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* ADVERERER "We illclig t th Pilar.of ineTemle f JLiberties, aund if it must fall, we will Perish amidst the Ruin. W.F. DURISOE, Proprietor. EDGEFIELD, . C. JANUARY :16, 1853. VO VU.--O . Inibs' ipadlmflt. MY LITTLE COUSINS. Laugh on, fair cousins, for to you All life is joyous y : Your iearts have al1 things to pursue, A nd noilting to regret : An i1 I t ry flower to you is fair, And every month is aiy: You've not been intrdneed to Care, Laug~h on, 1-lg on,) to-d1ay Old Tin wi'l fling his clouils cre long Upon those ,u iny eyes The voi.:e whose every word is song, Will set its -if to sas: Your qluiet s:uiber's--lioes an.l fears Will clte the rest away ; To-m1ovrriv you' be shedl:ng tears, Laugh ot laugh on2, to-lay Oh yes.: if aily truth is fouini In th:- dull sehol.nan's theme, If tri.'ntshi;> is an emnpty sound, And love an i:le dre.un, If mirtl, youth's p:ayin:ttte, feels fCitigue Totsion lt I.le's long way, At least le'll run w:Ith you a league, Laugh on, laugh on, to-day Pe- haps your eyes :nay grrw more brightt As ch;!dhood's hues depart; You may be lovelier to tiie sight, Axul dearer to the he-Irt; you ii tlay F:Illess still, aull s'e Tlh's earth st.il green and ayI; But what you are you will not be L::ugh on, laugh on, to-day O'er me have immy winters erept, With less of grief than jov ;, But I have learned and toiled and wept, I ;in no iore a bhe ! I liew r :ad ti g..ut, 'tis tiue, My hair is hardy gray ut Ilow I eiminRat hn!::h lke you L-utgh n, lant::h Ot:, to-day I uied to luve a 1 g'ad a face, As sh:dowless a brow I once coul run as hb:th a race As yoi are running now But n'ver min i how I behave, Don't iiiterrupit your lJ!ay, And though I look so very grave, Laugh on, lhmh on to-tiny TRAIN-YO'R DAUGHTERS TO SOXE USEFUL OCCUPATION. SClatnrze is wrilm-i 4 ie t'de On the streamltt's glaieig briglht, On tie jewel't erdensyI of ni.-ht All. wh--re'er the eve 6-ti rest, Show it legib'y imprIt." "I -was not reared fm hartslihip-I was irined to lie :, 'hdy"-saida destitute 'oung womanof Ame;iIn parent;ige, who had i seen some twenty summers. Suppressed imnotiots almost choked- her utteratnce, while she solliciteI employmnint. A short cOn"v(r sation evined her incapacity to accomplish vt Vlhingth:t -would he rm'uierative. Dur in lier childhood and carly' youth, her pa rents were " well off." She was sent to selio, more or less, anid tan"lt to sewi' a little at home: alsi, to play ' and in'g a few tuneA, but not expe'il ng Slw. wold evei have I to eart her own liVing, she hatd been-11 tanhtlt n1othing solelV to that end. I1efore site was of. age her fither dited insolvent. All their efreets, save tle absoltite iecessaries of hiousekeeping, hatd'heeni sold to meet't thei de-' ilmnds of c red(itors, an id mlore recently they hand pamrted wvith thes'e ni(ecessaries5 to procture breadt. Tlheir home. wia;s now bjrokeni up, .and helftSt and2( ,isters mnst either wiork or stairve-or dlo worse. Ilomt their tronuble wats that thmev'hmad no t-r'a,~. 'eald not teach a sclhool. wvee niot mireentst5medt 'to honse.wiork or neetle-wo' k, andt tobiody would emtploy tthem. Poor forlorn younrg v'nmn ! Iloiw trulv' pitiale theLir' 'conditiont ! A ndl yet their 'untlInding parernts. had tmigled for te this bittet' enmp. Too0 induken~tit to~ re~gnirec 'themn to lbe idutin's-too7 irresinmte t) aild - themn itt forming habtits of pers--verin'g appli cattioni, their toningiIR of lifCe h amd beet wamsed inile alallimitce, maim; no p:'svisiont for life's vic~'iinitdes. I ad pa~rental faithtfulniess been added tot narten a~ f'ondniess, howv d~ir-" e. t tnow hamd 'been te pi'opeets of these in tilicientt an atlmo ls t hllelss~ duighiter's. ltt .thwir case, jiitiabtle as :it :is, illnlstrates that of .'handrteds whto hafve' been simi'ilrl traied anid wh'o are to-daty reai[sintg the s:ttne lIitter' No cotnditiont ini lfe'is exempit from chang~les and1( trils-an~d no class so imiperatively re qtuire eai ly pr'epamratory distiptinme for thecse :trials as ouir daughltel-s. Whfiit painrnt ennl lay IRis htad upon Ihis pr'esent ptossesslions .:tnd say', " th.y shall lbe tniine 'te-morrowt ?" Who cain matke such cei-ttin provision for his ciiten ams to seeure them againsI t re -verses. anmd render self-reliante 't:td the mieans oT slf-sny~phi2t of no -itmortaune If' ?they havtie Rnot these per'sond:l tesotizrees, what :are they to do to esLcape thte Jot of the de p)ende't panpe2r, sin cas of eme(rgencies? Doatintg paurent, ats yout gaze upon your he il ovedl daughter's, onght youi It to0 think l of :this, anid nomt onl Vthinitk butt acet ? Outi~ .you Rnot to select for her s02me av'ocationl on2 wshic'h she m'ay rely for anl lItoorabile liveli hood( i2n case (of the flii te of mall ot her' re sources, anmd see to it that she bseomes so .per'fectedh in sotme