The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, May 02, 1855, Image 2
A FAMILY DINNER.
My Friend's Story.
'* Rut, really, Mrs. Robinson is a very
excellent lady. You certainly must have
given hor some cause of offence."
My friend laughed. ''You are right,"
he said; 'she is, as you say, a very excellent
lady, and 1 am as sincerely sorry for
having olFended her as a iuan can be; but
1 did offend her a good many years ago,
and irrecoverable sauk in her estimation.
Mrs. ltobinson has never forgotten the offence,
and I verily believe never will for
give it. Un my word, I am sorry, but it
cannot be helped.*'
"And tbe offence ?"
" Was a very innocent one on my
part, 1 assure you; though I can scarcely
think of it now without a blush at my superlative
simplicity. It taught me a lea*
. son though."
"Which was?"
"Never to accept a gentleman's invitation
to a family dinner. 1*1' tell you all
about it," said my friend; and forthwith
ho told the following talc:
It was several years ago, as I told you,
and I had been some days in London?a
place, by the way, that I hate like poison.
1 had business to transact %ith Robinson,
uud called at his office about noon.
I dine at two precisely," said he, when
our busbies* was concluded, "and if you'll
look in and take diuuer with us quite in
a family way?"
Now Kobinson, you know, is an old
friend of our family; and that, one might
have said was sufficient warrant for his
invitation. Moreover, I had been paying
him money, and that, perhaps might have
been considered a second warrant. And
at the back of these, Mr. and Mrs. Robinson
had Rpent a week, only the summer
bcfore, at my father's house in the country,
where they had been entertained with
his accustomed hospitality. So, taking all
things into consideration, 1 was weak enough
to clinehe the invitation with an
acceptance, before 1 knew what I was about.
I was rather vexed directly afterwards,
though that I had not refused ; for the
truth is, I was hungry at the time, and
had planned to step at once from Robinson's
office to certain dining rooms in the
city.
Now, if there is one redeeming feature
in London, it consists in its facilities for
eating and drinking. The very beau ideal
of dining is to be attained only in a London
dining room. I don't care what you may
think of my taste: but for <roo?l mr>nt ?ml
- ?
well cooked, comfort, and freedom from
all ridiculous ceremony, u London dining
house against all the world.
It happened that on that day I had
planned my dinner to a fraction?where
to dine, what bos to occupy, what joint
to fix upon, what vegetables, what pudding,
what cheese. 1 had deferred reading
the morning paper that I might look
?t it there at my leisure. I had foreordained
my afternoon engagements also.
And all this I was weak enough, as I said
before, to set aside, to oblige friend ltobinson,
by taking a family dinner with him.
Well, as I left bis office the church clock
opposite struck, one, and 1 had an hour
upon my hands. I had a call to make
two or three miles away; but to go there
and rotnrn punctually to Itobinsou's at
two o'clock precisely, was out of the question;
so I had no resource but to saunter
away the tedious hour that intervened.
I passed my dining rooms with a sigh
of recognition, stared in at the shop windows,
walked down to Cheapside, entered
St. Paul's Church yard, looked up at the
clock, and found that a quarter of an hour
bad barely been consumed. To while away
the succeeding half hour, I passed up
tho stops and entered the north door of
tho cathedral, deposited tho demanded
two pence in the outstretched hand of tho
janitor, nnu sauntered among ihc monuments?timing
my proceedings so a*o11
that on retracing my steps and reaching
the door of Ivobinson's private residence,
the clock was on the point of striking two.
" So far, well," I thought; "I shall not
be accused of keeping the family dinner
waiting at all events ; though ( dare say
ray friend Robinson is got in by this time.
Ho said two precisely, I rcinomber." And
1 boldly rang the bell.
"Mr. Robinson is in, I suppose ?" I asked
of the servant, who answered the summon*.
"No, sir, he is not at home."
"Oh, ho soon will be in, I dare say; ho
said he should be at home by two. Is
Mrs. Robinson within ?"
"Yes, sir. What name, sir I"
And after these formalities were duly
gono through with, I was ushered into a
mill pari jr. and informed that Mrs. Robinson
would "be down" directly.
Well, I sat and sat, and could not avoid
hearing a hurrying and skurrying along j
the passages, up stairs, and down stairs,
i e .1 ;~-?i ... i
AIRl 101 WiytUIMg 1 Know, in my lady's
chamber. At length, after a quarter of
an hour's delay, daring which lime I had
been nervously fidgeting about and longing
every moment to hear friend Robinson's
ring of the l>ell, ami foot in the pasaage? the
door slowly opened, and in
walked Mrs. Robinson. She was evidently?or
rather as f guessed, though righlly?been
caught in dishabille, and has
been occupied evor sh?ce my arrival in
setting herself to righ.s, or whatever elt^s
the ladies may cnJJ it. Of course, this did
not tend to> make mo welcome, though to
do the lady justice, she was too well bred
to show any particular sighs of displeasure.
