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Dencratic 3rnal, O1ge tme .Soiti anV Saeutrn fig5 9 Catn~t flexuz, Citergtute, f$1ordietmpene, %tic1uret & "We will cling to the Pillars of the Temple of our Li5erties, and if it must fall, we vill Perish amidst the Ruins." SIMXINS, DURISOE & CO., Proprietors. EDGEFIELD, S . .,- A RIL 14, 1858.V*L. --- - HAPPY LOVE. BY CHARLES MACKAY. What ls the meaning of the song That rings so clear and loud, Thou nightingale amid the copse, Thou lark above the cloud? What says thy song, thou joyous thrush, Up in the walnut tree? "I love my love, because I know My love loves me." .1 What is the meaning of thy thought, 0, maiden, fair and young ? There is such pleasure in thine eyes, Such music on thy tongue; There is such glory on thy face, What can the meaning be! "I love my love, because I know My love loves me." 0 happy words! at Beauty's feet We sing them ere our prime, And when the early summers pass, And care comes on with time, Still be it ours, in Care's despite, To join the chorus free I love my love, because I know My love loves me." THE LITTLE ONES IN BEDr-A A row of little faces by the bed A row of little hands upon the spread A row of little roguish eyes all closed A row of little naked feet exposed. A gentle mother leads them in their praise, Teaching their feet to tread in heavenly ways, And takes this lull in childhood's tiny tide, The little errors of the day to chide. Then, tumbling headlong into ivaiting beds, Beneath the sheets they hide their timid heads; Till slumber steals away their idle fears, And like a.peeping bud each face appears. All dressed like angels in their gowns of white, They're wafted to the skies in dreams of night; And heaven wfil sparkle in their eyes at morn, And stolen graces all their ways adorn. ifrrrtE FOR.rHE ADVERTISE. SUICDE AT. A BOAIDING SCHOOL D Y R U T 1. Early in the Spring of 1830, Judge Lathrop, his daughter Ida, and myself, took passage on board the splendid steamboat Champlain, then plying between Albany ind New York City. Judge Lathrop was a man who carried his official dignity wherever he went, and seldom spoke on any other topic than the awful respon sibility resting on his shoulders regarding his official duties; unless it was, the innumerable r good qualities of his only daughter, Ida. -Now, asIda and myself were both going at the same time, and to'the same boarding school, the Judge kindly offered to take ie under his charge; and by so-doing save my father the inconveni- t ence of leaving houie-atfirring at the same time, that as Court was not in session it would a not interfere with his duties in the least. r Ida wasta sweet girl, not actually handsome, s ">but very interesting ; she was not tall, nor yet 1 ~short, but just the medium size, and rather t slightly made; light golden curly hair, very s fair skin, and most beautiful hazel eyes. Added b to these, a very quiet lady-like deportment r rendered her q'uite prepossessing, and very lova- y ble. She was six years older than myself, and r consequently not a play-mate of niine, though I .she had been a very intimate friend of my eldest la sister, Carra; but Carra had married at the age I of sixteen, and I being the next girl, and much t too voung to associate with Ida, the intimacy a between the younger members of our families u --bad somewhat cooled; though Judge L. and r Smy father were as great friends as ever. *There had been a report some time previous ~ that Ida was about to be married to a young ~ lawyer named Charles Conover, and almost every one believed them to be engaged, but I Ida's parents always appeared rather offended, 5 wheniever the subject was mentioned in their r presence. wondering, how such an absurd idea t ever got into peoples heads as to suppose that a child engaged. -Why Ida would be obliged to e go to school at least two years more before her education would be completed, and then they 1 intended to remove to New York City, and 1 give their darling the advantages of society. One day-in the latter part of February, Judge Lathrop had come- over to play a game of che s with Papa, who was at the timie inspecting the lock on my trunk ; and on being told that I would leave for Mrs. Staunton's boarding school in a fpw days, said he thought it woul be a *good idea for Ida to go too, providing Mrs. La throp could make up her iiind to part with her. So he did not stop to play the gaune of ches., but asking when I would leave, and be ing told that I would be obliged to be off by the 2nd of March, mounted "Ironsides," he old ambling pony, and striking a brisk trot, was soon out of sight. The next day Mrs. Lathrop rode over in the carriage, to make some imqm ries about Mrs. Stanton, and appearmn well satisfied with the inforamation she obtainedI told Papa she would see about letting her daugh ter gpo; but after she was re-seated ini her car riage called mec to the door and told men [might depend. on Ida's. accompanying me to school. So matters were settled-and on the 2nd of March we left Brook Valley ; took the steanm boat at Minden, and were soon ploughing through the water at no laggard speed. .Papa had eonme with us as far as Minden landing, and there I parted from my only living parent, m-.re frigh toned and haeart-sick than I had ever been be fore ;. though I had been at school in Cleveland Village for several years-in fact, almost ever -sincerthe death of my mother, which moelanchlol ly event took place when I was not more than: five years old.. . I-was still -standing on deck, in the wimd, I long after we had lost sight of the l:nding, 1 wheir Judge Lathrop recalled my wandering I senses Iysaying-" come in the c abin children, 1 youwill be frozen