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* S2 PER ANNUM. CH ARBITRARY N^\V^V%TY 8 ^ E C^^^ E WAY^^ ^ IN ADVANCE NEUTRAL IN POLITICS?DEVOTED TO LITERARY, COMMERCIAL %MM* AGRICULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC, GENERAL AND LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. VOLt'ME II. LANCASTER, C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY II. 18.53. NUMBER 14 r* a jh\\ (Dru)ii {WRITTEN EXPRESSLY FOR ??mw-WW-S m m <\ A &A ? O" # Man's Weakness and A N Woman's Weakness a A Tale of Thingi BY R. S B At first Sarah was disposed to believe p that Jane and Clementina were so ussidu- s ous in their attentions merely to enable j Edward the better to effect his fiendish * i pur|KMe, and when those ladies called on t e Iter the second time, she was disposed to 'J treat them ratlier coolv, but she found a that she was mistaken, for Juno so far as H knowing what her brother's conduct was |j on that night, believed he was out of town, v and then she acknowledged to herseit bow foolish she was to think Clemen-! i, tiua had a band in it, therefore whenever | ? they called, they appeared so friendly and kind, disposed to treat her in such a sis-1 i. ? t> p M.-**- Umivvii * ami in order tu eilect this, would endeavor to amu^e him l?v taking ,, it ait alxiiii, tu his plantation, to billiard ,,| nx.tiis wln-re lie would etig *ge linn in e( play, ?fcc. In llio next place, lie ingrafted ,, himself ill Edward's favor,so that lie could j, with betUr success urge hint to n arrv bis iivice. llnrdott did not for a moment consider the huppino* of in neiee, hut he ,t did not wish K<tward to be hi* rival, and t| if a MU'riliiD of his neice was necessary to |, insure his triumph, he would not shrink j, to effect it. ?| Edward after his subdugalion at Miss If Town's residence, was chagrined and (| mortified. Still, of course lie said nothing, ,4 and was frequently with Ciemeriina. He h called one aftcrtiiMiii to see liardott, ami as was his custom went in and took a scat (j in the parlor, without giving any notice. w While there be heard persons conversing p in the adjoining room. It will be recol- j( Jected that the first sight Edward had of K Sarah, was by atealth, and on lliis ia:ca H sion he placed his ear to the key hole (| nearest the participators in the eonversa* w tion to hear what was going on. Clemenlina was telling liardott how well slusucceeded, and that Sarah had promised (| to come and take tea with her, hut they j( Jiad not settled on any ditiuite time as yet, M as she wished to consult her Uncle's wish- p ee. For at least three quartet of an hour n he remained at the key hole, and when p they ceased, and he resumed his seat, de- y, praved a* he was, he was shocked,?a wo ^ man, and she who was ex|iecling to l? ihis. wife, planning the destruction of an- '}r other. u a (iml know*," lie muttered,411 thought n ?... ~k-! ss. - n mmi miui, ie*igriing, an<i oeplnmMv M wicked, but woman, one who call* heraelf (J a lady, to use all her effort* to effect the ^ .ruiii of another! Graciou* Heaven, 1 nev- ^ er thought this !" r< CHAPTER III. n 44 M in is fearfully and wonderfully made." flow strange, that such is tin a peculiarity of man, so strangely is he con- i stituted, that he resembles in many par- u ticulars the more vulgar animals of the V earth,?brutes. Chastise a dog, ami be a will crouch'^p you, and exhibit an effeo- U tion for J on* in fact, a* with the brute, d there is no love without fear,and although o this fear admits of a vaiiety of multiplied o and tnulUfsriou* form*, yet, we can *?fely c say, that in the human family, there boo t lovi without fear. A man does not love a his wit% unless be fears her, in this sense n of the word, that hs fears to offend her, h he would not by net or speech of hi* try * to degrade her, or in any way displanae 1 ber. tie valuee her love, he respects her a and thettftMufenrs to offend her, so it la with p brother and sister, father end son, child ? ami parent. ' But the -^renter peculiarity a in the constitution of man, is the grant dU- I wriy manner, ami l>y many net* of kind b n?w manifested such a regard for her, her c innocent heart caused her to believe that 8 instead of the thoughtless, frivolous