uiseful callitng tha~it its tdu -ies mayv beL perfected with alnterity',amnd witht the consc(ious5 pleansure of betintg useful to hierself' and t'o 'thters. Doi wie hlear some Onle exc'lbo, " Whamt i tmy daumghter learn a trade-fit herse'lf f'or at teach'ler-am hook keeper-at hmotsekeeper-a tnrS('-:a womanIt of all work ! No, ntever'! She is born1 to higher expettions. Th'e enjoyment of her vonthful year's shall not lbe nmarred by' thle conltemlationlo such destiny". I exec her to fill the stati;on of am wiife, and that her hihsand will bpe wilhiing and abile to stuppot herC." Misguided't pamrent, suppose thtese ex epctationts shioultd he realized for at timel. gan y'ou have~ aniy gularanttee that she will ntot outlive hecr htusbnd ? Any~ guaraintee against illness and reVerses of f'ortunle ? Sup .mso naFrntalI and cotin~gal regard shall 'strew flowers in all her early pathway-and then hereavement and destitution strew after them the thorns which she has never learned to " tread down," or brush aside, with wo manly fortitude and nobleness of purpose. Suppose that she has never learned to d., and bear, and also that her " mind may have a kingdom of its own"-that life's discipline is itedflid, and though not joyous but griev ois in the present-may still be borne, and prove of infiitie service in perflecting the character for the lile.that now is, and that which is to comlie. What must be the inevi. table result ? We need not deal in supposi tions, f1or living examples are all about us. One that is presented, while writing the abiove, accords with the many with which facts of freqent occurrence have made us fiamiiliar. A young lady had just called desiring an interview, with whose circumstance we had beien ma.le paritially acquainted by a benevo lent gentlemi:al. who had received from her a note, from which we will quote an extract: "I have not had alnything to do fo the last ten days, mid not havingi any employ mven has left us very destitute iideed. Were I to state particulars, yon woild hardly cred. it me-amd in this land of plenty we mnight (lie if I would not tell our (destitution. Sure ly it is not fir the sins of any father.that I am thus in want, for he did a great deal of good in his country, and to be honiest with the world left his children beggars. A very little would support my nother, sister, and myself, could we get work to do-work that the lowest peasant gia I can gi t to do. If Mr. - could get ine some employment lor a few hours each day, it would be such a relief to my minid. I have felt for the last few days in a state of despondeney, to see two or three of us, solitary Prote.-tants, .o friendless and desolate. If you do not do something for us this week, I am at a loss what course to take. It is hard to write thus to a geentman, but it is because you have a Christian he:trt that I do so. I have had my feeli ngs wounded mamy times since I came to Amiericai. Although poor, I have f-clings ana good principles. t wish for some ionest way of living." If we may judge from :ppearances, the writer of the above is truthful and deserving, and the occasion of her almost despairing state of iind lies chiefly in her want of the practical knowledge necessary to success in occipations to which she has been quite ac enstomed. She says, at one time her father owned twenty-five buildings, and never hought of his finnily coaning to want. The gnorance of any useful or remuierative pur suit, and at her'present age, of refined feel ings and habits, she had no reliance but her poor children. The above note exhibits the fIelintgs and waants of many worthy daugh. ters of poverty, who once enjoyed all the confrts and luixtmies of life. Could their lrents behold their present wretchediiless, atid then be permitted to take them back. . ward on the track of Time, and re-train hei for life's uncertain destinies, surely they would inot again send then forth upon the world. so it terlv inprelpared for trials nd reverses; surely, they would not speak conttemttnuly of any honest calling, how ever humble, nor deem it henteath them to a have their children skilled, by faithful teach. ii.g and ently 1ractice, itt ainy art that would 14 raise them above want, and bring an honor- d able iidependence. 11 Said a widowed nother, who sought our % counitsel but yesterday, '' I have six childreai, I the votnigest foaur wveeks old-born two 1 weeks al'ter its fiathiers de-ath. We are left with ntinitg, but I hav~e a trade, and thinik I cain sutpply our wanats by my nieedle, 'till a the c-hibi reaa can wvork aiid help themselves." I his mtother settled in lile with fatir pros-t ptt, haut what could a husband anad father 1 c'(l to mainitain a family whlena his health failed ? What, whent mieans were expended 1 and~ deatih: aproachinmg ? and without a trade, I or some sure nmode of self-suport-whiat. I cant a he-reaved maothier do to save her be loved children fr-om beggary ? Lile has often nuoatv nuitriedI phases lfor those who know ntothIng eef early~ sorrow. Ponder themt deep vye whlo are- parents, and see to it that I ye lay as good a foundation for the future, as fori the present happiness of your lov'ed onies-Saturday Gazette.1 FEMAE OCCUrioN.