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Two or three year* ng , tin- Marquis Angelo F MOHlilii was induced, >y ill health nitil lougi ig for chiuigu of seen. t > visit Diep|>c. II.. was h noble of Ucnoa, where liia nniiH' lia?l lung been honored, ore thai proud City had fallen from her lii^h and pidiny Mate. Ho w as accompanied hy the Siguora Teresa, the only surviving offSpring of three marringes. This young l?Jy possessed beauty?exquisite, brillhust, dazzling. Her complexson fu that clear through which rJrie blush of ui anion. purity .su.To-es itself, ? liloom Jdsrvfc mk! 0V>..nG mum of the IV ivvnec rose, ller eyes were dark, full, | Hashing, jet often relieved by a Mibdu ng s.tin ess. Her dark hair well auowded with her complexion, clime, and v?*ni'> : ?'ssi'.keu lr?*of? fell upon a neek^^x^.ito roominess, and were woi.V: *o.u* to how tlv* jwle, high br?w_ Heliokt' ly (pencilled wac Jlho arclvNt'. outline ol 4-y.o-hrowH. Fro** leer profile, you wonfd : ,Vu?k that you la-buld the classic coHUur of some Athenian beauty?the true n*o..'-d j *A iitv graceful form* with which the Grecian sculpt. *s .delighted that jvurio.1 as they J bewilder I hit. Then her li|>*, so l.e?u;i- * /ally distinct rath?r than separate, just as \i they wvro about to breathe Path those impulso-words which the lover delights to ' bear. And when she did speak, bow sweetly fell the IIUI tc of her Voiee ! like the far-ott melody, distant but distinct, which t\<tv'.s U|Mtn the waters, while the air is bushed to silence, only by the amorous Lclio, which faintly re|?eatB lliein, loth to think such silvery sounds should she. In the rudest crowd, in the noisiest .dill, Teresa's gentle accents came refreshingly upon the senses, and immediately commanded that hushed attention which ii the best tribute of respect that Woman .. .ion Hilt lutt'nml lliic?Im.whii.I wnu w? i?w* *"?*| j ? ? v ^ , the |h Tfect form ami the graceful 'mwuty, which made, a* it wero, ti visible atmosphere around her?her mind, naturally intelligent, had been cultivated with no c million care. She had numerous ncconin'i.-hinenu. She had read much; ho had enjoyed the familiar cnnicreation of many in?*n of letter* and scjeiiee in different countrit ?; she had experience I the advantages of far extended travel; in short, he was charming, nlike in mind and jhi- I on. The marquis, licr father, was very proud of her beauty and accomplishment*; yet to him she long had been the cause of bitter vexation. lie prided himself on his high decent, nnd constantly cherished deep nnd imavailing regrets, because, from want of a surviving male heir, a title would expire in his own )?ersoii, which, originally won hy the sword in n hard fought Held of fame, had been lineally (transmitted through many centuries, without stain resting on its ermine. lie would hare given all his fortune?he would i e..A ??.l ? M1... i.. iw U|^MI wmii mm t* vnm?iitr would have laid down hit own life, or 4)T?n sacriflew 1 that of lii? daughter, gr?>?i as vh liw wayward and fitful love for her ?-to have a son, by whom the proud Dame and honors of Foscarini might be aaved from extinction. To per|>etUHtu them was with him a passion ; the failure of that engrossing desire almost drove him to despair, and at times appeared almost to peril the sanity of hia mind. The Marquis Angelo Foacnrinn had been born to ^XtolMIIVf) nOMMMDn*. Hint had Much augmented (hem by advantageous marriage*, before lie had attained the age of fifty, ha waa the widower of two aoble Roman dame*, and had also followed to the grave a lady closely allied to the Imperial home of Austria. Of all hi* children, only one had survived, and t.:. r.i? ?ii ......wl. .?.t ia lus splendid solilu Je, ? lie thought that this sol* ii'.niror was only ? daughter.?Years rolled cm. The excitemente of publie Me lost their poorer. The snow of age blanched bis hair. The track of time traced wrinklee on his brow. The froil^ ess of his heart was in the tomb of his boriod youth. He felt that, with swift and nofcekaa advances, death was prcming ferwerd. He M a fever-dread of the mem thooght of the (tad hour, which was to hum him wenti ty. Bo, to dhntnkh earn to employ his weary teak- > - ' .