it home next morning, lie hoped his old friends and customors would give him a call, and lie would goarantee that i f tlvy got drunk on it, they wcould't kare a head.che in the morning !" The temperance people ftt as if they were sold cheap, and there wasn't another advocate to be found in the vicinity of Black Dan's rum hole again, for the space of six months. WEALTH. The error of life into which man most readily falls, is the pursuit of wealth as the highest good of existence. While riches commn:tld respect, win position, and secure comfort, it is expected that they will be re. garded by all classes only with a strong and unsatisfied desire. But the reverence which is every where manifested for wealth, the rank w hich is conceded it, the honiago which is paid it, the perpetual worship which is of. fered it, all tends to magnify its desirable. ness and awakenl loogings for its possession it the minds of those born without inherit. ance. In snciety as at present observed, the acquisition of moniey would seem to be the height of human aim-the great object of liv ing, to which all other purposes are made subordinate. Money, which exalts the low. ly, and sheds honor upon the exalted-nion. ey, which makes sin appear goodness, and gives to viciousness tie seeming of cha:tstity -money, makes sileit evil repoi t, and opens wide the mouth of praise-money, which constitutes its possessor an oracle, to whom men listen with deference-money, which makes deformity beautiful, and sacrifices crime-money, which lets the guilty go un punislied, and winis forgiveness for wrong money, which imanhood and age respects, mnd its commendation surety, and good name for the young-how shall it he gained ? by what schemes gathered in ? by what sacri liee secured ? These are the questions wich abd'orb the mind. the practical miswerings of which eiigross the life of man. The schemes are too often those of fraud, and outrage up on the sacred obli'gations of being ; sacrifice, lossof'h th,;m. . Wion as absolute enijoyment and honor, rather , thin the means of honorable, useful, and hap pv life. While riches are thus over estima- a ted, and hold such a power in communities, men will forego ease and eiidnre toil, svieri ice social pleisures and ahandon principle, for time speedy and unlimited acqnirement of property. Money will not be regarded as the means of living, but as the object of i.re. All noble ends will be neglected in the eiger hste to be rich. No higher pursnit will be recognized than time pursnits of gold-no at tmiunent de-emed so desirable as the attaiin ment of wea:lthi. W~hile' the gr eat tman of everv eirele is ihe rich man, in the common mimi ehh blcomes the synonymne ofgreat. ness. No coniditioni is discerniale superior to that which money confers: n' luoftit-r idecaI of manhlood is entertanied than thamt whlich ebraces the extent of one's possessions.I There is a wealth oif heart better than gold, and an interior (decoration fairer thaii out ward ornaiimnt. There is a splendor in up rigrht life., lbeside which gems are lustrehess; anmd a firmniess of spirit whose beauty outvies thec glitter of iminonds. 31an's true riches are hidden in his nature, and in their do velopnment and increase will finid his surest happiness. Tu'im.usm is an old mian ini Belgrade, on the frontiers of [Huingary of the age of one hundredt an d sevenmty two yeaurs. Hle is still in possionI of atll his faculties, aiid smokes his pipe re.gnhaily. Fifty years ago lie used to go out hunting wvith his grandsont, and it is not one hundred years since lie made his third quiet marriage with a young girl of nineteen, whom lhe has outlived by forty four years. Tiut man whio cani truly say, that adver tising does not benefit him when lie is pre paired to suplyl customers, pays himself thme poorest kind of a compjlimnent. The pumblic will decide fairly upon the merits of both seller and his goods, anid lie will be sure to command success whlo deserve s it. A fellow laboring along the turnpike under a heavy load of inebriety, was asked what made himu stagger so, and gave his answer: "Why-hi-I-hic-l pays road tax and wanuits to get the worth of nmy-hic. money by taiking a longer route, that's the reason I walks crosswise. ic-do you see I" PoRosITY OF rTtHE SKIN.