-Women in the middle ratnk ale brought upl with thte idea that if they engage in' soime occupations, they shall lose " their position in society." Supapose it to be so ; surely it is wiser io~ quta position we cannot hone.4tly maintain, than to live dependent upion the bounty and c:aprice of others ; better to labor with our hanids thtan to eat the bread of idleuess ; fir submit to feelI that we must ntot give utter antce teo our real opinions, or express our haonest inidigationa at aDeinag required to tact a base, unworthy patrt. And in. all cases, hrowever situated, every' femnale ought to learn how all houasehiold afiairs are mant agedl, were it oanly lfor the purpose of being~ able to direc-t others. There cannot be anv' dhisgratce in hearaning how to make the br ead we eat, to cook our dinners, to maentd our clothes, or even to cant the house. Bietter to be found busily engaged ini renioving the (lust from the furn-miture, than to let it accu maulate there tutil a vikitor leaves ptalpable tr-aces where his hat or tarmt have been ltid upon the table. Foxt -rnE LAmDsE.-To Intox SIL. Silk cannaot lbe ironed smaoothly so as to press out aell the creases, without first splrink lintg it w'ith wrater and rolling it up tightly ini a towel-letting it rest for ant hour or two.-lt the iroan is the least too hot it will injutre the color, atnd it should first lie tried on atn old pijece of' the same silk. lhighit colored silks or ribbons, such as pinks, blues, yellows, greens, etc., always chantge color on the aplllication of ant iron. Islacks, browns, olives, grays, etc., general ly look very well after ironinig. Silks should alwrays lie ironed on the wrong side. Otr Hip only is independent w~h~o can mainin himself by his owtn exertions. 9duht Jdqtl. GOOD BY. Give me a grasp of thine honest hand, Before you say farewell; It grieves ny heart to ace thee go In other lands to dwell. You were my boyhood's friend, Fred, My constant friend and true, And it makes me very sad, Fred, That I iiust say Adieu. And fancy brings before me The.- scenes ot early youth, When hand in hand, we journeyed on In innoeence and truth. The studies that we loved, Fred, Our boyish sp'orts and llays But these, alas, have flown, Fred, Gone w:th our youthful days. The fieals in which we wandered, E.aih little brook and ri:l, Th iond where we went swimning, The selool-house on the hill With these thick clustering mneanories, Fred, For wealth I would not part; And these souvenirs will ever, Fred, Be hherished ia niy heart. One pressure more of thine honest hand IL.fore the last good by, One fervent gaze in thy fr:endly face Through the tear that dims mine eye. Thoug-h other hearts you'll mieet, Fred, In the clime to which you roam, You'll never find a truer, Fred, Thian one you leave at home. 'YOUR PLEASURE IS IN YOUR OWN KEEPING." DY J. W. WiITFIELD. Away with the horrors and b:ues Away with all fretting and pining; 0 why be down-hearted an.] ch xose The shadow instead of the thiiing. The sunlight is free as the shade, Aalj gladness is better than sorrow, Then why should you hating down your head, The cloud will have vanished to-morrow. Take courage, look up and be strong Misfortune wll fly froan the cheerful No sorrow ('ala ever last long To any but those who are fearful. Fly not from the face of a foe, Nor quail 'nea:h the frown of afil eton, For cowar Is are sorrow and woe, And only mnhi t hearts in dejection. -rut on a o rnm111 - a 1U And tho' yourpoor heart may be quaking, Just gaze at the e!oud for a while, You'll soon see the light thro' it breaking. Be cheerful,'be nerry, be gay, And smile, ilto' the world should be weeping, 'Twill drive half your troubles away Your pleasure is in your own keeping. BREAD AND BUTER. Mr. Jordan was a Bachelor, on the shady ide of forty, and consequently was subject ) the tender mercies of boarding house eepers. Circumstances had kept Mr. Jot an an inmate of Mrs. Wiggin's boarding onse for a long time, and Mrs. Wiggitns .