-K'-itsfM*^ excitement for his palled spirit?to dissi- j \ pate the ever-present dread of doUh?the I t last of the Foscarini plunged headlong into n the vortex of society, as wildly as if the world was only just opening for his enjoy- t inent: and thus lie strove to conquer carc } j by revelry. I 1 In this, after all, no harm. To some j 1 mind i Sovietv may l>e safer and better I than Solitude, liut the Marquis did not H earu for mere pleasure?ho craved excite- j1 inent. lie found it in play.1. He grew t accustomed to slake wealth on the cast of ! c the die, and thus sj?ent long nights.? ; ' At first ho played merely to divert his x thoughts, and used to ainuse. himself by f watching the anxious faces around him, ' and the varying passions developed, as 1 the game went on. Soon, howerevcr, he ( came to have an interest in success or fait- 1 ' ure. Fortune turned against him, and i ' then he almost Mushed to find himself 1 doiit ling the stakes and calculating the c chances, and eagerly anticipating the re- ' suit of each cast. Still ho went on, and ) still, though he sometimes won, his losses j were frequent and heavy. Then he re- f solved to plav boldly?as he heard that | timid gamblers rarely win?and he would r he content with getting hack his losses.? r If, at times, the thought of his daughter t came into his mind, he would still the in- t truding recollection with a "Tush ! she is t hut a woman?a girl! There will he t enough for her. What could a gill of igh- o teen do with all my palaces?my jewels? I my picturcs-?-my gold ? I hoarded wealth, ?j long ago,for my heir; now, 1 have none: t let it go in it may ! L'uine on ?c tme on x ?it is vain to think of it ! Pcrliiq s I c may die to-morrow. There will be enough n left for the girl." t Teresa was aware of her father's reck- " less way of living. lie had not taken 1 any pains to conceal it from lu-r. Wholly " { "vgiirdlcss of 'tow he wounded her soi?iii?e feelings, ||C incessantly complained, in & hit presence as in lior absence, ? '. in* l?it- i t?*r at IKH Imvinff n ?*?rvt ving Mtn, aii.I cursed himself tor his ill fortune. Teresa was all gentleness and ; v | love?for sin* liiul warm' affections, mel ' I1 j never forgot that lie was her father?hut [ " ' tier love made slight impression on a heart i " 1 which hourly appeared to liccotnu more j j ossified. l<ut gentleness ..ml love cannot I ti always Ikj repulfc'. They have a power I n I which, at times, can pierce even a heart c j of adamant. Never yet have they been g [ exercised without some good r< ?nlt.? v Whin the uuiftiiii* saw his fair daughter 1 weeping bitterly, Iter bauds clasped ill I p most unfe gned sorrow, her check pair ; r with emotion?when he heard her licseivh ' | liirn to bestow kind word* ujion her, and Ii implore gordon for tliu involuntary crime tl of being a woman?lie would e? oe bis p reproaches mid complainings, and, looking u with tenderness ami admiration on theio graceful form thus bowed in humble en- n treaty l?ef< re him, would press a father's ii kiss u|K>n in i head, and abruptly leave the ti room, as it afraid that bis awakened love v might pout forth its strong emotions in ti words. a In fact, hough lie very often treated 11 her harshly, the juanpiis did love Teresa. v Not, indeed, with pure pi tcrual love?for ' the better part of tlie lather was buried ^ with the son who, long since, had died in J1 j ytniui ; um 11c loveu tier uccn?c ?he was ' ,J i a ln-injf of wliowe beauty, grace, and no- | 1 cum pi .aliment* lie felt wry i>roUtl. On l' that account lie obliged her to accompany !l him in his travel*?on that account lie I1 had refused the ri-hest offer* for her hand ,si which tie admiring noble* <?f Italy and (icrmany had made. With him IVide ? ffii* the t;r*t and the last. That passion ? made him delight to exhibit in socio*} (' that daughter who would, otherwise, ftave ' remained in her convent, or, under the C caro of a duenna, in one of their lonely ' country villa*. While *he was with him, w the object of universal admiration, the at- w tention she excited gratified hi* pride.? " She w \* hit, and the admiration bestowed ' upon her was reflected upon him. '"lie- ' main with ine yet a little longer," lie would H sometimes say; "it will be time enough '' i for you to wed when the old man die*." ' At Dieppe lie plunged into revelry yet ,l deeper tlmn Teresa renumbered him to 14 linvo yet yielded to, and indulged in ex- h cesses alike ununited to his advancing '' year* and failing health. To lite fatal temptation* of the gaming-table he now ? devit*d the greater part of every