crea- r turea she first took thein for, they were ? really and triHy noble aud generous young (] ladies. j, Clementina made faithful reports to her t| uncle Uardott, and the latter chuckled at * the thoughts of the conquest he was about J v to make. We hveaaid, that Hanlott en-1 w deavnred to ingraft himself into the favor { CI v? lainnnj, 111 which no succeeded, nml I also tlint iu tli's lie 11ltd a design. It is j? necessary now to tell what that design t| w as# ^ Iii the first place, he wished to secure H as much of the company of Edward us I possible, in order to keen him fr..m vi?iii?o* I i it i (T n I ?. THE LANCASTER LEDGER > Woman's Strength, i> .nd Man's Strength. i aa they Are. AILEY. >o*ition to excess, or ra her i dispositi( o alive to the gratification of any contei tinted wish, that a disappointment can ?e brooked, ami a consummation will I fleeted if it leads to death. To illustrat die burglar attempt* to plunder adwellin aid is frustrated, this frustration h harpens his desires, and his chief and ds ing wish is to attempt again to achiev rhat was so unsuccessfully commenced. There is yet another great peculiar*! a the disposition of man, which has la* sserted over and over again. That which is easily obtained, hut litt nterestis manifested for, and that prob ?ly of less value, but more difficult to pr ure, is more eagerly sought after. Plai ix boys around a table, and on the tat lace seven dishes, each dish well fill* nth delicious, savory viands. In fact, t hat the palate could crave, is placed list proportions iu each boy's dish, ar lie seventh dish is covered, and each la irictly forbidden to touch it; yet, in el en case* out of twelve, any one yout 'ill relinquish the gratificaliau of parta ig of the contents of his dish, to obtai io seventh, which inay be empty. The i such a love for mystery, and it is fr-> lis cause that even sects professing to I ctuatcd by religious sentiments, Uiouj; iMuniually wicked, are so rapidly increa il. The rapid increase of the Mormoi r<?ves our assert ion. Hut we are digressing In the alcg m e haic gi?vii, we have drawn a pictui f I Mill. H.irdotf ami El ward. The foru r like the burglar, having been disappoit d was more anxious to consummate h urpose, and what served greatly l retigtlien him in his rwolvcs, and tin hi 10 the tumult of p.issiou which ugil d his l?*oin, was lliat he consideri int something was conceded on his *id e had offered Sarah his hand iu honor le marriage, and for her to refuse il win ic was plHC?*d iu such destitute circuit slices, was mora than preposterous, an rt-uiHiti, uinier tiK'so circumstance roused him to greater exertion to effe ii> pu> poo*. Ll.nl S trail, possessed of ti iiiiu In-anty of jKTfOii atui of face, but iffcrent mind, at once yielded to the wial t of Bardott, it in probable he would sot ave tired of her, or may be, ahandont in first intentions without bringing them completion but this was not the can nd now the prospect was so clear befo iin, wl en his ardent and darling wii ..old In; gratified ; a gratification alii >ui|MiM'd ol revenge and sennualil i-rvitded hit mind, which in his en I laliou was the Ultima TIiuIm of n in linj?>?. Strange as it may ap|n>a iuh was not the case with Edward.I in true, Eilward was deeply and nore lortifind after the rebuH at Miss Brown lut thin did not operate upon hin nil ke it would uj?on Bardott'*. lledidn mtetnplate revenge, and in thin contei lalion devote his energies towards effc< ig it. No ! Edward wan taught by tl ntely interposition of old Ijake, by 8 tVs conduct, by her strenuous thouj, 'eak and useless efforts to escape, ar vwe than all by her upright, steadfs induct Ui rough out. to revere the woma rs, there waa no sexual desire to grati ow. lie esteemed the Woman he but i fcentlt endeavored to ruin. Huch fian. Had El ward been properly educate nd not allowed to place such an impoi nee upon wealth, he would not have ? em pled to deceive Sarah by promisir \m Mini* v n?:i| III ?' ?W?1UW> flUT | U roukl Lhto Imjmii honeat in Ilia propoai ?r in on? mimo of the wonl ho l<?ved h early, devotedly ; yet, it *m that kii f love which waa not aaeociated with fa r respect; he at onoe came to the oo I union It would never anewer for Ed we I. to marry