-as a lady of oie idea-namely economy. ler experitmnts in econtomie:d! phlilosophmy ndl philosophiceal econaomyl were, f'or tho sost part, brought to bear upon the stonm ehs of lher btoarders, as "v~ittled" is the rincipial items of expense in a mediocre oarding htouse. Mr. Jordan had baen star ed by some of the taorerid experiaments, ut he had borate with patience the present utd certain evil "' ratheur thani fly to others at he kntew not or," until one (day, when utter was scarce anda haigh. Mrs. Wigg'ins t upon the ecornomical plan of spreading ith hter own econmicujal hands the butter pota the allowances of bread she doled out o htern ljuar,!ers, excusitng haerse'lf for this in. er''erence in their affairs by stating, in tihe ladest manner, th:tt she assumed that ask, chaeerfually, to save them the trouble. Ma. Jordan came home to tea rather late pon the first evenaing of this new dodge, ~at down in presence of all the other board ~rs, and received a slice from Mrs. Wiggins, rho had gonte through the cueaemony of utterinag it before his eyes. Mr. Jordan ~yed the bread itnquisitively, nad began to urn the bread from.. side to side, and scru atnise t elosely through hais glasses. "What is the nmatter witha your bread and utter?" demanded Mrs. W iggins.' N Nothing-nothing,"-replied Mr. Jor in, still turnaing the piece over, and per ising in his scrutiny. " lm positive Mr. Jordan, 'that you see omething. Nowv I want, said Mrs. Wig ins, her fiace becoming flushed with excite nent-" I want my boaur lers to tell ame vben the vittles does not sute ! Now, Mr. ordan, what is it ?" Mrr Jordan laid down the slice upon his late, raised his glasses to his forehead, and ~epiedl with great dleliberaion "Mrs. Wiggins there's niothing the matter vith the bread, I assure yon. But Mrs. Niggins," attd here Mr. Jordana glanced nischievouasly down the vista of attentive faes, " I have lived ini this world eight and orty years, anad I find myself this evening uch a simnpleton that I can't tell which side >t' any bread is buttered !" ErrRAVAoANT SPEECH.-The late Bish' p Heddinag used to tell an incident in his episcopal career strongly illustrative of the espotic power of long-indulged habit. At >ne of the conferences where he presided, a oung preacher wtas charged with indulging oo great excess in exaggeration. He was ot said to be guilty of' positive falsehood; ut superlatives flowed so freely from his ongue, that trutht had all the semblance, and frequently (lid all the mischaief~ of a lie. The young man was sentenced to be publicly admoisheilid b~y the chair. He stood up in h presence of his brethren and the Bishop, with the g at kindness, pointed out the evil resulti om the habit. After hearing him through e accused, bathed in tears, requested ssion to say -a - few words. lie commen by a candid-acknowledge ment of his t, and -thanked the Bishop for his admo. on. Turning to his brethren in the mini he assured them of his de termination-t onquer his besetting propen. sity. " I r it as much as any of you; I have strug against it. I have wept over it. Yes ethren, by pight and by day, I have wept account of it, and I can truly say. it h already caused me to shed barrels of tea. IlMATE A gentleman- n Virginia, known among his associates a a good man in other re spects, was addicted to the use of ardent spirits. Generzfly he partook of then in moderate quanties, but there were seasons when he drank 1 excess. He was married. His wife at suddry times besought him to abstain entirely froin the use of strong drink. ie promised reormation, joined the Sons Or Temperancee and for a lime all went merrily as a rarriage bell." But in an evil hour he witkdrew from the " circle of honor, where eachi is a shield to the other," and attempted tovalk alone in the paths of sobriety. The esperiment was a fatal one to him. One day he went on business to the neighboring cityj and when there, was pre vailed upon to dnk. The first indulgence aroused the slusbbering appetite, and as bar-rooms" and'" coffee-houses" were met with at almost every corner, he became well drunken ere he left for his country home. Arrived there, he became somewhat disor derly, and utteredsundry threats of violence, in the hearing of hiis wife. They retired as usual, but when with the coming forth of the sun he awoke from his slumbers the wire of his bosom wai gone. He arose, made his toilet, and to his utter consternation learned that neither his wife, child, nor the child's nurse could, be found. They had all fled and left him in utter, total loneliness. Worse than a death stroke was this blow. They lived, but apart from him, and the strong man bowed his head and wept like a child. God of mercv, what a terrible, heart rending fate was this to follow on transgres sion ! Such a case as this mocks at the manifes tations of human sympathy, because none have felt (he moral. sting. In leaven, and from Heaven alod6e. can assistance or relief e. expected. - B es not thisjnd similir when the arm of the destroyer is upon themi? Dr, has any man the right to desolate soci ety thus I Tell me not that this was a vol untary act. Would it have happened had the snare been wanting I " Lead tne not into temptation," we are taught to pray, but how shall we receive the benefit of the peti ion, while license is given to spread them in every [athway. Look to it, ye men ind women of Virginia, (and Georgia too) least a similar terrible retribution overtake you for of this case it may be truly said: " Ile hath but stumbled in the way Ye have, in weakness. trod." Co)mIosuan AT TALE.