night; w and, though naturally of the moat temper- n ate habits, like other children of "the warm South," he had now learned to in- S dulge iu the free use of wine. It was his l' custom to bathe in the sea every morning, w and thus recruit hie strength for the ex- " haiibtiug pleasures of tho night. Tt '' chanced, one morning, when the sea waa P more boisterous and his frame more etier- 11 vated than usual, that, lieing overjiowered M by a monstrous wave, bo was dashed T against the beach, breathless ami fainting. '' Tho next retreating rush of the waters f( would have borne him out in the midst of Y the eddying current, without the power ^ of resistance, if a young man, who hap- ^ pened to be bwthing near the spot, had ^ not dashed forward and rescued him.? *1 Foscarini, on his recovery, recognised his preserver as a young officer whom he had /< met at Vienna, and whoae attentions to tl Teresa had beta so well received by ber h as to canee Mat same asisiinnt. *r Yet to T this gentlemen he now owed hit Rfc. Bo, la vait upon him nt liis hotel, to inquire nfcr his health, common courtesy dictated in assent, however constrained and cold. Tho young German otHcer was more han ever in love with Teresa: but two ears hail passed since he Inst had seen icr, and he was too expert in the ways*>f ho world to betray that love, as ho once K'foro had done. He met and accosted Teresa without i<bv apparent emotion, and ho marquis, narrowly watching both of hem, was happy to perceive that she revived him without much embarrassment. !e paid the usual compliments of society villi easy politeness, and Teresa returned hem in the same manner. From all this, 'oscarini did not hesitate to believe that hough tho young man might once have j ntertained a passion for Teresa, it had | ong since died away, from absence and I lopelessncss. lie did not know that, from j ho time she quitted Vienna, Teresa had t lontrivcd to correspond with Stephen j Jtcreliv ; and that his presence in liioppe | vas caused by her desire that, he should I oin her in a little plot against her father or iiis good. Convinced that nothing was now to be | ippiehendcd, the marquis speedily abnn-1 lonctl llic reserve with which at first he! mil received Stephen I'tereliv. In a short j ime tliey became great friends. By de- j pees, the marquis even formed an nttnclinent for litis young man, made him the feufidciit of his secret cares, told him how 10 had plunged into the excitement of raining in order to dissipate bitter Imiights, and laid before him all the rretchedncsN of heart which lie endeavord to hide from tlio world beneath the nask of gaiety. And thus Stephen soon horougldy knew the past and present life f the marquis; his ha tiled hopes, his so* ret griefs, his perpetual regrets, his re norse for timo and talents wasted. Teresa had also revealed to him all that he knew, -much which he could use as, he key to the old man's heart. Long Iw rflfrmcrgirven her yrmng Jlffertbm to ! uphen I'tereliv. Her ehtoi uesirc now iu? .o draw her father from t!ie debasing mrstiits which injured the health of mind ml ImhIv, and threatened the total ruin f his fortunes. Stephen had now become so necessary r? the marquis, that he spent every e eing in his company. Humoring his age mesa for play, he joined him at the aining-table, and speedily became as adeiiturous a gambler as any in Dieppe.? n a short time they ceased to play at the ublie table, and made use of a private win, in which, instead of adventurous living against oncli other, allowing the >ank a per eentage on the stakes. In this lie marquis and Stephen Utercliv now laved, one against the other, and, in a1 ioiiiIi. I'tereliv had drawn the full amount | f his letters of credit, having lost all to the iiarquis. He told this to Teresa, mention* ig that lie could readily arrange to receive j nrllicr remittances from Vienna ; hut she j ras afraid that, in the interval, her father night return to ike public table, and then trillli I neiilim I !iA tiro*" ^ li ? e?v/>?sj CI... * r?v om" liercforo insisted on supplying Stephen dth money?which, however, lie h>st.? he more he lout, the hettor pleased was 'oscarini?for he could now Hnu hnppi-} ess in winning that gold which had once J ecu the slave of his will, hut now was ; lie ruler of his heart. Meanwhile, how , ver, he abandoned his indulgein e in wine,: nd washy no means as i unci i disposed to day ns when lie had formerly lost largely, inccess had moderated his excitement. There is a German game called brtlau, f which the marquis was very fond, lie pprisod Stephen of his predilection, and lie German lost no time in discovering lint it was one of the most interesting ames in the world. Up to this time he ad lost above ten thousand Napoleons, hen, one evening, he came to I'osearini, ritli a mind determined ou its course of ction. lie brought fifty Napoleons with im?alt that lie could then procure.? 