here," and with thrat carried 1 'z~nto the cabin and left us. Ida said but lit te 6nthe short passage (for we had not more.i tin twenty -fve miles to travel before taking *the cars,) and I feeling miserable and lonely, surrounded, by so many strangers, laid may head1 .pmy arpet hag and cried myself to sleep. I was awakened by Ida saying, " Come, Ruth, we are in sight of IHudson, and they are waiting for us at the door." I put on my hat as quick as possible, and we hurried on deck just as the boat was nearing Hudson landing. We imme diately took a carriage and were taken to the Rail Aoad depot. We arrived in the evening at a place called Edwards, where we staid that night; and the next morning after breakfast were taken with due solemnity to Mrs. Staun ton's, about nine miles distant from Edwards. I carried a letter to Mrs. Staunton from my father, which that lady had not the opportunity of reading before Judge Lathrop left-as he wished to speak with her for a moment-and the interview lasted at least two hours. He then sent for Ida; and, after a few minutes more, I was summonsed to the parlour, where I found Mrs. Staunton looking very serious, Judge Lathrop pacing the floor, and Ida in tears, Mrs. Stanton informed me that she had received funds sufficient for my board, tuition, and con tingent expenses, and she was in hopes that I would find many pleasant companions among her scholars; that my room was No. 12, where my luggage had already been carried, and as she supposed I felt too much fatigued to take my place in class that day, Margery, the lady's maid, could show me the way to my room as soon as I wished; I thanked Mrs. Staunton, bade Judge Lathrop good-bye, the bell was rung, Margery presented herself, received some wis pered direction from Mrs. Staunton, gave me a look as much as to say "come on," and led the way to No. 12. It appeared to me a great dis tance, for we went up one pair of stairs and down another, then through a very narrow pas sage .which opened into a Rassage narrower still, and we found ourselves aT the door of No. 12, which my attendant opened. I passed into the room and the next moment the door closed behind me. No. 12 contained six beds, three dressing cases, three wash stands, and, I should suppose about twenty trunks, mine in cluded. There were also some few chairs but they were all filled with articles of clothing so I seated myself on my trunk, and wondered how I should ever find my ray to the drawing room or any where else. I heard the carriage drive off with Judge Latbrop and wondered why Ida did not come. I did not have long to nuse thus, however, for presently I heard foot teps, and the next moment Mrs. Staunton en tered. She came directly to me; asked ine how I felt after my jaunt? had I ever been at boaring school before ? what had I been study ing ? and lastly my age. All these questions [ answered to the best of my ability. I then asked for Ida. She told me " Ida had gone to her room, being much fatigued and quite over ome from parting with her father." I found 6y her answer that Ida was not to stay in No. 12. I felt sorrM for I had a perfect horror of trange faces; and had been in hopes that Ida nd myself should stay in the same room. Mrs. taunton then asked me would I "like to go town in the school room?" and without wait ng for an answer led the way; I followed her nuch against my inclination; we passed through ; ie two narrow passages before mentioned, ;nd iter arriving at the drawing room halt turned o the right, passed out into a corridor, then brough'a recitation room into the school room. t was a large square room, with an. extensive ky-light, and entirely surrounded by recitation oous, being the centre room of a one story ring of the main building, and lighted entirely i-om the roof which wa-s glass. There were no indows to look out at, which made the place ppear very dreary at first. In the centre of the chrol room there was a large drum stove, eated by a furnace in the basement. As I entered all eyes were raised for a mo *ient. Mrs. Staunton introduced me; the girls >se from their seats with dignity, stood far a omnent and then resmned their seats. The dest girl, Mary (uy, then came to ike, shook e warmly by the hand, and led me to a seat. [ary Guy w:as a splendid looking girl, gnite Il, and very graceful; jet black hair and eves > match; a round rosy face; grecian fieatu:res, ad remarkably small bands and feet. I felt ally grateful to her, and almost at ease while ated beside her. There were six ofther teachers: -side Mrs. Staunton-three gentlemen and ree ladies ;-the gentlemen teachers did not ay in the school room,- only coming at st-ated urs to attend to their classes, and leaving di ctly the recitations were finished; the three oung ladies wero assistant teachers, and gene ally remained with the scholars, during school urs, from nine A. M., to three P, .M., with alt ain hour recess at twelve, during which ich was served in the school room. We were en allowed to walk about the play ground for, few mlomnents and then resumled our studies' til three, at which hour school closed, to be:! -opeied at nine the next morning. The school, -as divided into three classes. I was placed in. e second, which contained eleven girls beside yself. Ida was not in any class-only study g wvhat she pleased, taking lessons in music, reich, and drawving, and seldom entering the ~hool room ; so I saw but little of hmer, as our >omswere situated in different parts of the house, ough she generally caine down to her mneals, d always passed a kind word with me whenj ver we happened to meet. A~s Ida and myself ere brought to school at thme same time, and y the same person, time scholars supposed I