On the contrary, indeed, she received
me with tolerable cordiality?was glad te
see m? am! so forth?inquired how Jong
I Itnd twsu in London, how friends were
in the country, how long a stay I intended
ranking, and all that aort of thing.
"This is all -very well," thought I, "but
it savs nothing about dinner, and f am
half famished. What can Robinson mean
by not keeping his appointment f <**...
Fire minutes, perhaps?and perhaps
tei, the
serving up thejjjfl L in,
Pltke
fl IH
: - idrL. I *$*-'
| nature. IIow shall I manage it to set
i her feet ami hands at liberty, and her
[ heart at rest i"
"I hope 1 am not detaining you mad
[ am?" I stammered at last, for want of
something better to say. "Ifyou will al
I low me, 1 will take a book and amuse
myself till?"
Mv huly could scarcely repress a start
of astonishment, which plainly said, what
on earth does the man mian ? She did
not say this verbally, however, but supplied
its place w ith, "Did you wish tosee
Mr. liobinson particularly ?"
"Why, my dear madam," I replied,
with a faint attempt at a smile, "I certainly
did expect to see Mr. Robinson ; ho
told me that two o'clock precisely was his
dinner hour."
This time there was no disguising her
real feelings?Mrs. Robinson's brow darkened
like midnight. It was plain enough
now?what I had only surmised before?
that Mr. Robinson had not thought it necessary
to give his lady due notice of his
expected guest. Perhaps he had forgotten
the invitation he himself had given
two hours before. Most likely so, 1 thought
for the hands of a dial on the mantle piece
were pointing to half past two, and no
Mr. Robinson,
i "I am afraid," I said "that there has
I been some slight mistake. Mr. Robinson
certainly asked me )o dine with him
at two o'clock; but perhaps it is not convenient.
And as he probably has been
detained" ? and I arose and put my
! hand on my hat. I had b-tter left
i this unsaid ; it put the capping stone
! on niv forfeiture of Mrs. Robinson's good.
| Nobody likes to have the countenance
I read faithfully at all times.
,.r> 1. -
Ix int, iiuii i? iiiiuw ui silUII <\ mill K US
leaving," Mrs Robinson exclaimed with a
I grim smile. "Most happy to see you at
our poor table. I dare say Mr. Robinson
j will be in soon; most likel; as you say,
j lie lias been detained in bis office, lie often
is. Perhaps you will be so kind as
to ixxcusc me for a few minutes. Mr. Robinson
won't be out long, I am sure." And
without waiting for a reply, the lady disappeared
more hastily than she had catered
the parlor.
Thinks I lo tn.* myself, "Here's n pretty
mess! If I could but make my exit
unseen, I would." And I blushed to my j
I fingers' enda, till they fairly tingled.? !
"Ilang all family dinners, and the men
who invite their friends to them!'' I un
consciously ejaculated, as I reseated myself
in a mood of desperate resignation.
Friend Robinson's house was not a very
large one, and it was not long before I
heard distinctly enough, the opening and
shutting of doors not over and above gently.
The street door was opened and shut,
and opened and shut, again; but 110 Mr.
Robinson. Soon afterwards, from the
region below, I fancied I heard the sounds
of fizzing and frying or something akin
to it. Then in the dining room adjoining
the parlor in which I sat?not a
couch of roses, by any means?I heard
the creaking of an uplifted tnble flap, the
rattling of plates, the clattering of knives,
forks and spoons and the jingling of glasses.
"Come," thought I; "it will be all
right at last. But that Robinson?where
can the man have got to?"
Thanks be praised; the door bell rings
at last?a loud, sharp ring, which none
but the master of the house is privileged
to give?and enter Mr. Robinson.
"Ila, you have been here before me, I
see," said be, trying, as it struck 1110, to
look unconcerned; "I have been detu ned,
but, better late than never;" and he applied
his hand to the bell.
"Tell your mistress that I am come in,
Sarah," said he, when the girl entered, fi
ery red in the face. "Dinner is ready, I
suppose!"
"Mistress says I am to tell you that it
will he ready in a quarter of an hour, sir,"
said the damsel.
"Bless me! Does your mistress know
what time it is:" exclaimed Mr. Robinson,
looking at bis watch, which, as well
as the dud, pointed to a quarter of three.
Mistress wants to see you, sir, for a minute,
if you please," continued the girl, evading
her master's question altogether beside
the mark.
Mr. Robinson was obedient to the summons,
and disappeared.