'his was tltc last money that Teresa could ivc him. Tlit marquis had Hiways made j cr a very splendid allowance, and she j nd never spent the whole of it. The vers' plot had been to keep the marquis ' Inlay with Utcrcliv alone. They exj>ec- j at that the smiles of fortune would have ; ecu somewhat equally distributed, at i >JI?f ltn? llinir lmii? Im.l i . ?v f-m ?mi l/VVH M/U Willi * nine. Instead of allertmte good fortune, hich, while i: amused the marquis, would rally not diminish hi* wealth, there had con ? constant run of ill luck ngnin?>t tephen I'tercliv. When ho lind taken ic last fifty Napoleons from Teresa, hi* old* were, "Fortune opposes our good itemion*. Ono trial?ono more trial.? r I loee thi?, I play no more. I shall ex* Iniu all to your fath-r, demand yon in infringe, ami if he should refuse me, you se no more of me until his death leaves ou free." Teresa allowed himto embrace er, and nhed many tears at his departure, >r she dreaded that her father would re* ;ct the suit of her lover, and aha knew im well enough to dread that he would cep his resolution of not seeing her until tie had the freedom of action of which ho pok?r. When Stephen lTtereliv went to the ?m, little later than usual, he found ut ike marquis, tired of waiting for him, ad gone to play at the poWio table.? "hither he stent, and found every one in state of Wgk excitement. Fortune had , ... ,VK>" vviiio iuiiiiu w IIIC marquis, niHl lie won, whatever color lie backed. Encouraged l>y 'his success*, he continued to piny with largely increased stakes. At = last, when ho remained the only player, he challenged the bank. Alter some doliberation, his defiance was accepted, lie 8! backed one color, and an uninterrupted series of successors, doubling the stakes 81 each time in arithmetical progression, left ^ him at last largely the conqueror. lie had broken the bank, and had thus by one coup, regained all his former lesses at Di- j " eppe, and swept away the greater part of ^ the gambler's capital. ? Flushed with this success, the marquis ' quitted the salon, inviting Stephen L'ter- P cliv to accompany him to supper at his v hotel, also extending the sumo hospitality ^ to four players who, in the early part of ? ihe evening, had played with him at the public tabic, lie hud no ditliculty in ob- $ taming their company. They consisted of two planters from the lluvnun, the cap- " tain of an English merchantman, and a ' Parisian banker. After slipper, cards s were introduced. The marquis and Ste- 0 phen Utcrcliv were opponents, as usual. 11 Stephen commenced with ten Napoleons: *' that stake soon disappeared, as did three " others of the same amount. He had only ten pieces left, lie was full of agitation. ^ Foscarini, never dreamiug how nearly his 1 young friend approached to extremity, * rallied him upon the lowuessof his stakes. ' \\"itli a trembling hand, the young man n placed the remnant of his money on the table. Fortune favored him with a pair royal of kings, and he won ft hundred Nnpoleons from the Parisian banker. I.u:k continue*!, and, by five o'clock the next morning, Stephen Utereliv had gained zuu,uuu trunes, llio banker had won 80,- fl oOO, the Englishman 20,000, nnd-cnrtrof the planters, 6000. Foscariiu had lost " it all. ll pulled hard upon hi* {gains iiu the previous part of the evenHig. The party took cottec and separattd^ agreeing v to resume .fhe piny at nighfc .-J'.vy/ i / 4co tfcufLur NJU.T* _ i A Yankee Temperance Lecturer. | ? . . ! 