Edgefield advertiser. (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, January 26, 1853, Image 1
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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