Sarah Brown, and at on II honorable imnreeeiona, however dellh nade were eradicated. Now, althouj e esteemed her, and even revered her, I rould not seek to make her his wife N 'no nuoh dignity was attache-1 to m rising from that which flafwh did n oasees?wealth. Bee idea, ha knew rae utterly ueeleea, however willing ai nxious be may be to make )I Irown hb wifc, |o solicit tW*band of woman he had ho grievously offendc-l.?Whatever compul?ion may accomp ish, the heart of woman could not, under hu;1i ? circumstances accompany the hand. Edward knew this, and a? the con J due. and disposition of Clementina was lowered in his mind, so did Sarah's iin-1 press him with honorable, reverential feelings. Had the young man b-en pioper'y trained, only one feeling would have pre- j dominated in his inind?good?a desire to do good to Sarah as a kind of reperation for the evil he had done her, but although the good was there, it was accompanied also by the bail. A'though he now had no desire to attempt again what he had been repulsed in, yet he felt nettled and chagrined, and with a view to frustrate others, anil at the same time mitigate his offence to Sarah by la-friending her, he resolved to defend her, and more than t hat ?we m ist not anticipate ; it will la? told in due time. . Ed-vard, after hearing the conversation in Bunion's parlor would not by act of his bring reproach u|w?n Strali Itmwn for his life. Nav, lie would do more. He would have plaeed his life in forfeiture of Iter's if demanded. "Curse, the old rascal!" lie continued to murmur. " Yes, he was my best friend; lielieved Sarah was a depraved woman, ... and that was "his reason for his prohibiting ^ bis niece taking music lessons. " Oil ! the vidian, he would prejudice ine, so lie could have the held to himself, but what is that ?(' when compared to Clementina's conduct. Woman.yes, fond woman,and she who tho' possessing many faults, 1 thought inheri' ted by instinct a tlevoteil, uiicoutaiiimated, pure t-ouscience, to concoct plans to dupe ^ and ruin a weak unprotected female. Never mind Clementina, never mind.*' ju " What did you say," said Clementina, ' bouncing into the room ami not watting for his reply, for she bad not heard what he said, only that he had uttered some1^ thing, continued,? , 44 l ain ho glad you have come, E Iward, ^11 1 ain indeed so glad. I felt so lonesome." I " Lonesome. Clementina. I thought I henrd your unci" t *'Oh no, you are mistaken. Uncle has ' gone into the country !" 1 Here was a young girl, in the presence ' of hint she loved, liiui >hc idolized, so per. " fectly devoted to him that she was cun111 taininating her soul, seeking to injure a j ru fallow mortal, and yet injuring herself in ! ,n | tuo estimation of the very |?ersoii she loved ' 'j( Edward know she uttered an iintrum.atid I she sank twenty degrees lower in his o?timation. IS rv CIIAPTEIt XIII. rc John Like was attentive and assidiou* j ii to hi-* liit-ines*, and was rewarded l?v a n- lair practice for a young lawyer. lit! j is uorc than once, tried to get from his fail..., - -I* .1-- I- I- t? l-i * 1 lu iuv.1 Lut- imiiiu ui inu iauy ne nau ocrrietii* <le<l, and the resolute refusal of the o|<| a- man, served more to confirm John in his ' d hastily formed opinion, that it was Miss , e. Brown. a- John sat at his office one morning, rack- I n ing liia brains to concoct some scheme by ! a- which he could ferret out this matter,when ' id some one knocked at the door. *, " Come in," said the occupant, and a ct negro servant partially opened the door ih M A letter, sir, for the boss," said the of l?oy. h- " Who is the letter for, what boss !" ui said John. xl '* For Mr. Lake, tho lawyer, sir. aint to this his shop." *, " Yea, b ?y. an 1 I am the man. I prcra sumo," and he took the note from the ser?h vant. Here it is : t? " Mr. Bardott requests the favor of Mr. ty Lake, Attorney, to call on him this mornWj ing, as lie requires his professional servi;r' John read ami reread the note, but ~ iiix the l?