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" I II IB Mil II "I- ? ? ? J. -??W? 82 PER ANNUM Big wltli the WMdiuw ! each pawlug Sny.^ IN ADVANCE 3 tii ^alitirol Xtmftfn?Btaulril !n tl)t 3rls, stirarrs, jtitKntnrr, fiuiHin, jlyritulturr, Sutrriml Suiproonuruls, .fnrtijn nitii Ujrowtit Stius, null tjit JUorktis. VOLUME V. LANCASTER. C. II, SOUTH CAROLINA- WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOEER 29, 1S50. NUMBER 37. ^ p | < V < I it ffifftrfl $tonj. " THE DKADILIVE; A TIIRILLIX# V.yKNT. The subjoined narrative, puldi?ui;d Ofi cina'ly in Chamber's Journal, in staled to Jmve been translated from a foreign ii?*rpaper. It i* necessary to remind llic read er, that llio Island of Mauritius, upperfaining at this day to the English, was originally co'ouixed l?y the Fresich, and that the population vol consists in m great pleasure, of persons of that tintiop, in ?liom, hy r lortiiiil liCrtlv between the pn?fW concerne.l, their Mtl.-ieiit Iras. ami usages were preserved without tiijy iiihIo< ri.il alter tiioti*. Aboilt twel.xe y<*nrs ago, the ? f;ur Cioilmtiir Kn-ltoU, :i rirli no reliant of the !I mill, whs fniiiiil tleiol nml friglilft|)!y ?l?-? figured in his own habitation. 11ho.l\ Hiii discovered lying "" 11' ' floor, wjih tl ? heail nn.I iai?? jitutilatei] by a ji'iliil, ntnl fill doubt as to the e;iuse of the t-'Va^lro l'h? was di-pell*.! hy the tlisenverv of tin I'atul wenpoii hv the si.le of the cetye, a> also i?t a pieec of paper in the liajjd writ inn of the deceased. This p .jrvr contain t'J the following words; " I am ruincil, A villain ha$ rol?l?e< <ne of tweu'y five thousand liviessterling ili.slionor must he my portion ajpl I can not survive it. I leave to n:j* wile tin task of distributing among tin creditor the lie-all* wI.ieli remain to us; inn! I pray (i.al, my friends, ami my enemies may p inion my self dot rneliou. Vet all other minute anil I shall he in stetuitv ! (*s gne.l) CtoiKiutii Kiinxpis." ? v ? ?i? me couwi million :pt>ed b\ U.H *event, which uiimIiv 'pore uii expected, an the Ium alluded to it. tin jiUnn note IiiiiI in-ier been iij ?.1?? public The deceaHed ha I be- ti held in "real es levin over the colony, as u Ulan of *trie honor and probity, :nid wan in iver*allt | mi lited, 11 ? attached W i iow, a!l?i end a\ori tg hi htiibv to fultj'l h:s l.iwidu n, toutul Lei gi ief loo |Hi\terili. to pet mil her to mingle I'.m^ itli tin wor d. Mini took the lenoiottoii to colmo i-mtu her remaining .I i\* to thy, y.-rvice-o I religion. Two timiiiha alt^r ilie ?n end of Let liihli iinl, >li? enleieil a foment h aving toa nephew ol liie late merchant ?? pli\>ician, the charge ol completing tin diMrdtution of the i-th-cl* ol l.teiioij* union* Jiin eii Jitom A minute examination ?lic paper* o tliw delum-t. led to the di>covery of tlie pe rimi at w hu ll t!ie nufoi tunat 4 pierch-tn iia?l ta'en rnlilt'ii ; ami th a p^iiod wn joint I to cor leap* uii I with the date of tin ihn.-ippeatniicc ot a man, replied Johl M tot 11 long iu ill 3 employu i nt ol Fretiots I ?l thin map, on whom Himpuion nol tin nuiiiralh lV-ll, nothing could he learned 01 pop 1 r\ ; hut cliorlly after tlm division n the laic merchant'* property, Moon rc ap ^e*arvi| m the cololiy. \\ hen taken 111 ami examined ie?peeling the c,jui?e of hi tight, he xtated thai he had bey'ti rent b; fi.? uiaater to France to recover ceitaii num.* due to the on reliant thep', in whicl liiiaiioii he hail la-ett nmuiy^pwfiil. 11 further aviirvil. that if l.'hal.ij^iir Freitoi* m in hUexirt tig cnrie>| otideiK? had thrown tilt) inj irioti* nu-picion* upon L1111, (Mumi the whole km lint a pretex^ to accoun ( >r the deticienciv* ol which the inercli.in liiin.cll wax the i"de canxe ay^ author.? Thin declaralion, made l.y a man win xcemed to (ear no iiiiiuirv. and who.. IV worldly circoiust uucs remained <<> up pearnnce the lame mm liiey liml ever been had tl*o eO'ect of silencing, if ii did no Mtifcfy, (lie examinators; and the /.ffai ?