-From micro scopic observation, it ha~s been comnputed thaut the skin is perforated with a thousand holes inl a square inch. If the whole sur famce of the human body lbe estimated at sixteen sqjuare feet, it must contain no fewer thani 2,301,000O pores. IA learned counseller once said to a couintry mian in a smock froek, who wias undergoiiig his examitnation ini the witness box. I" You in the smock frock, howv much are you paid for lying?" "Less than you are, unfortunately, or yon would be in a smock frock too." What Is the diflerence between the school master and the engine drivert Otne trains the mind, and the other minds the train. A Goon rdepimtation is helter than a floe coat, in almost any kind of business--ex cejt wtooing a fashionable lady. For the Edgefield Advertiser. GERALD FLEMMING. BY THE AUTHOt OF "TWO GrOO3is FOft ONE BRIDE," "TIHE ORPIAN,9 &C. Ile was the only son of his mother, and shte Va a widow." I utrcar tnd beautiful dawned the morning or 'i, 24th December IM149. True, the ni!l-poned at ene back of widow Flemining's Cottage was one broad sheet of ice, and fantastic spars fringed the dan, but they glittered and lthsled in the gleaming sun shine like seo many coruscations lit up by the flam beux of the guides in some vast cavern of petri factions. There was a bustle abouit the widow's neat Cot tate, although her step was more measured and] her face wore anl expression of sadness that the similes ind clacerfil hilarity of Fanny, her little protogse ad only conpan'on, together with the bracing pu rity of the attmosplhere could net dispi. Widow Fleinuneig's useful and lblaneles lfe was last nerging into its ellow andi glorious autumn. IIr ebaracter was so pure and her deedbs had een so like what a true woman's should be, dic atel ever by sterling principles and the ineentives >f a Christiae's thithh, that instead of old age bring ng loiom and dark foreb',lings to her bosom, it was . her but til peaceful harbinger of a Ileaven-born bri:g-a Sunter-tine Witholut h.-at or storm. 5he la-d had her sorrows-she lmad them nowt but t was God's will, and slhe bore it in her hear- c Not nne but thine be done." In early life she had beien left without an earily %rotector. Fonr years letefore the era of mny story, ter otly daughter, a lovely and afleetiotate girl, t lad married a miau who, athough woethy in every ther re.pect, was -an inlidel in principle. Agnes *emning could neat lee brouight to believe it, but ier nothier's keener penetration warned her of the v ect. They married and Bruce MeDonnald, though kind and tender huiband ;n every either respect, >rbade h's wife (whom lee teok to thec West) to cor espond with her mother. lie was aware of Mrs. matming's oppositiana aid wisled to rcEent it. Two years after the marriage of her daughter, JLs. Flemining read ane account of a steamboat dis- P .star onl the .lisissippi; among the reported miss- b ig were lBrnee MeDonniald and wife. The blow fell r eavy but she wa's sustained. 11er son and a lttle k' rphan whoin site had adopted were all that were ft for her to love on earth. Fanny Reed was a year's travel in the far West. Then he would nome back ande never leave her more until death hould separate thein. A secret society was a horror of horrors to the ld lady. She believedl then all to be so manty urseries of v:ce and erene. Site was a geodIt roinan. but none are perfect. And the bare idea It >f her bays being expomsed to steauibaeat exp!osimns, ti n1. steaml-car concussions, to biewie knives, teetmca iawks, hears and wolves, was the death-seni to her lopes-the climlax of her woes. Sle coull bear o see himl die at hoeic. Shee could read in that the uterposition (Cf leer Meker: bait feor heimn tee rain ineto langer aunteerscoearily na< to leer a temaptineg oef 'ravidenece: a reckless disregard of self-p~reserlna ien which shte ceouel not receincile. I She at last yielded a reluctant ceonsentt to, bothe reposit:eans. Gerale's argumients prevailed a!