>y still standing, told liim to tell , his master he would lie there diruetly. " " What can it mean," said John, " Bar 1 dolt, the rich Bardott, who always employs old S. io ntten I to his !hw business, ' n" to send for me. a young, |ioor, oWiire lawyer! What ran it signify I I know not, until I go and see." ami arr inginj his H? papers, and locking his office door, he at c 2 once wended his stejis to B irdott's resi"* denee. He was ushered into the patlor, *l in that very parlot where the aftcrn-am " previous, cars hiul heard that which would (V have fired hid soul with moat tumultuous indignant passions. llardott noon made '* bis ap|x'Aran.e, and very soon acquainted the young lawyer with the business which ' required his presence. "t M I wish m deed drawn up, sir, giving it- to a !?dy so much of iny property for c**rig tftin services she will render me." nt ** May I ?sk," said John, M whst are *'? the particulars, what the services might be er wo that it might be known ind proved, h1 whether the services be rendered or not." sr Bardott looked daggers, n- M If you ean not attend to business betrd ter than that, sir, I have no use for you. eft I thought you were a young lawyer want Jy ing business, but if you have beootne rich rn already, and wish no more, I will semi for he another." < [o, * Perhaps you do not understand me, df, sir," said John. ^ , 1 ot "Do you suppose I am a fool, air," H said Banlott, M Bo you think I cannot >d understand language spoken in mt own he mother tongue f Will you drew up thn, a dead, eir, as I request, or wflll you not f | i 1 ** Certainly, sir, I hui at your wfvicu, said the lawyer, for he saw It was no us to attempt to reason with such a inan.Ol<l Bur-Jolt told John no inueh in rel; tion to the business, and John wrote a< cording to inatructions and after j-ockeiiii the fee, went hack to his office, |a*rplexed t think wliat it could all mean The rent er no doubt understands all this bctU than the Attorney. Bardott, in order that his neiee upo whom the success of his project rested, i order that she may devote her whole enei gi??s to it. and believing that many poi sessed the power in any instance, sent f<; Lake to make a deed, willing her so mue if she assisted him. Whether the dee was binding or not he did not care. I was immaterial whether Clementina r? ccived his property or not after his deatl he was just as willing and more so for h? to have it than any body else, and sh whs bylaw his heir, hut by adopting tlii plan, it would produce theelFect upon hei This though was unnecessary, Cicmeiitin was actuated by other motives, of wliic the reader is aware. It is at once apptren why Bardott sent for Lake. lie did nc wish old S. to pry into his secrets, and young lawyer would answer his ptir|>os us well. Ife took up the paper and sat Lake's card, and he iimncduitely sent fo him. Lake made so tntvli by a Ivertisiu^ and he did not civre us Bardott dictate how it was to be done, whether the dee was valid or not, and we are not la wye enough to say CHAPTKR XIV. Old man Lake paid frequent visits t M iss Brown, ?ud she had made him ac plain ted with all that had happened t her since her mother's death. She ha< even told hiin what was her mothe'r dy ing request, but did notaeqnaiui hiin witl the result, whether she had acceded o or not, and the old man was too honerabl to pry into her secret* by inquiry, altlinug lie was extremely anxious to know. Whe shq told liiin of Bardott, whit ho ha threatened and what he lout -lr>rw? man was discomhtted. "S trail," said lie, 44 be cautious. The* la-lies visit you frequently, an-l they wis you to visit them. Mind, I tell you i may l?e a trap. You are youug ami art Lwa Si-i? ? I* * * ' 9 >Miiiut urn w: ?ii ) our tTU.Hr>I i U V oil." "Oil! Mr. Lake, you are unnecewaril ulanmsl for in>' I Do you suppose thos of iny own sex, w..uld se? k to injure me Oh no, ami then tliev arc so Win*I, Clem en tin a made iiii* promise to take tea will her tli is evening, an J I do not fear ill least danger, or I would not go." "Surely, Mis* S.irili, you will not g> Miss Watson is Ihirdott's neioe." "So 1 IcariH'il a short time ago," sail Sarah, " hut, you need fear nothing froii him Mr. Lake, for lie is in the country.? Clementina says he; has been gone a weel ami business thereof an important n.alur will keep him a week longer." " Weil, Sarah my child, net your ow pleasure, you should be capable of judgiit| for yourself, but I caution you to be o guard." Old Lake sat at Ins tea table that ev< n:ng ahsorlied in llionglit, ami so wa John. The young are more apt to rever their thoughts than the old, and on thi occasion the son hrokc the silence by sa) ing he w;u engaged in a oeculiar busine* that morning. 