>on Ml, in a great meiisure, out of lit n ibl c recol'cction Tilings remained for a ?liort time ii this condition, whan one morning, Mi William liurnett, principal crcJifOf of ih V<? riodomir Fronois, heard a knoekin; at hia gate at a very early bfur. i,i, called upon* of his servants, who wen down and opened the door, nn.J imnic diately returned with the intelligence tha a stranger, who seemed desirous of keep lng his person concealed, wished to soeal wit,h air. Burnett in private. Mr. Hut licit rose, threw on Ins dressing gow n, am descended to the pallor, lie saw there i stranger of tail person, sealed in an ens; aud familiar attitude i pun syfa. with i number of the Mormii ; l'o l hm Iimim! The back of the risitor w a\ turned to Mi Ijluruett a? he entered. lUtl/cr surprise* (o see a stranger conduct so lit an old friend of the house, Mr. Buniel said aloud : M Sir, ma/ I beg to know your busincs with me I" The stranger turned round ami advanc ed to salute his hunt wsrupjy {Ogi; tcously. Mr. Burnett started hac^, an? uttered a loud exclamation of surprise ant alarm. Weil he might; for before hit fje# stood his friend and debtor, Clodo tiiir Frenois, whom be had beheld nearl) a year before, a mutilated corpse, not whom he himself, bed followed to tin grave I 'What passed at that interview, betwecr Mr. Burnett and liis strange visitor, re inained a secret. Mr. Burnett was oli served to issue several! imer, pale and agi Sated, from hia .1 welling, aud te visit '.Ti? mm magistrate charged with the criminal pro- ! ion. ccwaei of the colour. In the course of that poor day, while John Moon was regaling liiir.- ! " l*o< self with lea under the palm tr? c* of his 1 tears gardeji, along with a Circassian female ! may whom he bad fought sometime previous- me if ly, he vvaj arretted and taken to prison sla..c by the otljcer* pf justice. I one, On the following day he was brought succe before jhe criminal court, accused of rob j thv c 1 king 'IfrJ kite Clodomir Frenois^ the crime ( wher kciug conjoined with breach of tj-uat and ( gelln viol.nioe. Moon smiled at the charge with boim all the couiidenco of a man who h id no- j At ' thing to fear. The judge having demand , live, c?l of him if he confessed the clinic, the in tl | accused replied that the charge was alto i from 1 i gather absurd ; that clear testimony was ; procr necessary to fix such a delict upon him ; ' "I ' : and that, so far from there being any such j dioss | evidence pru<Inedible, neither the widow of : plislv I of the deceased, iiorany one person in his with ' 1 Service, had ever heard the pretended rob- appli I bery even uticp mentioned bv Frenois du- close ring his life. once Do ymj thjgj affirm your innocence ?" derct ] repeated the judge gravely, after hearing detec ' alt that the other had to nay. I liir.dj "1 will avouch my innocence," fejilied Gl Moon, " even before the botly pf my late I tin ' ipaster, it that be necessary.'" the v (Such a thing oftep took place ui Jer wear ' | the old colonial law.) disgt I "John Moon," said the judge, in a voice suljv ' broken by some peculiar ciiioliog, it is Iravr Injure you rl it lv mutter that you will have a Fn ' to assert your innocence, and may God laud make the tipth to apoear !"' The ' A signal from the' judge mvepppanied excel ' these words, and immediately a door point i olHOied anil (lli.l"""' n *' , , x.-Mviiii. i iciiuin, me sup j man [wmhI suicide, entered the court, lie m?I- j slam vauced tu the liar nidi a slow ami dulib ; he It ernte step, having hit eye calmly but j wide I sternly fi\cil on tiro prisoner, li s servant. ; back A gieat sensation was caused in llioVourt deall i by lm? a|>ji^a;ance. I'tiering sl^je^s ol In tl . j alarm ami !iorrup, die females preset fled have Iron- die spot. Tin; accused tell on liis peels i knees in abject leiror, and shuddering main confessed Ins guilt. F->r a time no voice lieeii i was lieaid lail I i >. However, aw it lie ill vf I i came iipp irvni that a living man stood appc > tatore the court, the advocate of tlse pits who! "f.V( gained couiugu to speak. l|e de I broti in. inled that die identity of the merchant | prool I he established, and the niVsteiy of his ex to In. | isteiice he explained. lie said that the of tl. , colli I must not be biassed by what might ? !. , prove to he a mere accidental l.keUCs* Is) Clod ? I ween a person living a'sd one deceased; rab't > ami tlial slleli an avowal as dial of the sywj j prisoner, eMracted m a moment ol yxtr.t my I I , ordinary terror, was not ty> b^: hv'4 I'lUili \ > r< 1 We ir il. 1 o I ?o 1> t * IJctorc living admitted here nt an ac- J fore > cuscr oi continued the advocate, tram s addressing the riiUMimiwi merchant, my > i " |iro?e