-Study to acquire the most perfect self-po.;sessiui. Let no thing throw you out, and you wil feel the iminense ascendancy it will give you in eve ry relation of life. At table be particularly self-possessed. Should yon happen to meet with an accident there, do not add to the discomfort you have created, by making an unnecessary fuss about it. The easier such things are passed over the better. We re member hearing of a very accomplished gentleman who, when carving a tough goose, had the misfortune to send it entirely ont of the dish and into the lap of the lady next to him; on which he. very coolly looked her full in the face and wvith admirable gravity and calmness, said, " Ma'am, I will thank you for that goose." In such a case a per son must necessarily suffer so much, and be such an object of compassion to the comnpa ny, that the kindest thing be could do was to appear as unmoved as possible. This manner of bearing such a mortifying acci dent gained him more credit, than he lost by his awkwvard carving. LITERARY conversation, with well in formed and unaffected people, is one of the most delightful of enjoyments ; though, to be sure, among the shallow and showvy, it is wvhat the French wit culled it, " the armed commerce of rival vanities." Talking of what we know and think, greatly improves one's facuhties of knowvledge wvhich are only half felt till they are communicated. Thtous ands who .have beena debarred from tho ge nial advantages of colloquy, have tried to be content with soliloquizing, and, by means ot' the pen, gratify that yearning social de sire which moust of us have, to talk and think with our fellows. The rambling thoughts of any common man, if frankly and sincere ly set down, are often more genial and in teresting than the labored compositions of the learned; though learning is a noble thing, and not at all to he disparaged. WVALKING FOR A DRA.-One of the best stories of the season is told by Sandy Welch, of a man wvho was in the country ont a visit, where they had no liquor. He got u ptwo hours before breakfast and wanted his bitters. None to be had ; of course he felt bad. "How far is it to a tavern I" lhe asked. Four miles. So off this thirsty soul started, walked four miles in a pleasant frame of mind, ar rived at the tavern and found it a temper ance house ! FARE REDlUCED.-F are reduced as the loafer said wh~en he dined on a single crack er. AN IRIsHMAN, who had commenced build. ing a wvall round his lot, of rather uncom mon dimensions-viz, four feet high, and six feet thick--was asked the object by a friend. "To save repairs, my honey ; don't you see that if it ever falls dowvn, it will be higher Washingtou's Courtship and Marriage. Beautifully situated on the banks of the Pamuinsley, is the mansion known as the " White House." It stands on the site of the one in which Washington was married. From Custis's Lire of Mrs. Martha Wash. ington, we extract the account of his court ship and marriage: It was in 1*758 that Washington, attired in a military undress, and attended by a body servant, tall and militaire as his chief, crossed the ferry ca led William's, over the Ramunkey, a branch of the York River. On the boat touching the Southern or New Kent side, the soldier's progress was arrest ed by one of those personages who give the beau ideal of the Virginia gentleman o'f the old regime, the very soul of kindness and hospitality. It was in vain that the soldier urged his business at Williamsburg, important communications to the Governor, &c: Mr. Chamberlayne, on whose domain the militaire had just landed, would hear of no excuse. Col. Washington was a name and character so dear to all Virginians, that his passing by one of the castles of Virginia, without calling and partaking of the hospi talities of the host, was entirely out of the question. The colonel, however, did not surrender at discretion, but stoutly main tained his ground till Chamberlayne, bring ing up the reserve, in the intimation that he would introduce his friend to a young'and charming widow, then beneath his roof, the soldier capitulated, on condition that he should dine-only dine-and then, by pressing lis charger, and borrowing of the night, he would reach Williamsburg before His Excellency could shake off his morning slumbers. Orders were accordingly issued to Bishop, the colonel's body servant and faithful follower, who, together with the En 1ish charger, had been bequeathed by the dying Braddock to Major Washington,o the lamed and fatal field of Monongahila. ishop, bred in the school of Europead dis ipline, raised his hand to his cp,?as much s to say, " Your orders shall be eyed." The