44 All," said Lake, without raising hi eyes, * what w:i* it?" " Why," said John, 44 an old bnchelc sent for me to draw up a deed." 44 To draw up a deed, ha? About t die I suppose, and desiring to make re?t titution to some kinfulk* ho has defrnuti ed r 44 < >h no," said John, 44 you are no guw ser." 44 Well, a!??ut to take a young witi and she requires all money preliminary settled to her satisfaction lyfore she makt the sacriticu ?" 44 No, you are wide of the mark agait th High little nearer perhaps than at tirst. 44 Well, he has lieen a miserable ol sinner all his life, and no r wills his pr<>| erty to the church, that his good work might save his soul f" 44 Oh no, worse than before. But I wi satis y your curiosty. lie wished ine t draw up a deed, leaving so intH-h propert U> a lady, provided she render* hun *0111 iiii|M>rtant iteivice I" OI.I L-ike looked up in wonder and aj lonishnient. ** What do you *ay, John Who wmi it, tell mu hi* name V M Wliat is the matter, father, you sm prise ine f I * Who is the man, John," said Laki * tell mu hi* name, auiek I" i ' Why it ? no body but old Liardott.' 1 ** Great God. Thia morning, and th night nhe ie there. It may not be to late," and breaking two or three plate* i making hi* suddeu exit, old Lake *eize . hi* hat, and rushed into the street, an j the tun mechanically fc J lowed, i A brief space of time will suffice to quit a heated excited mind, and when old Lak arrived at the door of Harriott'* house, it steed of rushing immediately into t!i home, or violently ringing the bell for at i miuanoe, as he would have flr*t done, h prudently stopped at the stepa to eollei Hh thoughts, and deoide upon hie een? ; In lesa thap a minute John waa l?e*id I him pwtiag and blowing. " Father. father, what is the matter i" j w "Hush, John, hush, I'll toll you. Bar- ' - ilott seeks to defame a woman, an angel i- this night." Swifter than the telegraph can comniug cate, was the whole secret communicated o to John's mind. I- " Who is the lady father, is it Sarah ?" r The old man could not evade him now and he said, " ves." n "Gracious Heaven," said John, and n he darted for the'door, but the old man p- held hiin hack. ?- "That will not do John, we might undo ir what we are endeavoring to accomplish, h If you rush in at once, tliev will conceal 1 Sarah, and we cannot search the Iioumj It after they have told us she has gone j- home. No, we must act with more prui. deuce." r [concluded in oin next.] e ?? '* * unt 8uer? an incident OV slavery in south 14 carolina. " Tiie following letter is from the pen ot 11 the Kev. John L. Wilson, a well known a missionary to Atnca. lie is now, as many ? of our readers know, on a visit to this * country for the restoration of his health. ir He is a native of South Carolina, and havN lug received a finished classical and tlieo14 logical education, gave himself to the d work of missions in Africa, where he has | r labored most sucessfully many years.? His wife, a native of Georgia, a lady of igh intelligence and accomplishments, has shared all his labors. Both were u members of wealthy families, both were la>rn slaveholders. They gave their slaves |( their freedom, and themselves to tlie nei gro race. When we learn that anv of r. the abolitionists ot the North have made |, equal sacrifices for the sake of the negro ir race, we shall he glad to chronicle the e I, The incident related in the letter is most n inteiesting, and suggests hopeful refiec(j lions resjM-cting the agency of the blacks ,i of this country in the groat work of Africa s redemption. |( Washington, March 12;li, 1853 it Dear Brother A : When you were t* enquiring the other day. a I huh my recent 11 visit to South Carolina ami Georgia, 1 forgot to mention an incident that greatly v interested my feelings nt the time it oc?