- f hneeugh they didl not conevince eor satisfy. I liisl artiang words were theese : "~ Now, moethecr, be as ured thant there is no emtre danger whiere I am ~oineg thtan th're is here. If I sheeuld get in troueble, emnemeber I am under Goed's protectioan, and thant h m an Odde-Felloew. Have the turkeys and roasters i -eaedy. ande let the neighebeors he invited, foar nextt 3hris'tmans day we wiill dinee toge-ther if we are aive. Ont the tweteieth eef Decemnber yote mevay xpect mte. I will strive to bhe with yue theat nilht vhou'at fail. I .vill be here by noon on the twenty- 1 on:-th if in thee landee of the livineg. You keeow I aways keep mey p~remeise's. le gave his farewell ,tnbrace aned with a well filled pnerae aned a ser mnet hea~rineg his carp--t-bag oef warme, hoeememaede :-lathineg. lee moeuneted heis restive BWaek iIawvk ande left. Poior Mrs. leeImeig, afte er er-st burst aof grief, to k leer kinittng, her usuzal woerk, aind sat edawn by lee fire. The nighat befeire Flee lead finishee thet last of ac dorzen pair oif atnckinegs of warmi soeft lsambs wool to keelp leer dear beiy's f-et warmn for the witer-thaet laest psair shee lead bedewed with h--r tears-tey meighit be thae laset shte would ever knit for haime. Now lee was gonce whaest else couildl she de,-her wanineg eyes prevetnted leer fromat sew ig or readieng mutehi, sad she mcust heave empt~loy mentt. Shte wvoe!d comenee feer thacenext inter. Perhapis Goid in heis meercy woutld bring leer boy back ; every respirat'ont sheould watt a prayer to Iheaven fear his safety antd his retuirne. Fanny had wept and meouernted too, baet shte dried ler tears ated endeeavoredl in ancy artless ways to divert leer kined friend's meind fromn its sorroew. But it was of ane avail. So theiek nd blinding cieme the tears, that the droppied stitches rtuined leer1 work aned she was ceomepelled to pull it out and begina anew. Thle wienter wore awvay: spring canto aned lhope revived ien the wiedow's breaest. Thec puttineg forthe of the freshe green leaves aend many hede floiwers Were so mnesty assurancees theat leer prayers wouehld be heeared, aned theat leer haeavenly Feather would restore ler son. The whcite rose she lead nmed for himar waes burdened withe its weight of bhamaees-te deleius ai-oema greeted leer at evt'y tilrn. llis dtlier namtesake, a beautiftel mey-ttt lit forthe Itn hiunedred fresh green sheoots. The vines, whlich his haneds lhad planted~telanmbered lovinegly over thae framtes andl arbours 'shich hais inegentuity had ale vised, anad heis skill fashionee. The shrubs lee hade fosteredl grew as neever shruebs grew befoere, nnde shte felt it in leer hteart of hearts that leer child was alive and at the appeointed time woculd be wviah leer. Fannay's cheerftess and indeutstry made tdie cottage ghad, andl the widow's soul rejoiced ine atn ticipationes of thee comeig reuniiona. Summceer came nce1 a jeoemise of nienttifuel hearvests cheerced leer. onward, and then Autumn nsith it glorious titm, its abundant fruits, and she ;began to store away ror the welcome and comfortvf her boy. L1ucious :rimson and yellow apples wbre barrelled and cel ared, potatoes carefully storet, crisp white e'nlbages ?ut out of the reach of frost, cer ana ihoine-lbrewed >eer but waited for contact Wtai the Wintry atmos )here to sparkle and efrerw-s'e like chaimpagne, md1 the larder teemed withievery thing that her ibilities could conimind, or her ingenuity devise. The turkeys and ronsted were getting f.t to epletion as the time neared for Gerald's return. asomnetiies now, a fear woula intrude itstif. The Xinter set in very bleak an4tat every howl ,f the last a sickly feeling of dred, a presentiment of ome unknown, undefined vvil would cause the nitlier's heart to palpitate: but sle plead with lenven and laboredl harder ihr the comfort of her eturning wanderer. AnothSr duz -n 1irs of tie oft, warm tosckings were pivel in a cornter af lain rardhroh IS.hat every othet neess.-ry artele of lothing filled the shelves an~lrawers. On the day before the iexpected arrival, the nishing tonueis land been given by the widow's wn hands to the nice whitePhed room or her son he land, with the nssstancer her maid and Fan y, put down the new carpet and thick rug. The envy warm-looking curtains ereened the windows nd bed from every breath pf air. With her own ands sie had smoothed the isoft blankets and ad ittel the rich Marseiles quit. The arm eliir was rawn to the hearth, Fanny'. prettily emibroidered lippers placed near, the bWikn he loved on the right little table, and po of well preserved lrysanthiums and myrtlesa'decorated the mantle. 