colonel now proceeded the man ion, and was introduced to va . us guests; for when was a Virginia femicil of the >lden time without guests?)1and above all, o the charming widow. Tradition relates i lat they were mutually &pleased, on this, I heir first interview-noris it remarkable; I hey were of an age i ina- impressiqns are . trongest. The lady sfair t6 behold, of aseiniating manners slendijy endow ,d with wordly bhe - eb o cem to set his sea , togive as urance of a man." The morning passed pleasantly away, ening came, with Bishop, true to his or lers, and firm at his post, holding the fit- t orite charger with one hand while the other was waiting to offer the ready stirrup. The un sunk in the horizon, and yet the colonel ppeared tint. "'Twas strange, 'twas pass ng strange": surely lie was nut wont to be single moment behind his appointments ror lie was the n.ost punctual of all men. Meantime, the host enjoyed the scene of I Jhe veteran at the gate, while the colonel was so agreeaibly employed in the parlor; id proelaiming that no visitor ever left his iome at sunset, his military guest was, without much difficulty, persuaded to order Bishop to put up the horses for the night. The sun rode high in the heavens the ensu ing day, when the enamored soldier pressed with his spur his charger's side, and speeded mn his way to the seat of government, where hnving dispatched his public business, he etraced his steps, and, at the White Ilouse, he engagement took place, with prepara ions for marriage. Aiid much hath the biographer heard of hat marriage, from the gray-haired domes ics who waited at the board where love nade the feast, and Washington the guest. And rare and high wa':s the revelry at that palmy period of Virginia's festal age; for nany wvere gathered to that mairriage, of the ood, the great, the gifted, anid they with oyous acclamatioiis, hailed in Virginia 's outhful hero, a happy and prosperous ridegroom. "And so you remember when Col. Wash. ngon caine a courting of your young mis ress ?" said the biographer to old Cully, in is hundredth yea. - "Ay, master, that I :o," replied the ancient family servant, who had lived to see five generations; "great times, sir, great times-shall never see the like again !" "And Washington looked something like a man-a proper man-hey, Cully ? "Never seed the like, sir-never thme like of him, though I have seen many in my day-so tall, so straight! and then he sat on a horse and rode with such an airi Ah, sir, lie was like no one else. Many of thme grandest gentlemen, in the gold lace, were at the wedding; but none looked like the man himself." Strong, indeed, must have been the inn. pression which the person and manner of Washingtomi made upon the " rude untutored mind" of this poor negro, since the lapse of threequarters of a century had not suthiced to efface it. T1he precise date of the marriage the biographer has been unable to discover having in vain searched among the records of the vestry of St. Peter's Church, New Kent, of wvhich Rev. Mr. Munson, a Cam bridge scholar, was the rector, and performed the ceremony, it is believed, about 1750. A short time after their marriage. Col. and Mrs. Washington removed to Mount Vernon, on the Potomac, and permanently settled there. " This union," says Sparks, " was in every respect felicitous. It continued forty years. To her intimate acquaintances and to the nation, the character of Mrs. Wash ington was ever a theme of praise. Affable and courteous, exemplary in her deportment, remarkable for her deeds of charity and piety. unostentatious, and without vanity, she adorned by her domestic virtues the sphere of private life, and filled without dig nity every station in which she was placed. Previous to his ncnnnintnncn with Mrs. Custis, Washington had been pleased with other ladies. The author above quoted on this point says, that in 1656," While in New York, he was lodged and kindly en tertained at the house of Mr. Beverley Rob. inson, between whom and himself an inti macy of friendship subsisted, which, indeed, ' continued without change, till severed by' their opposite fortunes twenty years after wards in the revolution. It happened that Miss Mary Phillips, a sister of Mrs. Robin. son, and a young lady of rare accomplish. ments, was an inmate of the family. The charms of this lady made a deep impression upon the heart of the Virginia colonel. He went to Boston, returned, and was again welcomed to the hospitality of Mr. Robin. son. He lingered there till duty called him away ; but he was careful to intrust his se cret to a confidential friend, whose letters t kept him informed of every important event. 