who and what you are, ami dis Jv close l?y what chance the tomb, which ho dent . lately received your l>odv, mangled with 1 wor! i | bliilet?, Iiai given up its tenant, and re- i ho h t 1 ?ior?.l you to ihu win Id in life n:^! health.'" ror; Thin linn ap;?eol of the advocate, who ecnti |i i cotr.iiioed steadfast to his iltily under eir j print s | cuuistaiicct that wo.yM have cord the j 1 i j hps of I Host linn. 9M.ll.v-d fo;'h the following j>e.?r it nairatiie from fJiodounr biennis:? I teen , "My story may soi.n be told, and wid , to a f suHice to c*lab \di my identity, When I ' l^e i. discovered the robbery committed by the j his I ii accused lie had then fled from the Island, ! coin I an..I 1 speedily saw that all attempts to i won t Retake loin would prove fruitless. I saw of tl i , ruin and disgrace la lore me, and came to reste - il.y resiiiuiiow of terminaling my life bo take it , fore tin- evil day came. On the night in She , which tins determination was formed, I and i was seated alone in inv private chamber, till i, | I had written the lytn-r which was found othe t ' on inv -table, anj^ bad loaded my pisto'. i i Th s done I prayed for forgiveness from c my M:ikcr Ii r the act I was about to i commit, '^V.V end of the pistol was at tny lion? i head, and my tinker on the lock, when a tiudi knock at the outer door of tin; house star- gent e lied me, i concealed iny weapon, and back went to the door. A man enty^d wl^otn of 1/; e I ijccoguii^ii to by the .XIVP oi tut, r itw; t ish in which 1 lived, lie bore a sack on to k i. his shoulders and in It the body of a m m such t newly buried, which was dcatir.ed for my ' i. nephew:, the physician, then living with anvi k inc. 1 he scarcity of bodies for dissocliou, M - ite thy court is aware. coiiiDola thonn who i! i J ' are anxious to acquire skill in tne medical **. it | r jfession to procQre them by any possi y ble Hi-rtl means. Tlie eext?n was at first " it alarmed when he iriet me. ** I>i?l my ihini I. nephew rennet I you to b.ing tliia l>ody 1' M f, said I. 44 Jfu," replied the man ; M hut 1 J< J w his anxiety tb obtain one for disrec to n e lion, and took it upon me to otfer him this path l body." M For mercy's sake," contintie?l gent tho sexton, "do not betray me, sir, or I men shall lose tny situation and my family's .piir bread." w|,k ?M While ifte t^an was Outspeaking, a ,J*g. strange idea entered my mind, and M I brought to my <^*^airing t>osom hopes "on I of continued li^p and honor. I stood for to at i a few moments absorbed in thought, and " , gave to the resurrectionist, the sum which lister r he had expected. Telling him to keep "' I his own counsel, and thai all would be "it v well, ! sent him away, and carried the w body to my cabinet. Tbe whole of the decli i household had been sent out of the way on ci . on pur|Haie, and ( bad time to carry into . execution the plan which bad struck tq{. It The body was fortunately of ilia same key | i stature ? nneelf, and like me in complex I rema fcftlft Jgt 1 knew the man; he hail been n ' otiender, abandoned by his family. | >r relic of mortality !" said I, with 1 in my eyes, "nothing which tunn 1 do can now injure line; yet pardon I ripl^-ly tjislt^uf.o t1?y lifeless *ube. Jt iji to prev/:t)t the jgiji of not (j but twenty families! And should | ss attend my attempt, I swear that ! (| hildren shall be my children ; and, j i my hour comes, wo shall rest to- | ?r ;ii the tomb to which thou shall be I ^ a before me ! this portion of the merchant's narra- ; |'| the most lively interest was excited j ic court, and testified even by tears many of the audience. Krenois thus j . i I t'1 eded : 1 then stripped o|T t^y chillies, mid J , oil the body iit thcip. lJ,is accoiu- ! ' nd, J |hen look up the pietol, and 11 a hand ni<?rc reluctant than when 1 I ^ ed it to iny oxn person, I fired it i to the head of the deceased, and at causj;;j such a di.-figurcmeut as ten 1 it impossible-for the keenest eye to :t the substitution which hnd been |r la 1 Posing the plainest habit I could get " en dressed myself anew, shaved otf Ml vhisker* which I was accustomed to . , and look other mpa;;? to siller and jIA tise iny appearance, jp case of being ? w cprd by any acvilcttl to the risk of be j 'I il. k,'ext morning saw' me on board j' fnch vessel, ou my way to a distant ; " ?the native country of my ancestors, j'! expectations which lind led me to the j itiot; of this scheme wj?re not disap > ^ led. j knew John was the I who robbed nifc, qt?d who now |M Is at the bar of this court, and that j J' ad formed connections in this island, h would ;ii ail probability brine him I w to ii as soon tut the inU-lligonec of my l\ ?ave Imn il?o promise of security.? 