new much more of her past history than I, ally did ; and questioned inc accordingly. A, ood inny of the girls were alnost, if not quite. s old as Ida, amid appeared to feel mortified that e did niot seek their society. ]efore I had meen there am week 1 knew thlat Ida Lathrop was mated and feareod by almost every girl in .chool. any tirmes several of the girls would speak 'cry rudely of her in my hearing, thinkinig prob ly that I would repeat their conversation to cr, b-it I never did. I always felt hurt by their ant of feeling. Some of them would say 'She was the tamest popinjay they had ever een ;" another would remark that "si-c did not ave sense enough to last her all night." I was itting in the drawing room one day, after chool ;-several of the girls were looking out of window, and one of them reniarked "there oes Billy Lack-a-day"-I sprang to thle window id saw Ida passing (Iown the grove; all the ;irls present laughed very loudly, and then 1: ould stand it no longer. I told them that " they mught to be ashamed of themnselvos that if Ida va-s a ' taime popinjay,' not one of them damred otake the least liberty wit'h her, and that she vas a good girl-a great deal better than any of bemn,-and too munch of a lady to do as tlicy vere doing; and that I intended to tell Mrs. tautoni if I ever heard one of them say nuother disrespectful word of Ida Lathrop." I had been at school about three weeks w~hen sister of my Mother, residing only a fcw iniles oa Brook Valley, came to see me. .Shgrvas single lady of middle age, and a most invete. -ate tatler ; knewv every body, and every body's umsiness. IIer name was Rebecca Sanders, hough by her Nephews and Neices, generally alfled " Auntie Beck." Refore I say any thing nore about my Aunt and her visit, I must give brief description of our P'recepltress. Mrs. Staunton was a lady who im proved won erluly upon acquaintance. A t first sight you night suppose her proud, but you could not be a her society many hours without beingsor hat you had so far misjudged her. She l okddy to be .bout 35i years of age. and must have been a beauty in her day. She was quite tall an rather inclined to stoutness, but of the mos perfect proportions. A high intellectual fore head, large expressive eyes, a fine set of teetli perfectly formed mouth, and a complexion tha many a girl of sixteen might envy. In disposi tion she was as near an angcl as any womai ought to be; kind and forbearing; always readi to help the needy, for she was generous to fault, and never turned a deaf ear to a petition She had seen a great deal of trouble too, for he: husband, who had formerly been an eminen lawyer, had ten years before the commence ment of this narrative, received a paralyti< stroke, which had left him perfectly helpless ir body, and almost imbecile in mind. ie hat just sense enough left to make his poor wifi very unhappy; he was as whimsical as a spoilet child, and generally very abusive to all whc came near him. He had never laid up any money while in health, for he had always liked to make considerable show, and though an ex cellent lawyer, had always managed to spend all he made-so when he was stricken down, him self and wife (for they had no children) were almost destitute. But Mrs. Staunton had a head to plan and a heart to brave; she saw the nie cessity, and nerved herself to the task of making provision for her unfortunate husband. Sister Carna had finished her education at Mrs. Staun tons, and had told me of that lady's.trials with her husband. His name was George, and I hate the namue to this day. I believe if I were to have fifty boys I would never name one George. I never hear the name without thinking of that dreadful man. One diy about the middle of March, the seriants carried him to the private parlour, and placed him in an easy chair; Mrs. Staunton seated herself beside him witi her guitar, and played several lovely airs; then she sang " Believe me if all those endearing young charms." I shall never forget how sweetly her voice sounded ; she had but just finished, when a servant told her "sonic one wished to see her." She laid down the instrument and left the room -was not absent more than twenty minutes When she returned her husband was in a tow ering passion, and wanted to kncw where she had been so long. She replied " You must ex cuse me, George. When I left you I fully in tended to return immediately, but, was detained." "Detained!" lie alnost screamed, "Intended! yes, madam, hell is full of the very best of in tentions, madam ; do you hear, you sanctimoni ous looking hypocrite ?" I M-pected to see Mrs. Staunton fint ; his words sounded so dreadful. But she, dear soul, appeared not to notice them, and moved about his chair, fixing the cushions uander his feet, and trying to make him as com frtable as possible, like a ministering angel, as she was. When this scene occured there was only one girl in the room beside myself, and that was Ida Lathrop. We were still there when --rid Mr. Staunton back to Iis -rc -tlpdz- ann taid ssist-: to th hinh. ear 3tau: I thc .heI ,ircu icnt at-tiincs; so, pray-yOMg cgu i':* aiOnU ng about it, forl can assure youe in-ry much .o be pitied." Well, as I said before; "Aunty Beck" came o see ic. She could stay but '1ne night, and ked permission for me to sleep in the rooni, rhich was readily pranted. Ihiave heard of lking people to death, but dont believe it can )c dune; for if such a thing were possible, I hould never have drawn breath after that vetful night. As it was, she only talked me ito a very sound slumber. Now " Aunty Jeck's" flvorite expression was " they say," hough I never could find out to imy satisfaction, vlio she could possibly mean by the pronoun. Xe