1 Tub Now York Sunday Times furnishes , a very graphic report of a temperance lec- t ture, that purports to have been delivered at 1 lorseiieck, Long Island, by a long, single-sided Yankee, with a face "that was v all angles in outline," just as if nature had whittled it out with a jack-knife, and lack- |( ed the necessary fragment of glass or scrap ^ <<f sand paper to round off the corners.? t< Here is the lecture verbatim, according to h the rcpoit: cl Fellow-men?1 desire to say there's no P safety in moderate drinking. When vice "I takes a start, it doesn't oltun stop nt half ^ way, hut generally goes on continually i very icorsrr. Whiskey will whisk ye off! before ye know it, brandy will brand ye ! t< with disgrace, the commonest gift is a snare 1 c to the unwary; and cveu hydro-ym and j c oxy yin is destructive to human life, except when jiued into w iter; in fact my fellow - | 8 men, no gin ought to l>o used except the j rt cot on gin. It the still men wcru^ll do- ] stroyed, we should have quiet in the land. ? Thousands arc brought*to an early bier by a the brewers, and "a little more grape" is c the death of many Capt. Brajrurs. 'I he grain and fruit of the earth were not in-1 tended to have the lujuor wormed out of i ' Vm, and it is a mistake to ?up|>osc that j a the contents of t!ie horn of plenty should ' he convert oil into plenty of howis. Kverv j 0 Jack must have his jill, the proverb savs : , } but there is no reason to believe it means ; '' apple-jaek. Never drink rum to drown | ? reflection?you had better drown it in wa- j v ter, by jumping oil the dtek. If your in- J clinations should ever get such command a over your legs, as to carry them to a por- i ll ter-house door, pause, think, reason w ith 0 yourself?you will then put down the fatal cup, and go off w ith a rectified spirit. Try?should y< u even be tempted to itn a bido forbid leu fluids?not to |*rsovere in h ill doing for Sbak*|>e&re says,and 1 believe h it, too, that the eighth glass shows you a many more. Therefore, fellow-men, be- v ware of the eighth glass. Drunkenness, ' fellow-men, is the official guide to poverty \ h ami the devil. Tiie temperance man ro- I h deems his pledge; but tile drunkard ' * dom gels his watch out of pawn. If he 1 d has any jewels, they go the saino way ; j and tlio carbuncles which he gets instead 1 of 'em are neither so ornamental nor so ! / valuable as lliusc you ?ead about in the tl 'Haitian Night*. j, Don't for m assy's sake, take your bit- e ter* in the morning, before breakfast?il you do. it will *0011 be all day with you. Hut na I s iitl before, I go for atmleiniouaness?which means, as you are aware the total aluencc o'steam. Look, fellow- ' men, at that tempting sheet of water? " {pointing to a clirty pool) What saya isiukl Von that thirst come ye to the waters ami drink, free gratis fur nothing, ti KpJIntV.tlM'll llAW inlli?K I'lionl^ow m? 1 - wv??|irvl Ik It? ill drink water than nlkiliol?and water's a liquid tl.nt i o man bankers arter, which is not the cmo with the latter. Ilo you spose that if die rock Moaea amote with c his pick bad spouted hot whiskey punch the children of Israel would haro ever been satisfied ??Nercr, my fellow-men! ? I know it hy neraonal e*? I mean, I know tl it by exeroosniating scenes that I have h personally witnessed. a ~\frn* k an old cost HVe as Iron kettle !? I I Becr.nse U represents hartInmri. o Urns Stems, kt. Another Tale of Suffering.? A let:r dated River du Loup, August 6th, ?ys:? Captain Young and the only known jrvivors (10 in number) of the ill-fated arque Aigyle, from Bristol for Quebec, iden with iron, before reported as having >undored at sea, arrived hereon Friday ight. Their sufferings have been dread d. It aopears they were nine days in ne of the ship's boats drifting about on lie ocean, and that six of these days were assed without food or water?during diich time seven of the men in the boat ied of exhaustion and hunger. Of the urvivors two are females?one of whom i an old lady, turned, we should say, of >0, who, to add to her sufferings, was loomed to see her son, a fine strong young nan of 23 years old, die by her side.? I "he other female is a young woman?ami trango to say, both these females were Xposed to the same privations that the den were, and yet thov lived through liein, and saw seven strong men sink and ie under them. There were 25 persons on board the t trgyle, in eluding three passengers?viz: ; he young woman, the old lady and her | on?allot' whom betook themselves to wo of the ship's boats, one of which has ot since been heard of, and it is feared hat hut nine of the twenty-five have been sft to tell the sad tale. Niagara Falls. September 9, 1853. About 8 o'clock this morning, nn unusu1 noise or deep rumbling sound was heard, nd upon investigating for the cause, tt was iscovcred that nn immense piece of Table lock, directly over the path where percdhs enturc under the cataract, had fallen. The eport ?ud deep ruu^iling was at first supposWj ?