01 liis | have not ia>en disappointed. I h been equally {brtqnnte ip other jes l< i. While my unworthy servant ro ? led here in imaginary safety, I have u successful in discovering the quarter ' hicli, not daring at first to betray the n a ranee of wealth, he hud lodged the h e of the stolen inonpy. \ have H ght it w ^tl\ pi?, apd a'so sufficient tl h, 8up|H?fting I.U confyssiop of this day ! set aside altogether to convict him ! P e crime with which he stands cliarg '' By the one me ins ," continued I omir Freuois with a degree of bono ! Pfids, in. >\l>W'h qll wfho heard him ?' Mllrzod, " wiil ) becaau.lyd to rp*tpre t' family to their place in sociccy, and ? ad- e r. the cndit of a name on which c< h.t vfna left by those who bore it be rc in{U ^ld wliigli, please, God, I shall unit unstained to my chiUlreo, and l' children's children.' ' din Moon, whoso guilt was thus sud | P y and strangely laid bare to the c' d, did not retract the confession which l> a<l made in the. extremity of his ter e Illlll IVllll/illl !.? ? in* uuuri siued him to confytemenl for life in lae ' ?n of Ute colour. J* lie news of Clodomir Frenois' reap- H unce spread rapidly, and lire high os- " i in w nidi his character was held led li universal rejoicing on the occasion, j * was accompanied from the court to s mire hv a d?nse tv-uliUdd0. who wel- * e<l him with pro'vyg^d bhnutc It v Id he vain to attempt anv d^yriptsoti c lie feelings of the wife who was thus h ired to the beloved being for whose * she had quilted the world.? ^ was released from ecclesiastical vovfs, rejoined her hushnnd. no more to part the grave realljf claimed one or the H i of them as it* J.uo. lJ T?AN?I lakes a down-east idhd to as-k <^iiys 11 I, hut once hi a while one of them ' i Irs match. Jonathan overlook a I' leman who was travelling on horse- '' : notwithstanding the disadvantage '' tving h-st a lxg. lips cu;w:ty was fi ferDtsJ, ?s ro-de along side of him, n now how he chanced to meet with * a misfortune. lfeen in the army, I guess," anjd tlie ons inquirer. Ne?or was in the nrmj( iif, iny life," ^ traveller remarked* c Fit a duel, perhaps t" p Never fought a duel, sir." r Horse threw you off, I guess, or some- ^ if of that are sort P t( No sir, nothing of the kind." e Minuittii men various (lo<lge?, but nil j 0 effect; and, at length h 11110*1 out of nee with iiimself a* apll uh ifcith tin Q leinan, whose patience whi very coin- ? ?litble, lie determined on a difect iny an to the nature of the Accident by (| :li the ?;nileniMii It ad copip to lv*c bis j 1 will tell you,'' rep)i#d the traveller, jj condition lliAt you will promise not { ik another question." ^ Agreed, Agreed I"1 exclaimed the eager ^ ?er, " Agreed." Well, air," remarked the gentleman, ^ raa hit off." Hit off!" cried Jonathan. "Wall, I ire, I ahould just like to know wunt irtb bit it off!" - - ? ia singular bow very slippery whia- n punch makea the sidewalks." Were tl ikab'a. indeed, t ftlisMliuitj. BE KltfD TO YOUR WIFE. d lie kind to your wife. Tliiuk liow in le first blush of maiden beauty she turn- | l'' 1 aside from the haunts of pleasure, and w te caresses of ford parents and brothers 1,1 j,d sisters, to follow your fortunes through in rnr'iJ. Think with what blended w r>pe and agony you followed her from lane to place, watching her every look, vv ud poudering the meaning of her most ircless tones, until, won by your impormity, she placed her hand all trustfully al i yours apd sajd, " J am all your own.'1 iiiuk of (lie cares and anxieties, and the l1' liysical mi tiering she has incurred for uu, and do not desert her now, when w ej cheek has faded, her stop has lost its ns'.tcity, and she sits an uncomplaining hi atelier ovpr j pur best interests, a self | icareeralcd prisoner in her own home. I ^ Morily the music spppds, young feet ip lightly in the nintty dance,and joyous . lUgliter along the walls?but nhe is not 11 icre J the curtain rises and the far famed rlisle cotptn forth to