'he hiektary wood was piled on the nnadirons, the Dx (of rich pine in its place, le towels anl shaving iaterials all nrranged. Nothing was wanting but te presence of the absent. b Next day canae and wore Away, but Gerald did 't come. There were vet fdur days, but oh! what ia age they sceied to the ekpectant mother-four ears ia lenigth und paotencyJ At last the twenty urth dawned as we have stdted, bright anad cheer 1. All were gny but the mnother. Fanny and the -rvants could not restrain th ir light-heartedness ey were certain that thiiind friend, the dear ung inaster would be with them' before night, Ill with enlivening 7Ast they went on with their -eparations until the panti was filled with its irthen of good thIngs. Noon came but it did it bring the traveller: an len the servant came at four ta know if the pigWrand poiltry sltould be led, sithe found 1aer nistrs aobbing by the fire ith a likeness of her son inler hand. The svn y. i t aMe u Vu"11 0m aneuy ny tne pa!e candle ' ht and its silence whi-pered to her of death. Ile placed the light on the table and seated lersef the elvoir by the hearth. The nemoires (if by ile years crowded upon her. The time when r beautitul boy-baby lay on itsfather's breast. s merry glee at her approach. The death of the ,hand and father. The hon-e engendered amid e first gloom of widowhood that her son n:ght in ter. years be a comfort and support. Then came it recoilection of at sickly, emnacinted ehild, that r ntiiths and years required her every care. ow she lie hail watched and prayed-how her ightly vigils h rd been cheered alone by the frail pe that he nmight not die, that Goal taight give er feeble contitutian strength to aovereomne di-en'e. low she had listened through the livebaog night. ar the faint breathings that assured 1her lie vet ed. A:,nd when cfanvalt'ecenLce slaowly and almooet nprceptibly commienced, hoaw she had wept fraam ery joy thaat her prayers had been answered. The telegraphic chain of ideas approxinmated link y link and she remembered his dawning manhooad, is success at school, anid above all his devotion rst to his Creator and next to herself. She muaght of her adaughter's marriage, her sad fate, tn then the bm-t past year of :altaernating hopes anal ars-hter year of parohntion. Then eine the rible unucertaiuaty as to his fate-lie night he yinig or elae be dead-hai parting wordls were, Mathaer, if I am slive I will be with yau by noon n thea twenty-foaurthu." It was now nearing to hildtighit and hec h:aal nat comae. I hape adied withint er nal she returnead chilled and fainat to thte ininag room. Fanany htad been weeping to. She indl put the rings and tau-sels to a putrse she hndl 'st finishedi faar Gerald, anal shte too bi l.evedl thaat lay woulal see the absenat one nao more. The widow loaned her haeaad on haar hianads aad obbed afresh, when suddenly the laoud barkiang of he wtch dhog broke the stillnesas oaf the nigh t. A utitd of wheceb was heard approaehing anad she aent to the dotar. " It is not nay haoy," shte said nentally, " Black I lawk wou'd have borine him tak." " IHere are travellers Fannay, put more ine on the fire," shte staid as site lootked aut. " ould rather he alone, but as the Alhnightty maay ave raisead uip friends to comifort my poor son ini his vanaerings, so we will assist anda conmfort those who aave been exposed to the bitinag frosts of this bitter ight." Two gentlemen alighted from the carriage, then .wo.~ femiles. This she colda see by the moonilighat, mtd as site returned fraom the room whenace shte aad broaught a candle, she mnet a strange looking entleman on the thireshol. She invitead hiim to ena :en whena a lady spranag in anad tharew hecr arnis about ir neck. Before shec could compreheand thec mys ery of tht, ladhy's .cotnduet, thae wvelh rceembered uaes of hecr son's voice exclaiimed-" I did nout quite kep any promaise, mzothier, but I horpe you were nt Laeasy," and she fell abnaost fainting oaa his afi~ee tonate bosom. The travellers vei-e soon thawing themselves at thet lt c---ruce Mclohthll, Agna and their little girl, hter dear boyuti the acliiost frozen servant girl. As soon as the trdytillers had partaken of an iti romptu supper got up by Geral's old nurse, aunt Milly, Mrs. Flemnminag enquired of her sema as to his llelay and ill-looks. In reply, lhe gave the follow ing brief narrative I "~ Whaen I left you, ntother, I proceeded onwvarad througha Alabama and Misasissippi with as little delay as possilhe. I was anaxious to rench the " Father of Waters," for thacre I expceted my aadvetures tos be gin. The inicidlents of my jouirneyinags fraaii the tinme ..r a.., ......,... thr.,. ,,..il t,, frs. of m...t,..h.., I wi! give you at a future tine. I met with some d.