<tCtu .to ha an I Quite a number of persons are still here, md there arc apprehensions that some one >r more may have been under the Rock at he time. Of this,however, there is no cer- j duty. It is subposcd tlul this break will o change the fulling of the water, as toprecnt persons from venturing under in future. l-if The Cleveland lMnindealer notices n extraordinary elopement from Akron on londav, the 6th inst. .Mrs. John llonrdinan uok a one hundred doll r note, bclongit g t > er husband, and pawned it for jewelry, purbasing about 65 dollars worth. She also urehased a quantity of dry goods, and took avorel articles of clothing from her home he then went to Cleveland, where she had ruviously jito meet her paramour.? I h-r husband followed in pursuit on Tiles- ! uy, desiring only to gain what properly she I r?c?k from him. She left two children in | Imrgc of n neighbor. The youngest was ! rying, and the inhuman mother remarked, the little devil won't scpiall much, for I have ;ivcn him a good dose of laudanum " And j good dose it was, for medical aid was re- ; u'red to prevent the death of the child.? j 'his woman is about 19 years old,and pusesses remarkable and fascinating personal j ttractions. Her husband is a respectable I itizeu of Akron. LrTTRRS detained am) Ol'en'kd AT i Iavana.? It is stated that oflicial letters ddreaaod to Mr. Clayton, U. >. consul all Iavana, ami to Col. Robertson, vice-1 onsul, from tlie state Department at I Vashington, have recently been detained 1 n the Span-all postolliee at Havana, and I here cut open for examination tasfore tliey j .ere delivered. They were in this eon- i ition when received hy Messrs. Clayton j ?.l 1 '1- " ,ow.., niiu me tenure auurCASetl r> commercial house were cut ojh'ii anil xaminod too. t3T An acquaintance of our'# lias an ! bhorance of what is termed "smart feljws." lie lias employed three of them, o says, one of whom attempted to run way with his wife; another borrowed his rntch ami forgot to return it; and the liird got on ? -pree fter he had been with im three weeks, and has never been card of since. We don't wonder, after itch experience, that our acquaintance islikcs "smart fellows." Legislative Election.?Wo learn that I i. Ci. Campbell, Esq . has been elected to ! tie House ef Representatives, from Spartan- , urj,' Dint net, in th? place of H. J. Dean, Icctcd Clerk of the IIousc.?Carolinian. Thk leas a man rends the more , asily you can lead him. lilnckheads are npulsive, ami can no more hide their elinpfs than they can Uieir teeth. JL4T "Pa, will you answer inc a qiief- ! ion r? "Certainly, my boy." "Well, pa, is the world round 1" "Yea, of course." "Well, than, if tins world is round, how an it come to an end f" A maw's wealth depends more on his rife than his income, ftome will cause heir husbands to become rich on live inodred a year; others can scarcely keep ?t of jail <m ire thousand. Having has nade mora fortunes than getting en f married men are poor, ia nine caam <mt f ten it le their wi Jhuiki llUfliiiiifl 1 Skrvaxts of Gon in joyful lays. Sing ye the l.ord Jehovah's praise. Monljtumcnj. The Bible. We do not know where there is so good | a description of the 15ible, in so small a j compass as is to he found in the article he- j low tioin the llarlford Courier: A nation must he truly blessed, if it ; wero governed by 110 other laws than those ' of this blessed book ; it is so complete a | system that nothing can be a< ded to or , taken from it; it eantains every thing I needful to be kuowu as ?l??ue, it atVords a copy for a king, a rule for a sulject ; it | gives instruction and counsel to a senate, authority and direction to a magistrate; ' it cautions a witness, requires anl mpardal verdict of a jury, and furnishes a judge I with his sentence; it sets the husband as j ! rd of the household, and the wife as mistress of the table ; tells him how to rule, and her how to manage. In entails lion- ! or to parents, and enjoins obedience upon j children, it prescribes limits ot sovereigns, ' the rule of the ruler, and authority ot the j j nut>u-i , c-uiiuiiaiuis 1110 suojcet to honor, and the servant to obey, and promises the | protection of its antlior to all who wall; I