It is no use?if people will talk loud, it
is absurb in them to expect other people
will put tiicir fingers to their ears. I told
you just now that friend ltobinson's house
was not a largo one. And it was a very
sonorions one. Now, these circumstances
put together, will exonerate mc from the
charge of listening?which I did not.?
The fact is, I could not help hearing?
First, a gentle murmuring in a female
voice, from some place below stairs?
sounding very much like a remonstrance,
hut the import of which I could not, and ^
I did not [mrticularly wish to mako out; i
though I might possibly guess at it.
[Concluded next wcek.J
Lkasi-rr Hours.?In what way can j
your leisure hours be tilled up, so as to
turn to greater account, than in profitable
reading I Young men, do you know how
much is depending on the manner in
which yon spend your leisure hours f Ask
the confirmed inebriate where ho first ;
turned aside from the path of sobriety,
and if his memory be not gone with his
reason, lie will dwell with painful recollections
upon the leisure hours ho once enjoyed.
Ask the victim of crime when he j
: took his first step in his reckless career,
and you will probably remind bun of the
i leisure hours he enjoyed in his youth,?
1 On the other hand do you ace a man who '
was once in the humble walk*of life, now
moving in a sphere of extended usefulness?
he husbanded his leisure hours. Multitudes
whose names look bright in the )
constellation of wortlues owe their elevation
to the assiduity with which they improved
the interval tfrey onjoyed from the
pursuits of the plow, tire awl or the anvil.!
I'hey substituted the study of naefnl books '
lor those trifling amusements which insi- i
duously lead tho unwearjr in patli of profligacy
and vice.
Tim loaaea paid by fourteen stock insn
ranee offices, m Statostreet/ Hoston, during
the last five years, almost reach tire
large sent often million of dollars. Of1
! this anurant *7>74,4*4 59 were paid on i
tuarid^ losses.
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THE LEDGER.'
LANC ASTERVILLE. S. C.
Wednesday" may 2, ma.
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We have a fine assortment of Job Type, and
are prepared to do any kind of Job Work,
with neatness and despatch.
Our correspondence crowd on us so this
week, we have little room left for editorial
but we hope in our next to give our friends
soinc news, if we can gather any in the
mean lime.
?9* The Fifth Annual Fair of the South
Carolina Institute was well attended.?
Hon. J. L. Orr delivered the address,
which will be found in another eoluinn,
and which every farmer ought
to peruse. We noticed a great many
articles were sent from the country to the
Fair. There is some rumor of having
their next meeting in Columbia, which
we think, being the Capitol and centre of
the State, would be a much more appropriate
place for it.
EDITOR'S TABLE.
Godey's Lady's IIook for May has been
received, and is, as usual, filled w ith interesting
and instructive matter. "The Motherless
Child" is a beautiful engraving, and
the fashion plate, from its splendor and
taste, no doubt will bo very acceptable to
the ladies. Price, with Ledger, only $4.
Graham's Magazine is also licfore us,
and each number we get, is bolter, if
can be, than (ho last. It is filled with
useful knowledge on all subjects, beautiful
engravings, fashion plates and patterns
for all kinds of embroidery. Those ladies
who arc fond of needle work would do
well to subsetibc for it. Price, with Ledger
$4.
CORRESPONDENCE.
CHARLESTON CORRESPONDENCE.
Charleston, April 24, 1855.
Mr. Kiti tor:? |
Local intelligence lias so mtuli of the
tiresome domesticity, that I have concluded
to make my present letter of a different
tenor, and make an essay at a more
weighty subject. He, whose sentiments
arc; truth, justice and the constitution,
may be trusted, in him you may confide,
and in such a man seo the walks of an
exemplary citizen. The man of truth always
had, and ever will have, God on his
side. It is certainly a very beautiful motto,
that adorns tho front of your journal,
tvlioro in lunrvnor?o /\f i? ?/* ?*1 !*
" n |
says, "Chained to no party's arbitrary !
sway, we cleave to truth where'er she leads
the way." In view then of the bold spirit
of the press; which thank God, has unrestricted
reign in exjtounding the annals
of our land, I would Rue for a place in the
ranks of those, who have fearlessly mounted
the platform of public declaration, and
beg the grant of your attentive car, in
listening to the words that speak aloud
the horrible present; must it not arouse
feelings of terror when we take an imagery
survey of the great theatre of the world,
and are compelled 4o couple the words of
war, famine and pestilence with this pa'estinc
of man ? it arouses one's mind to the
solemn fact, that the nincteeth century is
an eventful epoch, and kindles the awful
contemplation of that great future; that
high tribunal, before which you and I must
some day stand the last trial. The lantern
that reflects ita rays of light upon
this dark scene, will never extinguish; the
pen that has chronicled the coming of a
judgment day, is ready to confirm its consumation,
and we cannot other, than realise
the unfailing authenticity of tho sacred
oracle, where we And "Ye will hoar of
wars ami rumors or wars, lor nation snail (
riae against nation, and kingdom against ,
kingdom; and there shall be earthquakes I
in diven places, and there shall be famine 1
and troubles; these are thefbeginntng of {
sofrowe." Wqj;M that I held the pen of '
msprrntion, that 1 had but the capacity of rjj
l.tnguuge, and conld wioW word* with tbfj I
r^B' #'u.' .