charm the listening owd with her me|y^iotts song?hut *!it i 1,1 not ihcrt-'r I l,c orator arises before his I rapt audience, his rich deep tones of oluuence floating away along the crowded assages, and curling upward as a voice*} j 1 icense to the vaulted roof; but she is j ot there. Art open? her new stores and > 1,1 isplays her wondefliil creations on the j ? lowing canvass, qprl in the speaking j ;ist; your wife is a |pver of the chaste j w n<l beautiful, but shg w not there; litera- 1 >re presents n?w leaves, fresh from the i iscinating pen of genius?the wife ami i rotln r has but little tipe to read. No; there she lingers :\t home, a (Jodoi11missioned watcher oy&f helpless childood ; singing the babe to sleep, bending > catch the lisping voices of those dear j ties who have a thousand imaginary Mil f H_ on/'Alirariinrr #!??? ~ ?** , iiiv tjuiri itiitl bOOlll- I ig the fretful. She is weary, but does | t ot complain, lier temples tlirub, but she eeds pot tbeir throbbing, at ever and i non she turns a wishful glance towards n te door, for she expects her lilts',taud. She expects you ; and lier whole world , f bappioess will Lii theic when you ar- i ,, u Ve*. . ? \\ ill you ent- r that room with cold iu j t| itTerencc ? \\";11 you utter a hasty word j. r her presence? \Villyou>itdown with ; [j I.at frown upon your countenance, or o uinplain of the burdens which vou are to bear! Will you thoughtlessly y smind her of h?f faded beauty, or mani st surprise at her ignorance of many u liings now passing iu the great world om which she has been excluded by her ecttliar duties f Will you sutler the reollectiou ofnny more youthful, or more (j eautiful, to liaunt you in home's hallow d precincts, or cross the white leaf of onjugal fidelity with one unhallowed llOUL'llt ? Old remeintier ennr I. ..~ c - ? / \v ?"?t i our early promises t thi^k how faithfully lie lias kepi her*^ love bur as you ought, ml she is still beautiful ? beautiful in ier pure, motherly affections, her self acriticiiiQr Jemtion to joii. Realize thai ^ he is all ypyr p;f? ; that throughout the , wile world yon are sure of bu- <w/c Wart, vliose every chotd is linked invisibly to a ounlerpart ii& yp.ntjs ; realize that upon ; er boisouJ h?ue you may weep out your ( arrowy W the (lay of trial, without the jar of being t^.of\ed. ^ i*ns! gnd Jove J QU.r t\i,fe V Gather her ^ o your heart of hearts, as if in her were | II your hopes of happiness combined less her daily fot hyr patience and truth; land up like i man between Iter and the tide cold world, and tea^h your children r> bon< t Iter, that Qod may honor you. n ail the relations of life there comes a (( arting hour; and we beseech you. so to n ive tha?, if it should l?e your lot to kiss er clay cold lijs and lay her away in the yave for.gy^/;, you U)W h?y your hand onestly upon your widowed heait and ay?I never wronyed yvu ! f Olive Branch III'MORRD TROI'DLK IIKTWKKN MzXICO so Knuuand.?Late advices trom Mexio state that its lelations with Great Iritain are in a very critical position. It i even rumored that the British Embassy as closed it* dgprs, nnd suspended ajl in?rcbange of courtesies with the distractd government of Mexico. A corresponent of the New York Tpmes stale* tlptt fleet in, the Gulf of Mexico awaits the rdera of the British Minister nnd thnt Ltndiral Bruce, of lh$ pacific squadron is 1' rdered on the const of Mexico.? I lie cause of the r,qpluro is said to be the elny in llio settlement of the ohl atTnirof larron, Forbes <fe Co., and the unwilling- o ?m or inability of tho Mexicans to pny heir indebtedness to British subjects.? ? lexicoit also in jxwj of an attack from a punish squadron, and what with internal ruds and exlornal assaults, she bids fair to r pretty thoroughly shaken. Proposal to Divide New York Citv. k -A proposal was made a day or two a nice in the New York Board of Alderren, in favor of taking measures to divide v he city into two separate municipal gov. a (omenta. ? 