retired to omI- roon about nine o'clock, . I. 1 went directly to ied and "Aumity" ~omenced talking directly the door was closed ; he began- by askin.. " how ilt was getting on ? told her 1 believed shec was doing very well. I am glad to hear it, ' they say' there will be n elopement before manny mnonths ; and Judge athrop may just as well let Ila marry Charles ~onover at home as to run awayv with him. I ot see how people can be so blind. Why, hey have been engaged two years; almiost ever ince the Conover Mother and Son returned to ook Valley. Judge Lathrop and lis wife oth know it too, just as wvell as every body se does, and its nonsense for them to say that da is too young. That is not th&i objection, every one knows well enough. It is because ~harles Conover Is pool'; he has not get money nough to purchase Ida's hand. Judge Lathrop yrgets that his father usedl to earn his living by aing stone wall by the days, at fifteen cent3 a dod, all through the summner season; and mend hoes for at least twenty faunilies, in wet, and ad weather. Though the Judge's father was n honest man and much respected notwith tanding his occupation. Now, I dent lbelieve :i being proud, and setting themselves up be ause they have a little money ; and just re ember what I tell yo child, if Judge Lathrop ot give un) for Ida to marry Charles Conover, rhy he'll w'ish he hand, to thme day of his dea'th. nd if I wvere in Charles Conover's plauce, P'd ust marry Ida wvith or~ without their consent.-" lBy the time "Aunty" had got this far, I wvas the land of dreams, and did not awake tuntil fer the bell had rung. "Aunity" was up and resing. I asked her " if she had heard a bell -ing" and she answered 40, yes, some time g." I arose directly, and mnade all possible aste he.at I should be too late for prayers-we ad prayers every nmorning in the school room efore breakfast. Ilhad not quite finishied when he bell sounded fur praiyer. I made haste and ;ot to thme room just as Mrs. Staunton was about o comnmence. A fter prayer Mrs. Staunton told e to invite my Aunt to her privatte Drawing oomi, to breaktiast with her. I did so, andl as re were going down, " Auiity" said, "Now ~hild dont say to alny one what I told you last might about thme We~tcots; you know it might inake trouble if they should ever hear of it ; .id then I should be sorry that I had told yeou." >w " Aunity" hail not mlentioned thle name of yestcot'to ine while I was awake, so I comelu led shze must have continned her conlversation fer I had fallen asleep. By this time we were it the door of Mrs. Staunton's parlour ;I showed Anty" in, nnd then went to the dining room o take~ breakfast as usual with the girls. After breakfast, Mrs. Staunton senlt for ida ndiu myself, and we all sat together in the I)rawing room, and passed a very pleasant hour efore " Aunty" took her departure. She lived ie miles below Brook Valley, but intended to ~top at [Pa's amid see tihe children, for she was y dead mother's sister, and could never stay way fromt our house more than three weeks it a time. "Aunty" declared she could not. itay a monient longer-it was almost nimie a'clock-aqd she must be in Ihudson by three in the evening, in order to take the boat for inden, where Papa had promised to send the rarriage for her. Ida sent a letter by her,-to her parents. Aunty said she "would send it directly to them, so that they would get it that night." The carriage was now at the door ; the last adieu's were spoken, and the next moment rond "Aunuty Beck" on her way to Umddson. I Every girl who has been eateid at a board t ing school knows that there-i y little varie - ty, one day being but the prot'type of another -Saturday high day, and Sunday holy day. t We went.regularly to Churcid.unless when the - weather was very stormy ;. !ui: ghen such was I the case Mrs. Staunton generally read the r Church service in the schoolloom; this being over we could go either to t"e Drawing room, or our sleeping apartment an ?reAthe remain der of the day. Taking even' thing into con sideration, we passed the t.mt very pleasantly, and were well treated-bett believe, than girls generally are at sch oo d contrasting the treatment with our cond-' I am constrain ed to say much better than i- deserved. For I do know that a parcel of -er romps never got together than those same bol girls. Some times we would get beyond bds, and at such times Mrs. Staunton would i us to her, and try to look very severe; with-.her large dark eyes fixed steadily upon our fadc, after a minute, she would say, "Now, young dies, you know such conduct is highly indecorous; try for the future to be a little more dignied." And there the reprimand ended, for thi was albou't as severe as she ever spoke to a of her scholars. So days and weeks passed on, *indy March had pxassed into April, a lovely movh in this lovely Southern clime, but cold an ..generally, very rainy and unpleasant in the Sfte of New York. The April of '39 was rem ably bleak. To ward the last of the month 'harley Conover came to Pittsburg, (that beingthe name of the town in which Mrs. Staunton's school was situ ated.) When he -was' shown into 'the parlour he sent his card to Ida, but 3rs. Staunton in tercepted it, and went herselftnto the parlour, without sending for Ida. Whit passed betweenL Mrs. Staunton and Mr. Conor I never knew, but this I do know: he we* away without seeing Ida. As soon as he le, Mrs. Staunton went to Ida's room and staye two hours-so Margery told us that night when she brought clean towels to No 12; and she told us farther more that "Miss Ida had almbst cried her eyes out, and had not eaten a mouthful since the gentleman left." The girls windered who the gentleman cou ' be and what he could want. I knew that Judge Latlhrop imust have told Mrs. Staniton that, should Cdnover come, Ida nust not see hin ; but I did not tell the girls. I liked Ida and would not haye said any thing to hurt her feelings upon any a:count; and though I was but eleven years of age, still I had seen a good deal of school life, and knew to my cost, that girls were very apt to repeat any thing that was told them, even though it was told to them as being a secret. I therefore kept Iumy own counsel, and am glad to this day that I did. About a week atter this I met Ida on the stairs one morning-she had been to take her music lesson; sh asked me why I did iot come to her room sone times to see her? Cha 1,.