- C appiioinnentts, braved s.veral langtrs, had sone " hair-hreath 'senpes." butf on the whoe. feel repaid Ii for the trouble, fatigue and consequent illness front 11 which I am as vet sncaree recovered. On the first September I arrived, on my wny b hotimewari, at that congloteration of citie-s, New n Orleans. After sp.-niding a wevk there very agree nlbily, notIthstailiig the existenoe of yellow fever c nnd many othersevere diseases, I took pa.+nge 11n the " Prmnrie Biril" for St. Lu*i$, intendii.g to take I that city in iy riote, atd to proceed home through 1.linois, Kentneky and Tenie.-see. Or our arrival at Natchez, the Captain explained to us that he it would lie necessarily detained for the greatt r pit ,s of the vay, and that those of the p:vsengers who e wished would have anl opportunity of lopoking si about the jilace. I joined a party of geItletenl h1 who were ne'juainted with tl. town, and we spent to a delightful day in ramibling about the s:ree:s. In e: the evening we determined to attend the exhibi- h tion of a Pmanorama Elf the lismissippi, as we Uo0ld al have tine to do so nd then he inl readiless for the m boat which was tl leave at line. I Was highly plevied with the exhibition, % hieh wn<t iutro.nized i1. ott that particular evening by qitite a cotourse. 1 I noticel several ttles that a Llly eyed e il rather scrutin'zingIly, ansd the knowlege that I was h an oij.-et of cnriosity to htier enttsed tile ti f -ebime- - what interested ; so as opliortutity offeriei I looked to at her in return. At first I was fosilish enolugh to think fof my hanlsone goatee andt mtotnstaehe, together with the half brigand, half barbarian air which I felt I iadt neolitired iter havitig " sein the Elephant" (for really, mother, I thtought had seen it then, but I must aeknowledge that since that time my ideas have become a little more enlarged.) I fancied that tIe! lady night lie taken wtl my nlnners anid good blooks. but after two or threeI Ziances it oenirred to te that she resembled A C es. But n-l-;Nior Agnes was lca -it conld ht be her. As I haid never seen my brother in law, (you remember tty sister was IarrieI uhilst was at school,) I could! Iot detect anmy thing- fa nilinr in the features of the gcnt!emanl who at ededl the ladv. A t eiglt o'clek we left for tle oat. A thick mist was fallintg :as we w.nt out und W hat, together with th.- fatigutes of the day, gave t ne a severe chill whith-It was succeeded li a .orch- sL nig fever. I remained quite sick until we arrived it St. I.ouis. I thought myself bett.-r when we Ilied there and atteiipted to wa'k to) a htiel near re he wharf. There were crowds of people Ipwsit but and the confusion. and my in-lisr.osition Coil; iled, overe :..... avsr tie-savinm watch- SU igs to the preservation of yltur son. li a strange at ty andi witlout a hone or a place to rest mity weary hl lead, without frienids anI without money, ttor my c runk in which I had deposite-d mytv pcket-liook it rlen taken sick, was sto'ten fronm tl- ho'tel to I xhich I hal orderei it.) I wa< saved froi death brough time instrumentality of that Order to which Il -oi were so opposed. To it you are indelitEd lr it he life of your onl.' boy." 1- Yes, yes, Glerald,'' said his ,mother interrupt- r im, "I shall bless tle Old- 'Fellows, Ma-ons tit iI every thintg else of the sort for your sake. I vill never speak tgainst thetm W:uain. Bless imty ife, sai the .ld ly, wiping her specine dlry .r the twecntieth titie, -I would have thon.:t tb her were the very cites tIE kill youl andt to title .son ~f your mioney-hut I shindl always live thtemt n'iwtl kniow thecir pariniphles. 'Te scrilture5s ay, " By ;t the fruit shall the tree lie kno~wnt."-lhnt go Eon eraldl and tell me htowv youi foutnd yliur sister. surely G'od has been most mierciful to brinig nolt illy nyi) boy, .ut my daughter whomt I thioughtt eithecr k urned to death or buried benethl the dark, deeopr vnters" d " Well, tmother.nmotng theo kindest and miost at enttive of thte brotherhood whio waited on tme ihilst sick. was a genutlemtan who~ enmte Ein fromt Natcez in the s.ntne boat with mtie. Hie took puis- .c mge with his wife a few moetttL after myseelf. As'a I took toy berth innteitceit:y oni glintg ahlElardl, 1 e il not see themi, or know that thiEy were mty fellow- ) pnssegers. A fter I had1 got so that I ciull c on- ( vecrse, myt hostt emtiniiredl lf mte ats to myt home, des tiationu, ke. Thtere were several of miy ite e frieds prescent-amonitg the rest mty fellow-passen - ' ger lin thme l'rnirie Ilind. Ott hearinig my namte and ilne of residentee. lie seeed greatly agitated antdd ased meC sevenbinel-ltitha, amotntg the rest, if 1 ha I t! a sister. On myw answerintg that my otily sister had n married severatl years bef-ore Blruce Mcrlohnnald, of t .lisissippi, andI hadl peru-lied in the " llelle of thte I We.