4 STEPHEN 0IRARD. I The wealthy merchant, who flourished Philadelphia, Dot many years ago, was 10 of the best friends of the working usscs that ever lived. He admired iuistry as much as lie despised sloth?aud ere has never been known an instance here he did not furnish employment or onoy to an industrious man in distress, j IV?r!y one morning, while Mr. (J. was' ulki?ig around the square, where the | ech aides' house now stands, John Smith, ho had worked on his buildings in the unb!e capacity of hod carrier, and who r. (J. had noted for his unusual activity, jplied to hiin for assistance, when someling I-ke the following dialogue took ace 5 't Assistance ! work, ha ! You want to oik?" " Yes, sir ; it's a long time sinco I've | iid any thing to do." " Very well; I shall give you some.? on see dem stone yondare ?" " Yes, sir." " Very vycl), you shall fetch and put ini in lliis place. You see ?" " Yes, sir." " And when you done, coinc to me at ly bank*" Smith dilii'onllv r>??-f.%r.n?rt ? p- ....^1 |.v . (UI IIIUU 1119 U?J*K| hich he ^ccomplislio?! about one o'clock, lion he repaired to Mr. (?. and infutmed iui that it was finished, at the same lime ! r^ing if he could not give liiin some I lore work; " Ah, ha ! Out! You want more work? cry well; you shall g<> place dein stones here you got him. Understand? ? You ike him back." 44 Yes, sir." Away went Smith to his work, which nving got through with about sunset, he ailed on Mr. 0. for his pay. 44 Ah, ha ; you ?\11 finish ?" 44 Yes, air."_ 44 Very well. How much money shall give \ on ?" 44 <->ne dollar, sir." 44 Dat is honest. You lake no advau ?ge. Dere is your dollar." 44 Can I do anything else fjr you 1" 44 Ou:, Come here whoa you get up toj lorrow. You shall have some work." Next morning, on calling, Smith wjs >t a little astonished, when told that Ue ;ust 44 Take degi stones hack again," nor ais his astonishment diminished, when ?e order was repeated for the fourth and ist time. However, he was one of these nppy kind of persons who minded his wn business, and he went on with his >l> with all the indifference imaginable. V'ht n ho called on Mr. G. in the evening, nd informed him that the stones 44 were s they were," he w as saluted thus in the lost cordial manner; 44 Ah, Monsieur Smith, you shall he my >an you rr\ind your own business ; you o wb.at is told you ; you ask no questions;' ou ao interfere. You got one vife!" 44 Y?s. air." 44 All, dat is bad ! Vone xife is bad I iiiy de little chicks ?" 44 Yes, sir; five liv'wjg." 44 five 1 dat is good ; I like five , i like ou, Monsieur Smith ; you like to work ; i i?* " ?' U mum juur uusilirs*. I>OW 1 (JO SOII1G liing for y^ur five little chick*. There, ^ke these five pieces of paper for your ttle chick*; you shall work for them; ou shall :ni<ul your business, and yo.^r tile chicks a 11 never w ant tj,\e r^otQ. lood bye.'1 '1 he feelings of the grateful man bui$g x> much overcome to allow him to re^ly, c departed in silence; and by reading is own business, he is now one of the cnlthiest ol the name in l'liilaurlphia. MA^CH 0? INTELLECT. 'Sammy, dear, hold up your head ai d ill the gentleman how much ice nine lakes.' ' Ten P *Oh ! fie, guesj again.' ' Eleven 1-' No.' 'Twelve y ' No.' ' Thirteen P No.' FourteenP No.' ' Fifteen !' No.' Sixteen P No.' ' Seventeen 5* No.' ' Eighteen !' 'Uighl! mother's own darling h That ?ov, I'm thinking will make a figure in he world/ A Western editor, a barbarian in musiat taste, of course, thus describes bis iruiivcaaions of 'Casta I)iva,'in Norma, m excuted. b)' Parodi: ' A gradually modulating howl?a queak, a squall, a thrill, and a guttural ooglc-googlo google?a deafening bawl ke the hoarse whistle of a locomotive en inc, when under full headway?a squea;v wop. wop, wop?a half angel stoop? i machiavellian smile?and a vamose I' What a bright musical cn liquet The rretch without a note of inusic in hia oul, it only fli for troar-oa', 6k, Who tfvie* him t V4 ^ ^ ^ V mmtmmmmmrni mi ? CONQUERING BY KINDNESS. I Qnca had ft neighbor?a clever man ?who canio to me one day, and said, "Esquire White, I want you to come and ei get your geese away." d " Why," says I, " what are my geese ft doing." q "They pick my pigs' ears when ihey v are eating, and drive them away; and 1 n w ill not have it." )j " What can J do?" said I. 1 "You must yoke them." r " That I have not time to do now," 1 said 1. " I do not see but that thev must } run." v " If you do not take care of thorn, I I shall," said tho shoemaker in anger.? I " What do ynn say ; Enquire White ?" t " I cannot take care of tliein now, hut L will nay for all damages." u " Well," said he, "you will find that a ii i hard thing, I guess." u I So off lie went, and I heard