-U-1 r.niit* cheerful, and told me she had quently his property; but her associates were nuthing to him. Ida's mother was a woman such as we often see and sekloin like. She was a very little lady, with a- very little nose, a very little foot, a very little waist, and a very little sense. She was essentially vulgar, though rot altogether ignorant of the usages of society. It was almost laughable to hear the blunders she would make in trying to repeat a phrase (without knowing its neaning) that she had heard another make use of. What she was be fore she married no one in Brook Valley ever knew,--even " Aunty Beck" had failed to find out, and after her failuire every-one else appeared to look upon it as a hopeless task. The old lady gossips declared that " Judge Lathrop must have married a good deal beneath him," but nothing certain was known about it. The fimily of three children, two sons and a d:mugh ter, were born in Brook Valley. Judge Lathrop wias a Lawyer when he moved there; he hadl then been marriedl about twvo years;.was rather a fine looking young man ; and by dint of hard struggling, and ohanging his politics two or three times, had at last reached the height of his ambition, he was now " Judge Lathrop." And lbe certainly looked the Judge from the centre of his glossy bald head, to the toes of his glossy patent leather boots. Such were the parents of Ida, the heroine of my story. Charles Conover was asplendid looking young man; quite tall, dark chesniut hair, black eyes, and remarkably fine features. Tho expression of his faice was thoughtful, almost stern at timies, when his featumes were in repose ; but as soon as he would commence speaking, his eye wouldj brighten, and his whole expression change to kindliness and affection. independant of his good looks Charles Conover was really one of the most agreeable mien I have ever known.i Ihis father had been a Clergyman, and had died when Charley was only a few months of age. His mother was a most excellent lady, but very proud; aiid after the death of her husband re fused tile nmany kind offers miade by her kind hearted neighbors, saying she could not thinik of imposing herself and child, upon those who were no kin to them. So-she took her babe in her arms, andl left for Vermont, where her rel atives resided; and for the next twenty-three years, no0 one in Brook Valley had any tidings of her. It certainly caused a good deal of sur pirise, and not a little extra visiting, when it was understood that Mrs. Conover was about to re turnl to Brook Valley ; people wondered "how she looked-where she had been so long, and what she had been doing !" Charles caine first, and purchased a lovely little cottage, then left, snd in about two weeks returned with his miother. Mrs. ConovcV was a beautiful woman; every cue knew from *her son's amge'that she must be forty ; but from her leeks no one would have supposed her to be more than thirty ; er tainly " time had delt kindly with her." It sounded strangely to me to hear Charley call her " Mother," as-she looked almost as young as her son. So they came and settled down in our quiet little nook of a village, rather a poor place for a lawyer, but then it was only a very short distance to K-- the county town, and it very soon became generally kudwn, that the son of their former Clergyman -had come home to the place of his birth to make a support for himself and mnother. Every one a.ppeared to like him, -many liked him for what bia father had been, but the greater number liked, him for what hoe had proved himself to be, namely, a young man of steady habits and eminent business qualifi cations. Then, too, he understood short hand, and could note down, not only the evidence in court, but the lawyer's speeches and the judge's charge toi the jury, and anything he wished, with the utmost eas,-afterwards he could' copy the proceedings at his leasure. So business increased and Charley Conover prosifered, and won the hearts of the psople almost without their knowledge. I must now return to Ida, and Mrs. Staunton's school. Every thing was going on very much as usual, it was now June: the loveliest month oti all the twelve in that rather ungenial clime; the month of bright blossoms and calmny breezes;n the month of all others when nature smili and every flower, shrub, and tree sends up : anthem of praise to the all wise Creator of t: uhiverse. The air was laden with perfur of roses and cape jessamines. Even now after t] laps of many years, I cannot inhale the peculi ardour of the cape jessamine without bringii very vividly to mind the evcntful June of 183 CONCLXDED NEXT WEEK. AN INDIAN WEDDING She Nebraska City News of the 3d inst., co tains a long account of the marriage of a Pawn Chief to a blood royal squaw of the Otoe trib The bridegroom was named Whitewater, and til bride Wah-mush-pe-shinga. We extract the ft lowing: The Chieftain's daughter was elegantly dresst in a red flannel shirt with deep blue calico borde a checked apron, a summer killed buffalo