-t," hte graspied myi~ htand~ and declared hiiself tov ie my b~rother-in-law. lHe exp'ained tIo tie that r they were oIn hoard the ill-fated Stenmter andl were reorted as lost, liut that by ant abnuo.t mitrnetlln iuterpostioni they were resced.ei The holrrors Elf the awful enutastrophe ntedte such an imnpressionl upon him tha~t lie had been citnviinced sof the err-ors ( itit whic-h lie hall fallen-htid dilligently sutghlt after the truth, had a short timte plreviouts to our meetitg joined a Chiristianu Church. and was on the eve oIf depiarture, with our dear Agness and her little girl. to visit us, when lie discovered in myself his wife's birothier. Yolu ninty be sure, moth~ter, that A gnes hastened to me na sooni as shte heard that it wats hter own brothe-r that had so at tracted hter attenutioin at the exhibtioin ini Natchtd. She detected, as she told mie, a stronig resemiblane to her birothier ;but tas I waus no~t growni when shie left us, anmd she had ito meansit Elf usertniniing tmy -ne, shte c-oncludhed that it was otte of those coiniertces with which we soimetimtes meet. Bruce andl Agnes, wvith time rest of my friends, nursed tie so fathfully thait by the first of Novem her the phtysicintus Edelaredl rie able to travel. As soni iss my brother there hea~rd sir the lois of my~ Itrunk, he toolk measures to regaini it and succeeded. As I know that you are weary, amid the click warns Ius that it is two int the tmirming. I will wait unutil aniother tiome to tell you how gsmod amnd attenttive were Ithe two beautiful dlaugters of mty kinid host, howv Ieach mol~rnintg fatsl frr sh anid rare flowvers in the vases ont the imnnitch ini my sick room, hiowu dlecieit of every descripmtison were rsoweredl ott me wh~eti my appetite began to c-rave thisse vinnmds wiihl re so grateful to the contvales-cent, how ailso the bari;;ht inmled ilny weakeieml opties that I cotemplate an ther journey to St. Louis in the tSpring-it'you will t ile, motlier. I have made Iruce anl Agnes romise to keep yon (ompiniy utitil my return." Amit Milly had blrighlt fires glowing in the eani erm for the wenry travelers, 1an1- little Ellen --towed iecly away. before Geral. Ial fini.ie rihi :iarative In] the leri-git Cl rismns inorning fomd tliem I-ufli ient'y refreshedl to enjoy the ple:n-urtes of the pro ii e1 festivities. A..n.h this wimiuwetl mother was aIspy w:tli her elilI.re!ii B ut Alas! for lier w1l: patiently awnite the coin ig of her abs--nt id ii only son-the m.an ort r whtom ie lns parnye l and wept, for whom siln lss wrestled ren a &Md .acob for the proiise-and wIenl, iI ead (of the trensureel features (of the chileI of her opes. is borne II the tinrnful cadence of the Au mm gala. a requiem, soleniii n1l thrilling s the piring sigh of some broken harp string. the <1eep Iss of' whose toles has gatheredl even greater gloom ide mystery as it reverherates tlhrougli the eternal III majestic fo: rots of the mighty Wer t ! Alas! when the pure. dheep current of a sister's ve is suAdenly frozen at its source, and Ahe fee's mt slte is btrother'ss, anid too, that celrislied and :penlant livings are left to miourn the lo.s of thdr dlest e:thliv stay-the husmband. fatier and friend -'Tis then that the stricken lhiart must endeavor realize the truth that Bevonel the flight or time, leysnil the reign of ienthi. Tlhre sirely iis some bliesael clime Where Hife is pe t bireathi; Wh,-re ho1ips.N. ffeclion, tranuient fire. Like siarkm fly upward amd expire." 31o.-TOMERY. Rose Cottage. From the South Carolinian, 1'01 inst. GOV. IIAlNING Non. J. L. Maiming was yesterday installed overtior of the State. 