a terrible fi I squalling among the geese. Tho next a news was, that three of them were miss- e mg. My children went and found them t< terribly manglod and dead, and thrown g into bushes. " Now," said I, "all keep is still and let me punish him." In a lew si days tho shoemaker's hogs broke into my d corn. I saw them, and lot them remain a a long time. At last I drove them all i| out and picked up the corn which they tl had torn down, and fed them with it in s> the road; by this time the shoemaker la cams up in great haste after them. ei " Have you seep anything of my hogs," h said he. h " Yes, sir, yqu will find them yonder, tc eating somp cum which they tore down in li my field." it " In your field ?" w " Yes, sir," said I, " hogs love corn you c< know, they were made to eat >t." ri " llow much mischief have they doue?" a " O, not much," saiJ I. Well, off he n went to look, and estimated the damage a to be equal to a bushel and it half of a corn. p " O, no, said I " it can't be." ti "Yes," said the shoemaker, "and I tl will pay you every ceut of the damage." p The shoemaker blushed and went home. t< The next winter, when we coinu to settle, the shoemaker determined to pay me for my co*p. " No," said I, " I shall take nothing.1' ;t Alter some talk, we parted; but in a f..^. I i.:... .i.~ ?-.i i VI ?? Mttin a MIVW Hill* VII VHVJ IUHI, illlU WW j fell inlo conversation in the most friendly manner, liut when I started on lie seemed lofli to taoye, ami paused. For a moment, both of us were silent. At last he v said, " I have something laboring on my t] mind." " Well, what is it!" b " Those gecae. I killed three of your geese, and I shall uever rest until you h know how 1 feel. I am very sorry." And e the tears fell from his eye*. w " 0, well," said I, " neVM mind ; I sup- tj pose wj geesp were provoking." u 1 never took anything of him for it; t) but when my cattle broke into his fields after this,ho seemed glad, because he could g show how patient he co dd be. p " Now," said I to my children, "con. quer yourselves, and you conquer with kindness, where you can conquer in no p other way." EDITOR 8H1R j. The following is from one of ou; co.temporaries, contains truths that may be (| appreciated by every editor : t| Wo hayc known a very learned ggallemen to. obligingly bring us a contribution with the remark, that as we were of u course continually occupied, it must doubtless be auite an accomodation to receive ti 'a gO;d a;licle once ia a while?and on e examining the 'good articles in question, f< we have fuund three gross grammatical L errors, divers sins of jywkwardues'^nd two c worJs iniss spelled, in the first and second 1 sentences. A lecture, which will bear d printing as it is delivered, is an exception, t< and in a word, there are very tew inen. v> ! have not *orvcd a regular apprentice- I it ; ship to ilia typea wfoi can sit down and, !? without 'bailor l?t,* express their thought* r readily and fluently in writing. Yet with ( all this, wo daily meet with gentlemen * ' who, because they have made ?n occa I | aional k.i\ in a letter to a friend, oj hire c : elaborated A drawling story or poein in y I some incautious. pspcr^ talk dartingly and dnahingly or journalism, and graciously inform ua how thoy would make thing* ( fly round, if they were only editor*. e Singular?every man, no matter how * tupid lie is, alwa\& seery* to be mprally lj conviucod that if everything else fail* he li ' cat), either manage a small farm, or edit a r paper and experience show* tliat where e there Are a hundred educated young men c capable ofauccetsfully practising. a pro- i fcxjion, there i? not tqpqe than one or two 1 w ho i* really enough of a genius,, a ac hob i ar and a man of r. practical sense. to.make a good editor. In fact, though, the world read pa pert, there are very few out t of the business who have ever taken the t pains to acquire much information relative it to it?and a natural consequence is, that its difficulties are unappreciated. ^ Pompey ?aid he once worked for a man who raised his wage* so high that <] he coukl only toech tb^tn ooce id two r year*. ii I--J WHAT A POOR MAM'S WIPE OUGHT TO BE The majority of young women, indeed, ntcr the married state wholly unfit to ischarge the important and responsible motions of their new oftice. The conseuenoe is, that we find them