rol and a white felt hat. Her jewels were ma, nificenL From either ear depended bright orn: ments of brass, tin and copper. We must not omit to mention that Wahi-niusi pe-shinga also wore a " red petticoat," embro dered according to a design of her own, with poi eupine quills, representing a desperate dog figb Her entire wardrobe and jewelry could not hav cost less that six thousand dollars in Fontenell money. The bridegroom was attired in all th magnificence which his rank and wealth demai ded. He wore a standing shirt collar, a medv of President Pierce, a blue straight collare, coat with brass buttons, and an elegant pair c Spanish purs, while his stalwart loins were ad mirably clothed in an ancient coffee sack. Altc gether the appearance of the bride and the groom was appropriate to their high sphere in life. The most sumptuous feast awaited the guest at the residence of the bride's father. it wa spread in a camp kettle and suspended over th fire that burned in the; centre of that princel; lodge. It consisted of young dog meat, ver, tender, blue corn and old dog macat, beaver tail and mule steak, fresh fish and sugar, making al together one of the most palatable and nourish ing compounds that ever graced a royal camnil kettle. The horn spoon of accidental luxuri seldom convey to the edneate1 palate viands more tempting andl delieions. As for drinks, cor' ~r whiskey miade of red popper. tobacco phigi, an< rain water, together wvith molasses-swveetenet coffee miade up th list. Among the distingnished persons present w< did not fail to notice the six Mesdames Petana sharo, the wives of the eminent " Injun" who : now at Washington, visiting James Buchanan o official business. Also, Mr. Whitecow, of th( Omaha principality, Mr. Big Soldier, Esquirc Wildcat and the Hon. Short Tailed Elk. NonvURaN Hloatoa or THs SuAvr TiAnm:. The African Apprentice bill which was before te late session of the Legislature seens to hare ovited the horrors of some of our North. - M...(W W;,.l1-lin'n We are. as not been giving much heed to the teachung f Philosopher Horace of late. lHe ought to have an "1 agency," by all means.--Hlaton Rouge (La.) Advocate. Fred Douglass complaims bitterly that the friends of the abolition of' slavery are fallinig away from the cause, somic for one reason aid ionic for another, and a good nany because " iL rinciples required them to treat the colored nani as an equal in all the relations of life." There's the rub; the abolitionists never were the trie friends of the colored race, and after preach ing equality and freedon so lug to theim, they brinc with! loathing from the practical illistra ion of their own dUctrities, and would alinost a5 oon conme in contact with Satan himself as a ' nigger." Another Illinois pisoner' has been defying his eepers, backing his own bare arms and leg~ vith at razo~r, declaring his intention to die lby his slow torture, andl threatening to brain with a stove leg any moan who should enter his cell. t stadiowni lhe threate~ned to cut his throat, set ire to his cell anid perish in thme flames. The eepers threw a quantity nf cacvenne peper ini is eves, and thus blinded and' thrown off his uard lie was secured. lie then threactened to tarve himiself, hut at last accounts was p~enitent, md hiad conelndled not to kill himnself. Intem >erance wvas his greatest teimptationi and his on y fault before his continemniit. Occi-rATIro or T-rn Jws.-it is a singular act, rcvealed in the last census of the United states, that while there arc seven hundred thou and Jews ini this country, only one person who s a Jew is registered as a farmer. So literally s the dec:-ee of' their dispersion fulfilled, that hey are strangers to that occupation wvhieb, bove all others, implies a resting pilacee and a me. " For, lo, I will commtand anid I will sift he house of Israel anmonig all nations." The ews are traders, not attached to the soil where hey are found, but ready on an instant, to hamge their abode. lIn California they follow he unmiversual rule. -In all of the towns they are found in large numbers. They nearly mnonopo izie the retail bumsiness- of' the country. We have never known of a Jew who wvas engaged n mining, although there maien aysuhs >ccpied. a b itisuho 1Ioinii.E.-We learn, says the ~Cnald (Ala.,) J.'quir'er, 1st inist., that onl Saturday last, a man y the namec of Asa Edwards and hi~s 'daughter ere killed ini this county, mnear the line of Shel y. Thme circumistane~os, ias fihr as we can learn, were as follows: It seemis that thme Sheriff oh Shelby county had a warrant for said Edwards, aid endeavored to execute it, but lie, (Edwards) esisted, amid the Sheriff themn summoned a posse~ o assist hinm, and went to the house of Edwards aid demanded his surrender, which he indignant' y refused, whereupon the Sheriff ordered his 1losse or some oneW ot themir, to shoot him, and am nan by the name of P'acer tired upon himn with a rifle, the ball takinig effect first ini the flexorenmis le of his daughters arnm--who was entreating er father to urendr-theneo through the ody of Edwards, causing almost instant death f the father and daughter. FoaciNi: . S..-Two of " our" boys, writem a western frienid, Hi Angel and Dick Walker, mrated to the wilds of Minnesota. Durinu the Yong winter evenings, they went to work an2 mande up a lot of axehelves. ileing " raw" handm at the businiess, the hielves were anything but saleable. Goiing to the nearest town, they tried in vain to dispose of' them at the different gro cries and stores. There was but one shop lefl, and Hi, giving Dick instructions, wenit in alone nquiring of the shopman it' he had any helves he was informed that he had not. Blustering up. he inquired why lie did not keep such things and told hiinto buy the next dozen he camne across and put them one side for him.