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"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..