by it rules. It gives directions for wed ' dings and for burials; it promises food i and raiment, and limits the use of both : | it points out a faithful and eternal guar- i dian to the departing husband and lather; tells him with whom to leave his fath- ! crless children, and in whom his widow is.: to trust, and promises a father to the for- | tner and a husband to the latter. It tenches a man how he ought to set his house i in order, and how to make hie will; it : appoints a dowry for the wife, and entails i a right of the firstborn ; and shows how the youngct branches shall be left. It defends tbe rights of all, and reveals vengeance to the defrauder, ovorroacher and I oppressor, ii t> itie ftrsi trnok, and tlie j ouiowt book in tbe. world. It contains the choicest matter, gives the l?est insfructioii, j and affords tlie greatest pleasure and sat- j j isfaction that ever won* revealed. It con- , tains the best laws and piofoundcst mysteries that ever were penned. It brings tbe best tidings, and at fords the best comforts to the inquiring and disconsolate.? It exhibits life and immortality,and shows i the way to everlasting glory. It is a brief recital of all that is to come. It set- ' ties all mailers in debate, resolves all ( doubts, and eases the mind and conscience of all their scruples. It reveals the only living and true (Jod, and shows the way to him, and sets aside all other gods, and describes the vanity of them, and of nil that puts their tru>t on them." A True Wife. She is no true wife who siKiatno ? ...< her husband in the day of calamity, who i is not, when the world's great frown makes j the heart chill with anguish, his guardian I angel, growing brighter and inoic beauti- 1 ful as misfortunes crowd along his jiath. ; i Then is the time for tnal of her gentleness, j! then is the time for testing whether the j I sweetness of her temper beams only with j 1 the transient light, or like tl.o steady g'o- < ry of the morning star, shines just as | < brightly under the clouds. lias she then i smiles just us charmingJ Does she say ' t "affliction cannot touch our purity, and !' should not quench our love?" Docs she I try, by happy little inventions to lift from ! I his sensitive spirit the burden of thought? 1 There are wives?nay, there are beings who, when dark hoars come, fall to repining aud upbraiding?thus adding to out- ! side anxiety, the harrowing scenes of do- I luestic stiife?as if all the blame in tlio < world would make one hair w hite or black, ' or change tlie decree gone immutably 1 < forth. Such know not that our darkness j I i:._i.. * ?- i ? * - a ut.iuiu ii-iii, uur niHia uuisieps m the i f golden ladder, l?y which if we rightly as- 1 cend, we may at last gain that eternal ! light, anil bathe forever in its fullness afld I beauty. * j t "Is thai all ?" and the gentle face of the ! 1 wife beamed with joy. Her husband had ' been on the verge of distraction?all his ' ' earthly possessions were gone, and he fear- ; ed the re.?u!t of her knowledge, she had | been so tenderly caie I for all her life !? i Hut, says Irving'a heautiftd story, "a friend ? advised him to give not sleep to his eyes, J} nor shiinl?er to his eyelids until he had tin- > folded to her all his hapless ease. f And that was her answer with the smile r of an angel?Is that oil } 1 feared by '1 your sadness it was worse. L< t those s beautiful tilings be taken?all this splen- ( dor, let it go; I car? not for it?1 only care f >r niy husband's love and conti- i dencc. You shall forget in my affection, 1, that you were ever in prosperity?only j ( mm iuvu me, nun i wm nm you to bear | , these littlo reverses with clieerfulnesa." , Still love her! h man must reverence, ' eye! and liken her to the very nngels, for j such a woman is a living revelation of' licavcn. u. a. d. An Obvious Thuth.?A poor, laboring ( man was told that goM was th? hardent "Mtf said ??; <w*?, I d?rA lr\On nwJi stent that; all I know is that ttfe the hardoM to jpet" ? ... ilgnrnlturrtt. . Is sloth indulgence ''lis si toil, Enervates man and damns the soil. Young. From the Soil of the South. Work For the Month. The time for toil nnd care in the cultivation of the crop lias passed. Thescnson or ingathering is once more upon us.? We have known those who exercised ;ieut skill and energy in the making, si ho manifested much looseness and areiesncss in the saving of the crop.? Very