- After he hai been gone sometime, Dick went in and sold the helves. The shopman is undoubtedly keeping them for Hi. TH MOTHER MOULDS THE MAN. mn The following is a practical illustration oJ ie this truth: ie " Whcn I lived among the Choctaw Tndianaq, 1e I held a consultation with one of their chiefi ir respecting the successive stages.of their progres 1g in the arts of civilized life; and among other D- things he informed me that, at their start, they fell into a great mistake-they only sent their boys to school. These boys came home intelli gent men, but they married uneducated and ri- uncivilized wives-and the uniform result was e the children were all like their mothers. The e. father soon lost all his interest in both wife and e children. 1- "'And now,' said he 'if we could educate but one class of our children, we should choose d the girls, for when they become mothers they r, educate their sons.'" This is to the point, and 0 it is true. No nation can become fully enlight - ened when its mothers are not in a good degree - qualified to discharge the duties of the home work of education. This is a truth, says the Richmond Dispatch, so fully understood among civilized people, that it needs no enforcement. But there is another truth, that is not generally remembered, and e that is, that the mother moulds the man physi U cially as well as morally. The medical journals U of the day, and observant foreign travellers. speak often of the physical degeneracy of the I American people. They 'say that we do not live out half our days, and are a cadaverous, f dyspeptic and consumptive race, far inferior in vitality and stamina to the early settlers of America and to the deep chested and sinewy English stock, from which we sprang. We can not help thinking that this is, in some measure, the fault of the ladies, whose thin shoes and in-door life, sap the foundations of health and strength, and thus enervate and enfeeble their offspring. The physical education of girls is almost as important as their intellectual culture, and might be advantageously substituted for much that goes under the name of female edu cation. In England it is customary for womr of the highest rank to be great pedestrians, a take rugular out-door exercise. The subjec one of great practical importance, and the ample of their fair English cousins is no . neath the attention of tho ladies of Aineric.. Chronicle & Sentinel. SUPPORT YOUR PAPER. What paper ? Why, the local paper of your town or county. Why do we find that every new town, of the hundreds springing up around us, make it a sine qua non to plant a press in their midst the first thing they do? It is be cause the sagacious business man of eastern marts, who is heading these enterprises, knows well the power of the press and its invaluable services in building up and developing a coun try. Its light is to the business world, what S nto our solar system. Lot ' I cant alford it." iou can-L 'en yououga.. to stop business forthwith. A man who can't allord to advertise, can't afford to do business. That's a true thing, and the world is smart enough to know it. Mark what we say, and test the truth of what we tell you in our own business. Then, support your paper. It is nothing but your duty as a business man in a community where the good and prosperity of all is a con mon cause. GaAFTiN.-G rafting is performed in the spring. The Ist of March is the proper time for phuni and cherries; and April for others. In grafting, thrifty young stock should be pretered. The op eration' is simpalle and consists in cutting ofr the stock at the point where we wish to insert the scion, and splitting the stock down the centre; the seion is cut at the lower end, in the fo.rma of a wedge, andi inserted in the split in the stalk; the outside park of the seion should fit nicely the bark on the stalk. A salve made of one pound of beeswax, six of rosin, melted with one pint of linseed oil, is then used to cover the seams made in the oberationi, so as to ren?.er the whole air tight ; the salve should be looked to occasional lv, and kept smooth and tight on the scams, for it somnetimies gets open and lets in the air, which will destroy- the seion. Scions should be of the laist years''growth, and have upon each two or three buds, Youxo MAYx, P.tv ArrEx-rrON!-Don't be a loatfer, dont call yourself a loafer, don't keep a loafers company,'don't hiang about loafing pla ces. Better work hard for "nothing and board yourself, than sit around day after day, or stand at corners with your hands in your pockets. Better for your own mind, better for your pros pects. Bustle about, if you mean to hav-e any thing to bustle abiout for. Many a poor physi ein has obitainied a real patient by riding hard to attend on au ijnaginary one. A quire of blank paper tied uip with red tape carried under a law yer's arm may procure him his first case, and make his tortune. Such is the world. To him that hath, shall be given. Quit droning and compilain ing, keep busy and mind y-our chances. A Gossirriso Vai..(.-There is such a place, as Squeezeville. A traveler says of it : " WVent there once-only rode through the town-eamO again eleven years after-rode through again, and heard one chal) say to another, 4"Jest look, le's got a blue snapper on to his whip lash tis time." Cosdzeer TaoCBT.ED TunsM.