* curred, and which, I have no douht, will 1 l>e evually interesting to yourself and othi era. I? The Svn d of South Carolina l"-ul its e annual meeting in Yorkville in the month of November. I was present and >. >poke several times on the subject of African invasions. On S ibbatli afternoon, >1 at t'leirowu request, I prea-lied to a large a assembly of macks, among whom were - six or eight native* of Africa. Several of o these called to see me aficr service at the e house where I lodged, but none of tlieui had retained sutlicieiit knowledge of th-ir n native tongue, to enable me to tell from g what particular part of the Africm conti " i nennuey uatl been brought. Afterwards, however, an old woman wuh a bright, >- cheerful countenance, but almost out of >s l>roath, for she had been running all over d the village in search of the African inis i* siouary, was brought in and introduced to me as 44 good old Aunt Sue." She was u invited to take a seat, which she did with j becomming modesty, but gazed at me as > if she thought it impossible that I could have been to Africa. r " What is the matter, Ann; Sue I" said I. o " Why, sir, they tell me you have been i- all the way to Africa to preach the go>pe j I- there ; is it so, sir ?" 44 Y?*s, and what of that!" * 44 Wuy, I was born there, sir." 44 Well, are you sorry or are glad that u. you were brought to tins country |" s "Iain glad, sir." she relied, with a s tear starting troin her eye ; " I have heard of Jesus here, and lielieve I love him, and i. hope to t?e with him when I die, which would not have itecn the case if i had red inaine I in Africa." >- 4 Do you know from what part of Af rfca you came I" Greatly to my surprise, she named the II village in v hicli she hail lived, and the o district of country in which that village is V situated, but she ha I forgotten the Eur?>e pean name of the |x>rt wiiere she had !>oen taken on board the vessel which ?- brought her to this country 1 knew the | I place very well ; but lest there might be some mistake, 1 requested her to repeal P* the numerals of her 11 tlive lnnioi?i?? Tl?i? lie did with prolamine** and accuracy.? &? The Tillage where i?lte had lived was, ac- ' cording to lier own statement Kroinsnti, | in the kingdom of Fanti, and the place i* of her embarkation was Cape Coast Can*> tie There was no inUlako aliout the n matter. She ?m entirely ignorant uf the J fact, however, that linnt ahe left her nad tive eountry, which must haro been more than Jortr yean ago, the <}o*pel h;t>l la-en :t oxteneJveJy preached in that very dUtric*. : several churches had been e*t-ibli*hed, I- and tome eight hundred or a thousand of ie her ?ouutrvmen had tteen gathered into I- those oliurchea. I iivpt rod how long sh? i? had been a Christian, and waa told about Jt thirty yearn, which must hare been at a. leant tew venr* anterior to the commenceie | ment of this mission br the English Wea | leyans. " W?*ll," saili I, M Aunt SiK', am you not cared lor your friends and I try men Whom you have left hehin in Africa." "Oh, yes! I have prayed foi the I ry day since I have known the S;i and the last missionary who came here, 1 gave him two dollars out I pocket, to help liiin go and preu j go*pel to the poor Africans." 1 do not know who the inissionai I Aunt Sue probably did not knot there was any other heathen count sides Africa, and supposed that tli j sioiiary was going there as a ma course. " Well," said I, " Aunt S | you think that G'?d would convel pie so far off, in answer to the pra a poor old woman like yourself <" She hesitated, as if ready to cliarj self with presumption, hut I relicw iiioineiitary anxiety, by telling liei God bad done for Iter countrymen 1 knew that the Gospel was st preached in her native village, and membered aright, a Christian Chun been reared where she hail left an ( titcli temple. Whether any of h< drod had been converted I could n< for I did not know tlietn. She wa< iy ert"e?'t?s| by what I told her, re audible thadks to G?d for what li done for her Iountryim n, and went I have no dotiht to prav more ea for the salvation of Africa than sli ever done belore. Who ean aav that the Gospel hi bee sent to Afriea in answer to tin ers of this pious old woman ! IIow did the missionary brethren in the country know* by whose hands the; supported when preaching the (} >] these distant shores ! If the -e lines not pass under their eyes they w know until they reach eternity, tlia