at open war rith their husbands before they have tceu Tarried a month. The art of 'making ionic happy' is not understood by them. Exceptions, of courso they are ; but the najorily lack cleanly and tidy habits? mbits of order, and habits of pnncluality. tVhcn children cluster about them their rork is mote difficult ; but a large nutn* ier lose their influence over their hus>ands before the difficulty increased by liese maternal troubles. It is naeiu houghllessness. They arc out gossipping rid idling when they ought to be prepartg for their hasbauds return from his rork. The man comes home from Iho eld or the factory to find an untidy room nd no symptoms of preparation for the vening meal. His wife has made noat?mp\ to imarten herself; and his first row! of disappointment, i:i all probability i responded to by a sktilky face and a jarp tongue. It may almost be laid own as a rule, that the man returns borne ftcr his days work, more or less in an I humor. Ho is tired, hungry, and liirstv, and has perhaps, had to endure omc hard rubs in the course of his day's ibor. He has been rebuked and threatncd with dismissal, justly or unjustly, by is taskmaster; or he has quarreled with is comrades, or ho lias had bad weather i encounter, he has broken or damaged is too!*, and been altogether unsuccessful i his work. Ho goes home out of humor 'ith the world, hut still hoping to find Dm fort and consolation where he has a ight to look for it. JIo is disappointed, ud lie is at no pains to conceal his dinppointmcnt. The wife excuses herself nd resents his queiulousness. There is n end to the happy, quiet evening he had romiscd himself. And if he does not belikti himself to the pot-house, he 6ulks in lio chimney-corner, over an unsociable ipe, and wonders he was such a fool as a marry." ABSENCE OF MIND Talking of absence of mind, the oddest istance of this sort happened to roe once ^ forgetting my own name. I knocked t a door in London, and asked: 4Is Mr. lb at homer 4 Yes, sir, pray what name shall I say!1 I looked in the man's face astonishd? 4 What name? what name! ay, that's lie question?what is my name I' 1 believe that tnan thought me mad ; ut it is liteially true that during the pace of two or three tniuutee, I had no soro idea of who I was than if I had novr existed. I did not know whether I ?as a dissenter or a layman. 2 felt as ull as Sternhold nnd Hnntlno -At --? _ ?? ? A AO liAOb > my great relief, it flashed across me ml 1 was SyJncy Smith. I heard of a clergyman who wentjoging along the road till he CAtrie to a turnike 4 What is to pay p 1 Pay, sir, for what!' asked the turnike man. 4 Why, for iny horse, to bo sure.1 4 Your horse, sir, what horse ! There > no horse, sir. No bone I' said he, suddenly looking own betweeu his legs, 4God bless me 1 k nought I was on horseback1.' \Ye copy tbe following from ?ho Richmond Whig as applicable to ourselves: 44 We have a number of communicn,-. ions on band, and most of ihera have an ddeiidum to this purport, Jixcuae mix jki'8 mul writing." \Ve wish we could; >ut this is ti e last sort of request that orrespondenta should make of, an Editor, 'hey wt;ive at leisure, and have an abundance of lime to be careful of their mater and chirography. If tbey write one rord for another, an editor cannot correct t: and if they employ hieroglyphics, an ditor cannot decypher them; or if he can, leilhes he nor the compositor has time to It-vote to such a purpose. Newspapera ire now put through with steam, and noKxly has time to correct mistakes or exuse bad wrighting. Correspondents will lease take notice." Thk Fugitive Slavs Law Cabmko. )ut.?About a vear aao a scaped from Mobile in the bark Growler^ nd made bis way to Canada. The Motile Tribune states that Mr. 11. Sherid.M., ii? owijpr, kept a sharp eye on the mosoncflU of the "Growler," and on her recnt arrival, i<l New Orleans be pouncwd, in her commander for the value of the ilave, and got it?the agent of the owner mving promptly paid the Captain'* order n furor of Mr. Sheridan for $1,200. " Mim Ilrown, I hare been to laaro how o tell fortune*," said a young fellow to a msk brunette. " jvrt give me your hand F you please." M La 1 Mr. White, how sudden you are! Yell, go ark Pa." The difference between an honest and, lishonest banker, is that the cne faila ir^ naking money?the other make* tpowg n failing.