-An exchange paper says : " A man in-a certain village, with whom we arc acquainted, having had sanded sn giar sold to him, inserted in the weekly paper the following notice : " I purchased of a grocer in this village a quantity of sugar, froni which I obtained one pound of sand ; and if the rascal who cheated me will send to my address seven ounds of good sug~ar, (scri ture measure) Iwil be satisfied ; if not, I shaif expose him." On tie following day njine'seven pounds packages of sugar were left at his residence from as many different deualers, each suipposinmg himself to be the person intended. If you have a friend who loves you-who has studied your interest and happiness-defended you when persecuted and troubled-be sure to sustain him in his adversity. There is a lady down east so high-minded that sh6'disdains to Own that she has common sense. There are a great many of the same sort in the' world. The Albany Knickerboekersays, in going up to Buffalo, the other day, the coupling between the two cars broke. This, of course, broke the bell cord which passes through the ears. The train immediately stopped..- An old lady asked, " What's the matter ?". " The coupling has bro ken, mnarm." Thie old lad1, looking at the bro ken bell cord, said, "Don t wonder, if they tie the ears together with such a pesky string as that." From the Brandon Republican. AN INTELLIGENT WITNESS. Not many years ago a criminal case was tried in an adjoining county, in which one Ben was %.material witness for the State. The charge was that Foster made an attempt to kill one S. with a four pound weight. Ben was a stout, strong man with huge lungs, and .not in the habit of refusing a social diink with a friend. He was only a tolerably good natured- fellow when he had "a brick in his hat," a' - feasted on the details of a fisticuff with qh. Ben was called up by the State requested to tell all le knew a squaring himself round a time justing his quid, he began in J voice. "Well, we all went to t' big crowd thar-some w wan't-I was, Judge, F. Noel Hales was tliar t ted sow that run clop feller, Judge, but - Jackson onst ard and he went aO 'whar's daddy?' '-Go on Mr.- - fight." "Well, as I I- w and was afeared out gettin somebody told him ef he'd ma'. and he said he'd pv 3; t Win gate's shop te i. all right Noel," hit /s. no how. Well Noe, a dime, and a quarter " Gr .-.jut the fight." IV. i5 round right. We' * & blasd John Wall bie Wellthen acow iv ~. tid ten dollars an C -ked off-to him. -os ,,-'a dollars and S. said he' .%!Ir They got to diapuitin Swas said for a man to 41~ er tuck it. They kept on S.told Fosterhe'db--o -os aid he' .. ; an:.d .O*.from what he said. Well :~I felt dry and went over to the'.. .%.:.i sove, a and we all t-ok a stift .uck mnine with sweetnin, Judge..-, 11ailes seemed hurt about not gitin the s. - I says, Noel, lets haveosi to make us feel better. Sez he, Ben, I kiw you are a friend to-me, and ef you'll g ht Abe Lard to play "Cotton eyed Joe," a half a pint. Well, in this time whea fuss over the way and went out, aid who ashould we see but S. lying down on the piezzer, and, Foster as pale as skimmed milk.Fs Sea - - - let's have a fair figbt; Some one aid.- Ben, they've already fit." : :- ~ L hear the oath the witness was perrsaiU Wl - tire amid the suppressed laughter of the whe . courtroom. A SAD SIGMe.-The editor of the Springfield. Repulican, who is not reputed to be 0no i.ti the nigitsaare, has had some terrible' sghtsic . his day; enough to make one's blood freeze in his veias. Here are sond of his wailing ain regard to them, to which we invite the specia attetion ot. all the iachelor tribe: . "There art! some sad sights in this world-a - city veked and burnt-a battle field aer a reat slautter-a London in the midst of a laguea ship urnt at caLa family ping ethe anetl the satnest sightmino u, o irs anid ahelrstedl alking o teole toepmsican hioking nouatepted toe gnd od . ohea imoey to. Wersoe were sht mar lasdy wol ienous mad. one' thed ree isnl hop ei. Hglere andore smen tfhas waingy ofou .grtothemral ato whihpente themoe seca taet ion' addtinl o theor ie:clecesy "Ther areto omeal hadsihn theistn wod :ty maceido ancebrt-a recetlefied afterna nvstartiona jugionableoprssest whichked-upo t1rc, the fnolldwinghelsoly Walin romndsi o ofhers holckin th atiterto and ourgbo dlvisn oe .Wr e such invtmans he ildrerovng eof~ Jadow, or maide ~y wD'riv us' mad.y hubn andhe re isstl utoe. Ugoietn and my tAn ay thaou itns av orried beutifuey will"vept trne hedIal an sorrenht theirny feole ao nt" u.Yu ythn oums aka artybcaus--A hady bee inviteduain othert which addiot athego Wheleces, sas it Bster onourgha s willgreoand ualo .Aometo incerity suetrion. any in cttont a fashiuonabhoe whty o wld shepret unthe ollowbyging p the prcommend by invsngthe whoncktey innedrity ine, costragt - aclnd suc invitat ion soldnorshet-o thoseto wom a Bstroulb Ja 20u, and9. whos Dear shurs would hun lone sIvr wered the ovegre itd cmorning shawlcs? muTe olowngensbJae hnts upoAn aythaing t is a erain borutcithey i th buccess oft detsue"Ingrr that theyi afore bliet oeiu or atanttun. the attonf the poubus ike whc parth besuse yohe reets mvTet tere touwhich o "circltod not affo.rde hee s oves byo hich o geswiurejoie eqal valu Ao diferet maper as chaelson. Whyno oulderafvro those o would apreseciae tge clams Weindntroess, by givingiu the p n nsinmsu that money latene John wnery Parkersa enterpringcked drecessli norshent fo Boedfod who discdi woh be1a30ux0y, wasnd - hone ime insolifer wrned to longer Wshtver, Mass. thencoere d wit c orutombas toha ning Traflwngers nsiblt he intsl beco advlc rge.n th cto freaotnching euto ndued wot~ ark the specatetiself th uiness enfr of latte city to is beenn-under deepmbatios t A yougly a tcetai air in the usiness of advertng tie hsine jrnad tor duthe est reiu oetrcigthteto of the pub-d hih~zQ5'T% feawhichdar the wes, wnohe 'respectTh kol ee hse t.h wol resento tel4 stogs lam.W o o rfsst xlintepi