dexterity of their meaning; that I niiglii
give vent to the emotions of my heart, 01
move the soul to n sense of its danger.?
Man surely tempts divine providence toe
bold and recklessly, and it is love, thai
has withheld the Almighty from inflicting
a preexisting torment, which like a worn;
would so gnaw the human frame, as tc
annihilate with slow wasting the vitals o
this less than brute creation. Were w<
to elevate our souls, and concentrate oui
thoughts to the magnitude of his munifi
cence, there would ensue an universal quiet
the atmosphere itself would contain ib
blessing, and waft its benign influence tc
the uttermost parts of the earth.
See your oriental grandeur now, wlial
has it come to, it is there the sword i?
washed in crimson, it is there the cannon
is spitting out fire and abomination, where
the firmament is shadowed with the va
por of death. And it is there that* the
blood veins of mortals are emptied in
streams, to swell the tide of the red ocean
Suffice that the curse of God will l?e en
tailed, and descend with the wrath of entire
consummation ami the hurling of these
blood thirsty criminals into the fathomless
pit of eternal pnrdilion.
Look at the ninny judgments of God,
upon land and water, their rapid succession
and see how many souls are engulfed
iu "that bourne from whence no traveler
returns," tiic ravings of falacy nr.1 here
taught whom to glorify for the life wo enjoy,
and nt a time when least expected,
the visitation of sentence meets the terrestrial
nilfrrim iiniimnaMkl.
-T-- 4 O | .X|.?.VVM
What is the attitude of affairs in our
own beloved country, whoso infancy was
nursed with the parental care of a Washington,
a Jefferson, and other philanthropic
benefactors, sec, they have hardly left
its cradle, and the promising youth is left
to the seditions of the world. Before our
lines are being invaded, the tall spires ol
liberty arc (ottering at the blast of pollution,
the collosnl pillars of our laws and
institutions are quaking to their very foundation,
and the very posterity of our benefactors
is being reeled into oblivion. In
new then of impending danger that arc
troubling our western orb, in the form ol
finbryo symptoms of eclesiasticnl derangement,
it behooves every true American to
L>e on the rampart, treading his watch,
and allowing none, hut him lliat has the
proper countersign to pass the sentinel at
the post of our glorious Union. If on no
other spot of the wide world it could be
let pure and undcfiled religion pervade
our land, nud i^rognise the only true
xnd firing God. The laws of this nation
extend to every one of its subjects
the privilege of a free exercise of faith, yet
the liberty of any sect assuming the prerogative
of exclusive swav, is reserved.?
Itoman Catholicism you no doubt have
dready anticipated to he the theme, it is
the matter;?this usurping demon or hepagon
is gaining great ascendancy, and
t is this terrible svurgc that is stalking
)ttr hallowed soil, which has impregnated
he hellish designs of idolatry. Let us tie
touiicc this so called "Christ's Vicar Gen ral,"
exterminate him ami his prelacy,
hat is striving to plant the absolute supremacy
of the Church of Itome on our
thristian soil. Let warning he sent to
very living soul to avoid the seduction of
Itese Catholic I'riests. Let every leaf of
lie field, every bird of the air, he stampsd
with the caution of thcae Jesuits. The
present attitude of Po/xry is indecd^tlarmng,
every step that fraud and debauchery
an, is not in keeping with this execrable
?ope. We know what the monks of the
burth century were, and know what they
ire the present day. Watch tin Traitorft,
catch them / The intrigues of these men
lad even to he discountenanced in Romish
fountries. They were expelled from Rutland
l?y n proclamation of 1004, and
Venice in 1005- They were banished
roin Franco by an edict from the King in
1704, and also put down in Spain 1700
ind suppressed by Pope Clement XIV.
t is the greatest friend we hare to dread.
enclose a slip from a work just issued
rout the American Press, which exposes
ho horrors of this anlichrislian sect, it is
lie "Jesuits Oath."