9 In a few months intelligence came that a I rival was in the field, and that the conse- 1 quences could not be-answered for if he t delayed to renew his visits to New York. I Whether time, the bustle of camp, or the scenes of war had moderated his admiration, I or whether he despaired of success, is not c known. He never saw the lady again till I she was married to that same rival, Capt. a Morris, his associate in arms, and one of ' Braddock's aids-de-camps. t " He had before felt the influence of the 0 tender passion. At the age of seventeen he I was smitten by the graces of a fair one, wvhom he called a "1lowland beauty," and b whose praises lie recorded in glowing strains e while wandering with his surveyor's com. )ass among the Allegheny mountains. On f hat occasion he wrote desponding letters to a i friend, ani.,idicted'plaintit'e'eraps, but 0 iever ventured to reveal his emotions lo-*p c ady'who was unconsciously the cause of is pains." EARTHQUAKE AT MILLEDGEVILLE.-We h earn from the Milledgeville 'papers, that at u 10 minutes before. S o'clock on Saturday t< dight last, a slight shock of an earthquake ti vas sensibly felt inybi place,*fhifs is the ci econd or third ea# 4dithitias occur al n the centialportiof'r iaithithe va Mt few bioi -sre bave ti oeen more tthe ]'6re ti ung while .t te ndia Isla~n s in Soutle t h e, ;avannahl d hock witi U out iern atitudes. The frequency and simultaneousness of P hese phenomena would lead one to believe rl hey arise from the same cause. If they do, P hev afford some idea of the tremendous d orees at work within the earth, An agent 9 vhiclA makes itself felt in China and Peru, md in the southern and northern oceans, at P he same time, can hardly be appreciated by f he human intellect. and yet it is but a faint t( nanifestation of the infinite power of Him N vho holds the Universe in the hollow of His v' tand.-Southern Standard. if d, A DESPERADO KILLED.-The Nashville jr laier gives the following account of a d lesperado named Sam. Dixon, who was killed at Des Are, in Arkansas, recently, imder the following circumstances:-" Dixon ti md some time since shot a mai, and was d inder indictment for murder in Prairie coun. c y. By secreting himself in the cane, on d he Tennessee side of the river, he had baf.- g led all attempts to arrest him, and was go- fi ng at large in defiance of the civil author- ii ties. Last week, lhe crossed over to Des n ire, and got into rows, beating and abusing d :>ne or more persons, and setting the comn- A n~unity at defiance. Dr. A. R. Wilson, a a rery quiet and exemplary citizen, made the tm remark, that such outrages ought not to be ti olerated. This coming to the knowledge ti :>f Dixon, he assaulted the Doctor in the e street, knocking himn down with a brickbat, d tnd beating him most brutally. The Doc- n tor, who is a man of small physical powver, a procured a gun, loaded it, and shot Dixon thae same day, killing him almost instantly. Upon an examination before a magistrate, I the Doctor was discharged-the killing, in k viewv of the desperate character of Dixon, fi being adjudged a justifiable homicide." Dr. ti Wilson emigrated to Arkansas from Middle n Tfennessee, and Dixon from Alabama. a [Southern Standard. d MAssACRE OF Nuxs A-r PAaIs.-A com.~ rnmuity of nuns, with their abbess, were all mondemned to the guillotine wvhile the fury ii of the French revolution wvas at its height. t< -Many of these victims wvere young and W1l beautiful, and most of them possessed an- il gelic voices, and as they passed to execu- I lion. attiredh in their monastic habits, through the stormy streets of Paris, they r'aised the hymn of Veni Creator. They had never a been heard to sing it so divinely, and the ; celestial chorus ceased not for a moment, a not when they ascended the steps of the c scafihl, nor while the wvork of death was I going on, though it became feeble as one after another fell under the guillotine; and at last it was sustained but by one voice, which was that of the abbess, but that at length ensed also, when she in turn sub miuted to the fatal stroke.-JAMssoN. No LICENsE.-At a meeting, on Thurs- ' day evening, 6th inst., our Town Council ' resolved that duriug the present year no li- i cense shall be0 granted for retailing ardent ' spirits within the limits of Union village. Although we cannot expect to witness quite as much liveliness (and in some instances, * deadliness) in our village on public days, ~ hereafter, yet wve feel confident that busi- I ness will be carried on in a more quiet and< orderly manner than formerly.-Unionville Journal. THKE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.