'The followitng is s inauguiral Address; entlcmen of the enate an( House of Representatires: To be elevated uider usual circumstances the first oflice of the State, would have I atified my. utmost ambition ; but when 4 us bestowed upon me by those who repre- i tit every shade of political opinion within I limits, the gift is invested with additional t uses for pride and gratification. I shall, erefore, regard it as a part ot' my duty, to present and cultivate these harmonious I mntiments ; and trust, that by uniting wi t a desire to discharge uprightly and zeal. pervision (if the stitillue. . - d the command and imspection of militia, i i most respontsible duty is the discreet ex rie of his interposition, in temperintg a1N i due rigor, in tile enforcement of the petal t It is scarcely necessary to advert to the t ipotance of a proper attention to those stitutions which the State has established t r the improvement of eduention. I shall t gard it as one of my most 1easing fune- 1 mis, to do my part iii tile discharge of this, I ir common ditty. And if I call contribute, I any degree, to raise the standard, or ex- I ld Ime benefits of these wise estahlish meIts, shall regard mys~elf as richly rewatrded f'or e miost anixiouis eftorts. A proper ~attentioni to the organiizationl of e Mtilitia is ailso atn inidispenisablle part of v public duty ; and if we cannoi~t expect to 'ider our citizen-soldiery equal to those nined in tile severe school ot' military lif'e, -e may yet do mort important service in epinig up such a system, as will at on1ce .indt~ our counetrymen that they may13 one ia have to take their place in the field, and il keep) us acquainted with the resources r the State. Thle Constitution requires of me to take are thalt thse laws be executed in mercy; 11 to this end clothes mec with the power I pardntui atd reprieve. In mty viewv, this y no nmeans piermlits me to indunlgce imy own ielinigs in thte general admtinistration of istice. T1he expediency ohf any~ law is ex Inively at qutestianI for the Legislttre. 'lie correctiness of the c'onviictio~in must rest! 'ithm the tribiunals ol the couintry'. In unt etaking, therefore, to arrest ttie course of t e Iaw', the responlsibility of interpasing re mins entirely w ith my'self. It is only' in) 1ose rare instanies, in which, conisidtently ''th the elliciency of' the genieratl law, anid itiout hlupjairing its soneic ti, a plardun my be extentded, that this power ought, as conlcive, to be exercised; amid to these vil [ strictly confine myrelf.I For two years genitlemeni thme authority tdelegated to us, to administer the affairs this 'ommiioniwealthi. It is a noble trust, udone which is attenided with gravest re potsibiities. Possessing myself, neither thej are gift of great abiilities, nor :t large politi-. atl experienace, I shall rely with confidenicei pn that prudence, wisdom, and patriolisml, hiehl have always characterized your ro petivo bodies. We live ini a period of our istory, free from cabal and faction at home; ad are blessedi with inlstitutonls hotnored for heir atitiqutity, and made ssacred by the aip roval of generations of wiise and( good menm xcept thiose graduatl muodificationis of lawi, ihieli time and change of circumnstance al *ays retnder ntecessary, your aection, 1by every lictate of uiisdom, should be of a character mre'ly conservative. Ilappily for us, we live under a constitu ion, in wvhich cvery local interest is blenided md harmotnized by a judicious adjustment; ind whilst it allowvs to every ciizeii tik4 argest liberty compatible with order, ati ;ives all due effect to popular conivlctioti ; it dso alifords an adequate represetibitllon to the refinement, intellIgence, and pr-opterty of the counitry. If' to these atdvantnges, you dd a higher standard of popular educationi, so as to extenid pr'oper enicottrfigemlent to Lthose liberal putrsuits, whichell 'eva:te the na tional character; and to apply scieneo to consequence, diversify (te industry of the country; and ultimately take measures for the increase of your commerce, by opening to your markets those great valleys of the west, which at no distant day, are destined by their trade, to make whole continents rich; you will then live under a government which you maty proudly compare, either in character, prosperity, or stability, with any which is mentioned in the history of repub lican institutions. I am about to take the oath prescribed bay law, to preserve, protect, and defend, the constitution of this State, and of the United States. I shall endeavor faithfully to dis charge my obligations to both ; not less for the respect and veneration in which I hold them, than that the future happiness and prosperity of the courtry depend upon their mnaintanunice atid inviolability. We yet have high duties to perform, touching the welfare of the South, by giving fresh vitality and a more