"I, A. II., now in the presence of Alnighty
God, the blessed Virgin Mary, the
sleased Michael the Arch angle, the bland
M. John (lie Hnblist, the lioly Apostles
it. Peter and St. Paul, and all the saints
in<l sacred hosts of ileaven, and to you
ny glosliy farther, do doclaro from my
icart, without mental reservation, that
His Holiness, pope , is Christ's Vicar
ienorl, and is the true and only Head,
iy the virtue of the Keys of binding and
oosing, giren to Hi* Holiness by my
Savior Jesus Christ; he hath powder to
lepose heretical Kings, Prinees, Stair*
Common wraiths, and Government*, all
'triny illegal without his sacred confirmation,
and that ley may safely he des royetl,
;he*efore, to the utmost of my power, I
(hall and will defend this doctrine, and
His Holiness* rights and and custome against
all usurpers of the - heretical authority,
especially aganst the new preened
Authority ami Church of England,
md all adherent*, in regard that they
?mi she be usurpal and heretical, opposing
the sacred Mr?ther C'hnrch of Koine. / tic
renounce and disown any allegiance m
lue to any heretical King, Prince, St at*
1 anted Protestants, or obedience to any oj
Ihsir inferior magistrates or officers. I dc
buither declare that the doctrine of tb<
Church of Kngland,tiieCalvinwts, Ilougne
dots, nod of Other* of the name Protestants
to he damnable, and they tbemnehm* nr?
lamned, ami tn be damned, that ?nll nol
f e the same. I do further (foclar*
w*' * - Li Jl' -? A,
ftfc---a 'n , * i
t that I will help, assist and adviso all or
r any of Ilis Holiness, agents in any place ,
wherever I shall he, in Kngland, Scotland,
oi Ireland, or nny other Teritory or Iving'
doin I hall conic to, and do my utmost .
t j to cjctirjutta the heretical Protestants' docr'
tiinc, and to destroy all their jirctendetl ,
! jtoteers, regal or otherwise. I do further
promise and declare, that notwithstanding
* I am dl?]>ensed witli to assume nny reli- j
f gion heretical, for the propagating of tho '
? Mother Church's interest, to keep secret
r and private all her agents' counsels from
time to time, as they cntiust me, and not
to divulge directly or indirectly by word,
' writing or circumstance whatsoever, but
' to execute all that shall be proposed, gi/?
en in charge, or discovered unto me, by
| y hi, my ghostly father, or any of this sa
^ cred Convent. All which I, A. 1>., do j
swear by the blessed Trinity, and blessed
' Sacraments, which I am now to receive to
1 .perform, and on my part to keep inviola
i bly, and do call all the heavenly and glo.
rious host of Ilenven to witness these my
, real intentions ty keep this my oath, lit
testimony hereof I take this most holy
1 and blessed Sacrament of the Kncharist,
and witness the same further with lr.v
hand and seal, in the face of this holy
. Convent, this day of , An. 1
, Horn.
i ours iruiv.
1 AUGUSTUS.
, Philadelphia Correspondence
Piiii.ADEi.t'iua, April 25,1855.
I The ship Siddons recently arrived :it
this port from Liverpool, with 4'25 emi- .
i grants of the Mormon faith. Tliey were
all apparently English l?y birth, and gen- :
, orally in tine health. They intend pro- j
reeding at once to the promised land of
Utah, by the overland route. Among ,
them were a number of females, and* if '
, any of them are still undergoing the pains !
of celibacy, the "blessing" of a husband
will no doubt be vouchsafed to them im- I
mediately upon arrival at Salt Lake, for
the operation of their revolting ami dis- i
. graceful institutions necessarily expunges
f the words "old maid" from the Mormon '
Dictionary.
I One of our ambitious daguorrcotypisU
has proposed to the CounciJineii to take
their portraits and have them hung in IndejKMidencc
llall, side by side, with the
i likennoss of many of the illustrious sages
f and patriots of the revolutionary era which
. now adorn those walls. However grati,
tying it might be to the vanity of some
of them it is hoped they will have good
, sense enough to reject the proposition.?
Tlio Ledger proposes that if they decide
, to it the enormous expenditure and debt
i they have saddled upon the city should
i also be dagucrrcotypcd and hung by their
i side.
The recently nominated Democratic
! candidate for City Treasurer having refused
to make an affidavit, denying in tho
most positive and unequivocal terms all
past or present connection with the Know
Nothing or American party, tho Executive
Committee has issued an address, advising
the Democracy not to vote for him
and the party is thus left without a can
delate for that office. It is probable that
many of them will support the candidate
of the old line Whigs.
Wife whipping has grown to be so
common here, If we may judge from the
almost constant complaints to the jnilice
magistrates, that it is somewhat lefrosli,
to sec the tables turned, as happened the
'j other day, when a poor little henpecked
" husband made complaint against his great
j Amazonian wife for savagely beating
him, and had her l>ound over to keep the
L peace.