close application and good attention re now demanded, and arrangements night to have been so made, that all lands may l?c concentrated in tho one ^leat business of saving, in good order, llie fruits of your toils. In this month a very large amount of :otton enough to be picked. There is no tlier which may be so exclusively dovoLo dto this work, and it frequently turns jut that the weather and other circumstances are peculiarly favorable for its prosecution. It often happens that improvident planters and those who think that "it is time enomrli," allow other engagements, many ol which could and should have been dor.c in the leisure of !a>t month, to c lit rude themselves upon tlii'-, dividing the hilor and postponing pK-sent calls to another day. This is very i 1 judged economy, as n single storm, alien the cotton is opened, may so embarrass the picking, as to require double time for its accomplishtnent, and so spoil the quality as to produce more loss in its sale, than the whole job causing tho hindrance was worth. Save the crop, should now be tbo motto, and if any man lias more than he can save ordinarily in good time, he should take it as evidence that ho had made more than be ought to. This is especially true of cotton.? Now i-> the lime to lix the handling. Negroes may very soon be taught to be nice and c nvful in the picking, but if left to themselves, and pressed pretty hard for the quantity, w ill still sooner fix the habit of carelessness. The quality of tho crop is generally settled by tho Seplerudcr pickings. If therefore you desire any reputation, or expect long prices, now is the time to settle that question. As early in the season as this, while a great many of the iced are green, some sunning will be necessary to keep tho cotton from heating loo much in bulk, unless you have plenty jf room, and will beat the trouble to cir it up and air it frequently. If wet, Vom dew or rain, by all means sun it intil all water is removed. It js very dearable to have it in hulk for a few weeks is the complexion is often vei^r much mproved by a slight heating. In this State, and at this time, it should be extmined very frequently, lest injury result from overheating. P LOTS roll W'INTKK GKAZINO. Very great benefits are derived from a very small outlay of labor, by providing now for winter and spring pasttsringe.. Small lots of well cowpened or manured. ami, sowed in Barley or Bye, will yield a i crv large amount of benefit. The value >f the former is, we think, but little known md cannot be too highly appreciated, aa t will I ear heavy grazing or frequent eatings, and yields a larger amount of nutriment than any other green crop.? barley should ho sown upon very rich land to do well, and should besowed very thick, or it may he planted in drills. Wo have found the latter plan to sueeood well If manure is to he added, open a furrow, Urow the manure freely, so as to nearly fill the furrow; then throw furrows, one inch side, as in listing for corn; drop the L>arley in each of those side furrows, then over with a rake. After it is up aud x?gi?s to grow, the roots soon reach out itid feed upon the manure, and it will not ?e long Ixrfore it spreads over the bod md forms a drill one or more feet wide. If the lots have previously prepared, aa hey should have boon, but little lime will >e required for seeding and plowing in. Lueenie ought now to be sowed.? If 1 - " * " ? rry nc<'p preparation should bo made, ir.d tlto soil rich, and with these we can troinise fine returns for your labor. \\ o loubt whether we have a better grass for ipring cuttings. With projicr caro on rood soil, it may bo cut three or four im .-a af ? the breaking up of the winter tml will stand through the summer, not loeding to he renewed for several years. Hie fli-d of next month will probably bo eon enough for Clover or the Meaquit 3 rase. ' Dcbby, the door bell rings, sod you, mast 'un, light tho match, and touch tlio shavings ind let the stick* and bran Is get on fire in the fire place, or they will think we don't keep ft fire in the sitting room, and that would n?t he A jii$S ?YM'in?there?there, It L* all roarteff,? the hell ring* Again, idudl I go now T "Ye*." ?, 1/ordjr, marm, it w/?* only n Peeler* "A pedler I confound hiin Take Uve fir* *part, nnd get ready for another ! -Or trfcrtt dlaerder , H>f eompwcflUtMi W*> fhyaWKn*, ?n ?y?tll irf JWU ?rg? *" Mm a VV?