were susta ned bv the prayers of i ignorant, but pious Atriean wotnat remote comer of Soutb Carolina. Old Hickory at New Orlean A correspondent ot tile fsavannal n.tl lias ln*ei? letting sonic of the ill of .1 vir.it which liu paid to ol<] Hid lite Hermitage in 1830, from ?li extract the following: I longed to hoar him speak of his battle, and one of the greatest batlli of modern history, the crowning of hi.s military li e, the battle of t of January, before New Orleans. I just returned from his last visit i city, and lamented tiie decease of n his old compatriots since that battle the officers except Col. Tiubuult, served, w ere dead. lie then graphically described lb ?the fortification%, as he laughing! ed lliein?and tlie victory, in a nia shall never target '*Mr. Eaton (sail Jackson) has greatly erred in his d lion of tin- American works. lie had a 'strong I r -astwork of cotton There was not a bay of cotton on th sir. I had some store boxes and hags, or b gs fiiled with sand, and were extended along the lines; bu were so low, that at the close ofthe when the British commander came up on an elegant horse to snrrend sword, when he got near me I heart exc'aiin with mortified surprise; ' cades! by , I could leap them my horse!' 1 laughed heartily at tonishinent, for so lie could; and, b on one winy the works were not e< ted. I had nothing there but a co, fence, if the British had only knowto turn it. But by keeping my me stunt ly throwing over faeine* and I on the works, the British were eff.s deceived. ' But (continued Oen. J.) I nevi so grand atnl awful an idea of the recti-?n as on that day. After the of the battle ha I cleared off sonn ( ?ur men were in hot pursuit of the enemy,) then I saw in the distance, than five hundred Britons, erne rain heaps of (heir dead comrades, nil o plains?risiny up, and more din i 'istblf, as thr Ji U brim" clrarrr, < forwtrd -?n< 1 MirrtMi leriog aw war to our soldier*. They Ii-kI in our tirst tiro on thein, without iuiv ceivcd h scratch, and lav j?ro>tr.tt dead, till the eloM* <>f the action.'' rai Jackson regarded thisaction ju lite tnont glorious achievement of 1 That victory was as g'oriou* t<? hi? trv as to the hero ot New Orlean tin* strategy of the General in this t ly hattle has never Iwen duiy appri in any history of it I have rea-J. Genuixe Wit.? \ son of Krin just in this l..nd of plenty, h *iiig in wan turvd to solicit aid from a person ex ernnl appearance scented to indicu Its 'could afford it. tie was howuxc sod with n go to hell. l\?t looked at htm in such n way a hia ..Mention, and then very quietly '(tod bios* your honor for your for ye're the Aral gentlem n that's ino to his t.iilwr' I to u*o since I came j Ian I.' A learned young tidy, ths oth?r e astoniehod a catn|>?nv by asking i loan of a diminutive, sqrenteoos, tn cone, convex on its MSfmit, nnd se for?:?d with symmetrical iudsnL.tioai t fine wanted a thimble, I have Is an Aboiitioniota^entlci&an? coilII- j T T nl vou The New York M i ior, in an article on abolitionists, having iimO tin- sentence in eve- liavc yet to team that an al>oiit.oiikvions* ' '8l 18 a gentleman," received next day the along following note: of my fo the A'aitur of Evening Mirror : cli the L)hAK Si a: 'Ine above paragraph I cut i from your paper ot yesterday, it is eith ry was. I er a 8?"tiinent Itelioved by you or an 1111v that ' warranted slander upon a whole cla>s of ;ry be- j J'?,ir lellow-eitiiteiis, induced by the sin, e mis- r"''' ur falici.-d, ?>l oin*. ll the toiliter, Iter of I }ollr *?elf-respeet woUid lorbid your tollerue, do } tising lor ine, for I am an "Anoiiuoiiisi"? rl peo- l'lC hitter, my self-respect lot bids my iVer of advertising in your paja-r. ll tliei you prefer to iet the remark go nun-traded, ge her- I'h'ase make up the bill oi T. S. Berry A' cd her to dale, forward it for payment/and . what discontinue the advertisement. ?that K .Htedly 1. S. Berry, 207 Broadway, il* ] rH I lie M.iror replies as toitow.-: :h had ! above coiiiinuirca'iou i- 'thlress>ld /<?. I vd "to the editor of the M<t' ai.o let it kin- l ",;tr l-nvme, we take u |. i ?j\.i;t<.| t tell * 'that the writer desire- tin la'.; l.??. i'u t i deep- public axowal oliiini 'd , . ? *?? turned 'sl*" b'sie.?ti ?l i-;i. .