15 v a recent report of the Managers of
11 the llousc of Ilcfugo, it nppjars that since
, 1845, over 4000 children have been sub- t
jeets of discipline in it, nearly three fourths i
of whom are believed to have reformed j
and hecaine useful members of society.? j
On the fir t of January, 1855, it contained
504 inmates, of whom 251 were w hile
and 113 colored. The current expenses
during last year were 87,500.
Ancther disturbance occurred on the
last Sunday night meeting of the Spiritualists,
at Jefferson Hal', which seems to
be a favorite resort of mischievous young
blood*, on purpose to annoy the deluded
devotees of this new ism.
The stenmer Africa has arrived at New j
York, with Liverpool dates to thju 11th of ,
April. Active skirmishing was constantIj
going on l>eforo Selmstnpol, but the >
condition of affairs had undergone uo important
change. The Vienna Conference ;
' had rc-assembled on the 8tli inst., hut the 1
rcsidt had not l?een made public.
1 A rather strange development took |
place in the Mayor's oftico tho other day ,
( by which the fact is disclosed thai among
our many other institutions for thecduca
1. lion of youth we have a regular academy j
' for their instruction in tlio art of picking (
pockets. A yonng lad who displayed
great proficiency in tho business, having
been detected and arrested stated that his
1 education was not unite yet perfected, ami
; that he was still under instructions. As j
his worthy Professors were secured upon j
his Information that establishment lias 1
been broken up, but no doubt others ox- J
; ist, where all the branches of the scieneo
* of theft from tho a. b. c. of adroitly ab
1 stracting an expoeed j>ocket baud kerchief
f to the higher font of skilfully purloining
? a well filled pocket bock, snugly stored
> away in a watch fob, are regularly
taught* |
; A committed suu'idc ia tlio '
l Hdwrjlkill the other d*y( who first
> look Use extraordinary precaution oftwlrt
ing a bag contusing atones around bis ' t
neck, lie w?Aii jumping into iliariv- 0
er by some b^^^but too Into to rescue *
him, and bis boJy was found the next (
day. \ f
Quite an excite nent occurred in tlie l
fasbionable porliol of the Oheenut street ;
promenade on Saturday evening last. A j c
young girl who left her homo under sua _
picinus circumstances several weeks since, n
and whose family l|nve since made many c
unsuccessful attempts to obtain any clue to r
her whereabouta, was seen by a friend of ^
her father's who attempted to overtake r
her, but as she noticed him, she threw oil' s
her shawl and determined to run from his . 11
pursuit. In crossing the street he fell, "
and was nearly run over by a carriage,
but, after recoveridg himself, he continued j
the pursuit until finally both parties were t
arrested nnd taken before t'hc Mayor, '
where the circumstances we:c explained, j
II" was released, and sho was handed o- (
ver to her parents, who intend sending her S
to the House of Ucfugc. ! c
" Now is the winter of our discontent*' j *
made glorious spring by a genial April (
sun which h is warmed up the atmosphere I (
to a delightful temperature and given an ' r
impetus to vegetation, which is rapidly a- "
doming the trees with blight leaves and ^
thecalth with beautiful green grass.? j
Meanwhile the fair ladies, who have boon |
long sighing for the "spring time coining" I
rejoice in its arrival with the manifold new '
drosses, it gives them an opportunity of ; |
purchasing and wearing. Charming as f
the dear creatures always arc, they never f
look so well as in their new spring suits, ] i
when all tho sombre monotony of winter , *
wear is thrown aside, and all the colors i "
and combinations of colors that nature cv- I ^
er devised in her busy workshop, arc rich- ii
ly displayed in their attire. They can no f
longer Ire designated as red. or blue, or N
rrrHAll- f?l* KIa^L' AP VaIIau* r\r ?/? rl.il rlroce- '
" ' t
ed ladies but each unites in her costume ^
all the colors of llie rainbow, and many of J t
them illustrate tlio ancred saying of the I ?
lillies of the valley, "Tliov toil not; neither 1
do they spin?yet Solomon in all his glo- i j(
rv was not arrayed like one of these." The n
infinite vario'y of femalo costume, is real- c
ly a perplexity. You may look over a !l
congregation of a thousand female bonnets Jj
all corresponding to the prevailing style Sl
to a certain extent, yet no two of them ?
exactly alike. In dress nearly the same h
amount of diversity exists, and while each ''
fair one devoutly Worshijis the reigning ?