-Letterst from the coast of Africa state that the Brit ish Government are about to withdrawv their1 naval forces from the coast, and, of course, by such an act, abandon its efforts in that quarter for the supp~ression of the slave THE ROUTE A- 0I,E2A-WAT 2W ORLiAN TINU 0'. On Saturday, we made soris remarli tbout the Florida Trade, in which we state hat the proposed road from Jacksonvillet Alli gator, would certainly leid to a rotn hat *ay to New Orleans. We notice the mne of the New Orleans editors, has 'turne lis attention to the same matter. In an _v icle on the inaccessibility of that ci t h ays: "We have, to be sure, .a mail route, o vhich the mail is carried :through in sev801 nd a half days, but on this route passengs iave to travel on the Alabama river, never pleasant trip, and in the summer and fall ften a precarious and uncertain one. Thdli gain, there is the staging throug a, part of Vestern Georgia, which no one whoiha ime and will at his disposal would" mnds. ny consideration, encounter at the preI eason of the year. The road arie in a in orrible condition, and if report says tuie ie triveler has to ep'ounter much annoying nd vexatious treatment. These are cogent reasons foiestablibmm railway connection between some p6in. 'n the Gulf and the Atlantic cities. Two rojectsire in contemplation, both of which re feasible, and called for by the pressin Pants of the public. One it a coumunica on across the northern part of the penis'l f Florida, and the other, a-railroiadfrrn Fobile Bay to Girard, on Chattaboocihee om which point, in a short time, there-will a a continuous line of railroads to the north. istern extremity of the Union. Thus, it appears, that the. route across lorida is-seriously looked to, in N.~Orleans; id we are satisfied that a commenceme.pt n dur side at Jacksonville, willend i )mpletion by capitalists on tie other si the Peninsula.-Southern Standard.' A G man named Ga-inn muid6d s own er, near Winchester, ( . eek befo-e t.- The yoqn g ima wii get some m that big'to ?f vr;his sister nd out his iofetn aijp >mmunicated it father This perated the' y n bIt hew ingeance ;gaini s and at -he would kill l i~ ad0~tfi rwards1 the aboene -he eC .h -;(r"a Lssed a b 0 uiliri n giseists 6f vouii or t ie. dia erviceit -ovides that these reg-'iesIts .shallie tea ?red to the hovernmtand iTefdeed, thae overnor isihen to eploy thein i remova g the savages. Itafppropriates $500,000, edging ten per ceift. of the Stdtar;evenae r the redemptip#of the bondi authorised be issued to. raise this sum. The Gover-' )r is required to keep the tender: of .the >lunteers open until the 4th of May next; they are not received, and nothing is being >ne towards removing the Indians in the eantime, the State is to go to work and the business herself.-Southern Standard. AUsTRALIA.-News has'arrived from'Aus alia to the 10th October, beingthirty-four tys later than the advices previouslyre -ived. All anticipations regarding the aban ince and inexhaustible character of"the y1d deposits continue to be more than eoni 'med, and it is not doubted that the esti ate of a weekly production at the rate of rarly $2,000'000 will be maintained. New iscoveries are reported in various directions. t one spot between Melbourne and Sydney, rid about one hundred and eighty miles die nt from the former place, a locality is said have been found wvhich exceeds .ever aing that has yet been described. Tire ops rations at the place are stated to be lik igging in a gardenz, large " pockets" of enor. oos value being turned up at a depth of bout four feet. ThREE MEY KILLED AT OXI SHOT. fe learn from a gentleman from the Cher ee Nation, that he was informed by a ma' em Evansville, that three men were killed mere a few days ago at one shot. Thre en were sitting by a fire. in a house, when ri Indian fired through the window witha oubled-barrelled ' shot gun at them, and illed all three.-Fort Smith Herald. Hon. RICHARD RusH is name'd for a sea i the cabinet of Gen. Pierce. He was At rney General under Madison, Secretary o 'reasury uinder Monroe and Adams--Min ter to England in 1823, and Minister te rance in 1847. ATInoTE.-Camphor has been discovered tob a antidote to that terrible poison, strychnin man who had been thrown into convulsion y two doses of the poison-one sixth of a grai rich, administered for the rhteumatism-was re eyed by 20 'grains of camphor, taken in s rains of almond mixture. Dr. Suddockc, in a let ir to the London Lancet, claims to hive mad se discovery. A LADY, who was very modest and submisi efore marriage, was observed by her friend t se her tongue pretty freely after. " There w time when i almost imagined she had none. 'es," said her husband, with a sigh, "hbut it' very lontg sin1Ce." THE CABINET.-The Richmond Enquirer atisfied that Senator Hunter, of Virginia, h eclined to accept the offer of a seat in Preside: 'ieree's cabinet. This leaves the composito f the cabinet altogether at sea again.. BAFTISs IN IsssssuPI.-There are 40,0 aptists in the State. At a late State Conve ion the sum of 830.000 was subscribed towsr he endowment fund of $100,000, propose . ie raised for the Literary assi Theologinal lss ution located at.Clinton, Miss. 0? NEYExRenhe door to a littlq. ea a great ona'aould antepana