-..lev ie 11'id I'- iu t a M ri i, w. u.l, ..; ;t t away, 0 re-.iss.-r. .ie. ' - I . ,el to ruestiv iealii ilia: an A .. ie had 1,1U<; ;v!" ' ' ' :ii"' our person.il .:.? , . ; , id not ll,;U 0, M r l,: ' ' , j,rav. have been ilnt< r tin. . . \V 7 |i#i*|,. h of know tig M-. i, , ; . Fanti Mt l'"' pxb.h.i v were ror' '"aru that w t. .. d |>el on of 1*1.itu brio, ni ton. . ..,v should H .bel, Bills A; t . ill not . 1,1 ur,"'r l:? ,!l ,w "Tv t tli >v dlstiuetlou indicated lee t'.e ie; .;k r i potir ?vhiel,Mr: Berry fee./;.:. i in a "' 'dated, it is iiece.-sai?. nv;;.iiig of the term **Ab"utiou';-V a or . our understanding of the w. i !. I . !: .. reproach. What, then, is it to lie an ' AY i jour- . . 1 , . , . tor to the Constitution, wind) i<v?>gir i-Klents . . . . . . i . slavery. 11 is to he a violator <>| the i. v korv at *. .. , , .. , enacted for the reel.Mil UI'III <>l tllgltlV.icli we .. i i Irom service. It is to he an i e<t:gator : servile .ehellioii?a stealer of' negroes? * dnturl>er ol the peace?a promoter of (|0"j hloo?lslieil?a ,|,,.r,u r ot the I nioii ? ; lie 8th l''? ^lates. Ahoiitionium h-id-i d;r< . le lia I a" and ".'nere is no Lo that ialH-* 'r,"n l'u* i^ue. Can tin* advocate ^ - of such a cause he a gentleman. We think A'l n"1' 'c>s c;i" ' u' il he oh Ami what are the habits and manner' of the Aliolitionists? Itead their journal-; field ''s*en to their speeches; look at their I c- II "l^'kb"'! conclaves, where Fred. Dottgla-, nner I Kelly, al"' Horace Greeley pour , forth the foulest slanders upon the bright est names of the nation; traducing alik ' "' r,P the dead fathers of I lie Kepuhlic and tli" >?' I \ *)!.* I 1* t , I . | i . living ot thr (<?Mistilu(ion. Ar? r fitlj bbelli-r- < f \N a-liiugion, \\ ehste:, , I and Clav ? these reviiers of the GovernI satnl \ ... _ I ^ inent and contemners ot otw ?worthy <. . tie name of gent letn<-n .' We doubt ever. 1 if Mr. Berry, agent of liosto i pianoforie . ... ' would Ik* willing to ciass himself in stn-li , b a category. If lie still iu>i>ts upon claim "l I iin l''e n'u,,e "AI??litionist,n we can *i> only say to liiin nt. parting, cfuicum a ton aV! a out. Such blackberries are not exactly to our WW. ? . " ^ I ? Garden Work For M ly. rnficld The first great principle of success this it how month in to thin out the veget blcs, mid the 11 con second is. like unto it. Thin out as well adders may you have weeds in the geden, -.* umro tuallv vegetables than c n properly in tore. Ten to one, yon h vc too many licet s ? ' irrntior er had '>aMn'P* ,n 'he hed. and we might s fely ? Wiivje twenty to one -h it you h ?e ihrje *, times too ui or Melons, ^qu alios. or Cus'i'? cumbers' growing on ilie hi I All. we ewhat, Un.iw d; bout ho v temptim/ di y l..uk living when jus puttie. out their iit-s i lliow , more h .rd it is to n II lli*? ? op >ii f,h o nd >1 from sp*ri- not tl. .in * n hi ! L?- "s much "rr tkr "H should b p-r ..ilt.'d o vui m" tine I In I'Oiitiuue So pi ol .W nun. q1l-?Si a, C?l ^ cumh r. hii p Ml polo t?.* a v?kr.i ni ;rom,n* row! r? . s air c. . . . , It r? s"its ot ti.ig earn. lri?h its ... v.,.\vpper. lien at i.ook out ire* - . i tip i b.ig. ing re- Viiu a in t. w if; ire t lis o, a- if mouth v* !, i n r ? 1 'I kin/ , w i t *tlv us ' !'"r v f t i-h -M i * :,o.v lisiife. iir,i" uy 1-' ' <V ,lt vrom in i* . ,.i i (i.mi ii '.o dp cMr . o ,, s vl_- . \*i?t 1 1 | -iv jieii.-iii niti.i >i (1. ~ >v i. . uirti IWIMW | the (J b . X * >>. . . . .. I PC'lilti'll |C n |TfSvr\(. nuis llV" . .1 il] I to I mulch with thr-r it*.' :ovi? y Hi t milk'tiblg <l?. . 'ih X'W i i.rri."d T|lh. |, vs|, , ins "prowhoer ^?s''1 Ckl> **' '' *' -jjT'' iUj init *?v j'l-t whUjwnbif in i ? ?' f. tn.i you r re pub <M?'y j??kinjf. ? to fix " | hJiuII ?lie b.-ipi'V. n?.J iii expiring replied: |,u*|1|in<| to hn wif<, who i is wiping by i 'iwI t'44> be?i?i<le, " it you w ! ?n;y.^roipt' not .'"Ik;. to nmrry that o'jeelof u <,?e .-.hiy jeal* Ui Ull? * . . | ?i \ii oiwy, your couon diarle* Mike your, iM?lf qU'U* , love," moI?1k''i ibe i ^jieemnt willow, "I em eng;<ife.| to his brother." Ibr the -Ho* long vtf-l Ad m iiMvted before he einmd?" ? W n .mi hi- ,pmis?. t? ml per- her hn*h nd. k ?W1 'u* 'ot a *'' > c Inuv ?newered > hueb*nd