Fashion, a wide latitude is allowed in mi- v
nor details for the exercise of every vxric- tl
tv of taste.spring styles appear mi- h
usually gay, and many of the now bonnets .
are so completely embalmed in flowers, !'
that but for the fhnjie, and a close exam*
ination, the spectator might readily sup- ( tl
pose they acre but huge borpiets. The tl
sleeves of <lje*ses too, arc very large be- : jv
low the elbow, so large that if tbe country j
girls adopt it, they will serve a good purpose
in times of emergency as grain bag*.
Jacob Schl rgel, the husband of the wo- tl
man recently murdered in Crcenc Lane, j v
had a final hearing ? n Saturday morning a
and was committed to Court to answer p
the charge of murdering her. Thy cvi- p
deneo against him w as very slight, by no tl
means sufficient to justify his conviction, l"*'
but as the case seems enshrouded in much i v
mystery 1ml no clue whatever lins yet |,
been obtiAed pointing to any other p r- 0
son as tllftuthorof this shocking outrage ! M
perhaps it i|? but just and proper that ho j ''
should still' be retained in custody.
In view of the new lienor law, our tav- ,j
ern keetier* hive recently held a meeting a
to consult will each other as to the ftatc 1'
of their busings, and it is their present in- . "
tcntion to inalcrially advance the existing I ^
prices for the entertainment of the public. 0
For tlio week ending April 24lh the v
number of interments in thiacity was 20ft, I K
of whom 00 were adult*, and 107 chil- I J1
dren. ^
Truly, Yours, 1>. t<
Mr- Orr's Address. K
\Ye have perused with pleasure the ad- 11
dress recently delivered by Hon. James L. 11
< >rr before the South Carolina Institute.
We subjoin the concluding paragraphs, as . a
abounding in valuable suggestions for the : *
planter and farmer: 11'
The pecuniary and personal comfort of 0
the parties would Im greatly promoted if
tlio planters of this State were all trans .
formed into farmer*. That policy is most I ['
pernicious which prompts the planter to ,
swell the number of bis cotton bales, and semis
him into the provision market to ;
buy his provisions, and into the live stock ,
market to buy the animals used and con- 1
sinned on the plantation. It makes him
merely the supervisor of cotton fields, to Ci
produce profit* for the. stock nnd provision 1 ?
dealers; for how little of the roll of cotton ?
money is left, to tho'plnnter when he ha* ?
paid hi* merchant, his grocer nnd the stock 1
drover. i I
How much more to lii? interest, then, i;l
to produce nil the nrticlen of consumption u
which mny Ik? grown in his own climate i,
nnd on his own soil f The provisions cow- .
sumeil in this State mny be successfully *
grown in overy district, nnd tho first greet "
enre of tho planter should l?e to raise hie "
own breadstuff*, por.k, lioef, nnd inntton. It
nnd with equal care he should rear hie j,
own horses and tnnlce for plantation n?e.
System and personal supervision will render
the task ono of onny accomplishment, I *"
U'l it will ho nn immonso enving of \h? M
mt>n*y drain f..r plantation espouses. life g
Will furnish hiiu milk nud hotter, ?
nnd hie flocks of sheep with mutton, Mrs
well ns floeco to clotne hie workers. Thin "
peliev would require * reduetfon in tlio 1
numbor of acres plants in cotl ?U, but if
*
lie policy could become uniform throughut
the planting States, t lie redaction
konld entail no loss; the reduced crop
icldiug ms large an aggregate as is now
rought liy full crojw ; but if loss should
idlow, it will be more than reimbursed iti
he falling off of plantation expenses. *
The system, order, personal supervision
aid care for small matters, which this j
liange would initiate, will beget economy m
?a personal virtue which our planters do
lot in an eminent degree possess. Tlio
ultivation of a great staple, which can ho
eadily converted into cash, disinclines tho
ilanter to look after the details of minor
utcreats, which, being neglected, must l>o
upplicd by contributions levied on tho
laple crop. This l?eing true, whilst tho
narket value of the laLor, producing only
i groat staple, is greater than the same ?nount
employed in farming, tho farmer
imnsses wealth more rapidly than tho
ilanter. and for this reason, in thirty years,
he States of Kentucky ami Tennessee?
arming Stales?will be the wealthiest in
he Union, not cxcctping Mississippi or
Louisiana.
Tlicy send their surplus products to tho
Hruth, growing staples and receive the
ash. A portion of it is expended by them
villi the Foreign or Hasten* merchant and
nanufaoturer, the balauee, which is by
10 means inconsiderable, remains with
hem and is invested in public improvenents,
in building ami decorating wanions,
and in multiplying personal com- '
orts. What klisposition is mule of tins J
iroceeds of the staple crop by the planter.
l l.o Foreign Mini Fasten i merchant hikI
Manufacturer receives, in any event, na ,,
sirgo a sum ns the Keiituckian expends,
uu the phuitei's outlay does not step there.