effective organization to those well-tried principles of State Rights, to which this com munwealth has been so long and ardently attached. But should it happen, however, in the Providence of God, that, during the term of my oflice, obligations to one shall be conie incompatible with the support of the other, Mhen, both my inclination and duty as a Stites Rights Republican, will ho to sus taini the constitution and laws of this com. nonwealth. The government of the United States has recently undergone trials of its strength to wvhich it has never before been subjected; md which have threatened to sever, fronm time to time, the bonds which unite its vari us parts in a Federative Compaet. But he unwillingness of the people to endanger Government, under which they have enjoy. d so much happiness and attained such rosperity, has induced them to rebuke to a ertain extent, the tendencies to a reckless anaticism and a total disregard of the guar Ltees of the Constitution. As if to carry hose views into effiect, they have, by an un. x:npled majority, given the adminiistration of the Federal Government into the hands of hose who stand pledged before the country o sustain all these guarantees, and rights of telh section of the Confederacy. But whilst this State has given its support, vith remarkable unanimity, to the candidates of the Democratic party for the highest hon irs of the Amerienn Republic. and listened mndividual liberty, through the separate ener riens of distinict governments, the general nterests preserved from the injustice of see. inal legislation, and our domestic concerns rtilied against the invasions of federal au horitv. Having thus briefly expressed my views ipon those topics to which it seemed proper o advert oi the present ocension, I now in 'oke the blessings of the Almighty, upon the iresent and future action of the co-ordinato aranches oh our government, and hope, that brough IHis mercy, every thing muiy work veil together, to -erpetuate the many ad. -antitages and blessings, which have lhithierto, ittenided the results of our industry, and ~rowvn thme wisdom of our Ma;gistrates anid Counusellors. CrUE FOR Caou.--Dr. Forbes, of Bos ton, relates in a late number of the Medical Jounmal, a case in which a severe attack of eroup was cured by the applicationi of sponges out of hot water to the throat~to gethmer with water treatment, whlich he de scrib~es as followvs: "Soon after making the first applicention rf sponges to the throat, I wrapped the u.hildh in a woo)len blhanket, wvrung out in warmi water, as a substitute for a wvarm bath, and gave twenty drops of the wine of antimonyv in a little sweetened water, which she swallowed with difficulty. I persevered in the ap.pliention of the lint, moist sponges for an hour, w'hen thme child was so muchl relieved that 1 ventured to leave it. "These applications wvere continued through the night, and in the morning the child was wecll. " t will never do to tm fle with this terri ble disease. The quicker the remedies are applied the better. Insteaid of antimony, we would recommend small quanitities of alumi water given every ten minutes until the child vomits. Tuss~ axi> Now.-Fifty years ago, saysg the C leveland HIerald, stenmh oats weore un known; and nowv there are 3,000 afloat on American waters alonie. In 1800 there was not a single railroad in the wvorld; now there are 16,000 miles in the United States, anid abiout 22.000 in Anierica and England. Half a century ago it took some weeks to conveg iices's frddti Washington to Newv Orleanis; nowv not sd niany seconids as it did. wveeks. Fifty yents ago the most rapid pirinting press, was worked 1)y hand power; mtowv steam prInts 20,000 pnpers an hour otn a sile~l pItss1 Now is a great Iellow, b~ut Will be niuch bigger half a century hence. SUOcRu CnoP.-Tmo St. Francisville Chronicle, speaking of the sugar Crop ini thit parish says: TIhe sugar planters of our parish have been grlndling for about twvo or three weeks The tone crop generally is very inferior, and the yield willibe much less than last year. We have not seen a sampile of the sugar crop., and cannot, therefore, spoke as to the quali ty. Tr'm eldest son of Queen Victoria, it is said, begins to exhibit military talent, and has at once received an appointment as Genern4 or Major General, and an addition of sorli half a million dollars attached to his salaries. ' IGlory is the shadowv of virtue..