VII the pork and bacoli, and mucli of the
>ccf to support his worker* for the year,
oust be bought otid paid tor, and not utiroqucntly
the corn and tlour, aid in swellng
the bill. His horses and mules are
vorn out or ha\o died during the year,
uid their number is to be replenished for
lie next crop. I low much of the proceeds
if the staple crop remains to l>o invested
u public, improvements and personal eommis
alter ".Ids depleting, eastward anil
re-lward f
< hir planter* neglect the ednentiun of
heir sons in the business of planting, and
oo oil en have occasion to indulge in biter
regrets for this omission, llow few
if them on attaining their majority, and
eining presented by a kind talher with
plantation and hands, are qualified for
is judicious supervision f Ttiev know
otiiing of the culture of ? crop?of what
onstiiutcs a day's labor-?of seed time
ml harvest?of the feeding and caring
>r their stock. They are deceived hy
lieir workers and duped" by their overccrs.
A few year* revoal to them the
rospoct of bankruptcy, nnd the overseer
ecoines the owner of the estates which
c lately siijh-i vised. Ilic original ownr,
the untainted and uneducated m?i?, is
jas censurable than the ovcrkitid father
rho nogh-cted to teach him in his youth
lie practical duties of llie business of life
c was appointed to pursue.
1 tut 1 cannot longer detain you in point*
ig out amenimeniA to the domestic pol y
of South Carolina. I should have
eon gratified to have given von some
bought* on the culture of the vine, ami
lie manufacture of wines in the rnidd o
ml upper districts, a new department in
u-hundry, which will certainly at no .
i-?t;? it t day aloorb profirablv much of the A
gricullltml lalsir of the Sti.te, ami also gm
rtnie thoughts on loxeeing nud drnitiing
lie swamp lands of the lower districts, ^
huh would open to cut ivutioii u vast
rea of lands wln>?o fertility would comare
v.ith the valley of the Nile. 1 lenvo
In M- ami other fopics to |hOM whose < \- Mm
eiience and greater wisdom will enable
liein to entertain ami instruct you more ^
liorouglilv iIihii I can hope to do.
Mr. I'resident and gentlemen of the Iiilitute,
my ta*k i* nearly ended. Von
are iny contribution to this Institute, ?
ver wrl.icli von presi e?"wnttld it weio
rorihier." 1 have attempted to enforce
lie conviction that o ?r prosjxrity is hIh
ilutely dependent upon the judicious disriblition
of lalair and capital?upon ifa
iversion from agrieiiltioc to niannfneti!res
ml the incchnnic arts. My ambition on
liis interesting-occasion lias been not to
nliilgc in tbc rhetoric of the orator, but
> turn the attention of my country men,
v practical suggestions, to the best means
f stimulating and developing a new ami
igoroiis prospciity. Kxamiue these sugCstions
with critical caution ; accept such
s are founded on wisdom; reject those
ased on error, and do something to make
Charleston?the pride of every true-hearrd
Carolinian? a grent city?great in
cr commerce?jrent in her .tonnage?
rent in her mechanic nrts?great in her
lamifaetiircs, and great in the number
ml enterprise of her inhabitants.
I>o something to make South Carolina
successful rival to nil her competing a?H'iatca
in the mecanic arts and inanufac
ires, and bmld up for her a fame aa honrable
and enduring to tin* skill and genis
of her sons, in tiio industrial records of
ie historian, us llint intellectual and patotic
fame which our fathers reamd for
cr, nnd which now lierlifs nosol.rlll!
every |>?of her history.
Distressing and Fatal AcoidsnJ.
Our Florida cot respondent comuiunintc*
the following mournful piece of in lligence,
which wiil full with crushing
eight upon the Irenrt* of Mr. Kilgonr's
umerons frien.li in Newberry I/strict:
1 linvo heard of a rnnut dint resting and
it nl accident, which happened last Sat- t\
relay to the Iter. Warren Kitgure, recent- jb
r of Newberry District, 8. C., about forj
mile* below this place, in wtntmce.
is ho was riding thrtfegh a thick hamrock,
driving for deer, the Mnumvr ??f
t? min.lnolr '?- ? ?
? * ' w i?? vnn^iil i?t m cjiiia*
>g it to .Iwrhnr^, mid th? udioln ?m- 4
?ot* of lk? pufc mmrro lulgvd in Km body.
I# lingered in agony until next aioruiug,
rlian hn 4i*l. He w?? <i rrv?t cetironbln
pntlomnn, mid kin mm! tmliaiely end in ^
nivuMnlty deplored* lt > Umitmi tficw
rimI tw<? .1 II .*. Wrilr, **in tl.*?
nil let of life Xftr nr.; jir ftcftth."
i< m Tfene*
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