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v . f | | gjrftikiiyii ii 4/ .. , ^ ?., >* %.?* .v? *. , __ %> iwi , II, w>y.w,i ,1 BWWy.. 1 . wmm?mmmmm^mmmm 1 ? ?? ??y??^ PKR A N\T I I \[ Tiiru lo the l>r<wi-lfi (wining Sheet* Nurvcy, I ^ A 1AAT A IV Ti1 O? I Lul\ XVi-A 1A u If I S Big wi(h Uie wonder* *1 each puvdng day. I iN AlMAlNlxJil 3 iumilg anil ^alitirol iJriuspnprr?Urnotrit In tjjc ilrts, ?rirar?5, I itrraturr, <Ooration, igrirulturr, 3atrriml Smjironriiiriits, .furrigu null ruiurstir jhm, nuil tjit JAinrkrts. VOLUME V. LANCASTER, C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 11, 1856. NUMBER 39. - - - 3. it Well Itiuij. J J-'roii) lb<- ORvi1 Hranch. of XIIE MOURNING KING, i^,, I wo BY II. K. ' it V I per (JllAlTEK 1. %A* on n summer's day, w.i 111 the greenwood shade I lay. The maid t loved, As bwr (ancy inov'd, . 1J,,< Came walking fiirlli that way.' tin [ Knwr. |?. Wlio is that young l.vlv ?" mini ITorn* old tin lli-inU r.-oii, to hia lneii'l \\ illiani son < mod win. (i> 'What, tin* one dressed in black V 'Yes (lie shorter of the (Wo.* wh 'Ah, ah, said (rood win, "that is Miss all, Monroe, Isabella Monroe, I thought you I'n knew her well enough.* Mn *Nii,' replied Ilor.itio, 'don't reuu-inher in i to 11?t\ e seen lier before.' ' tin *It is aUittigA,' that you should have ui.t .ved in tho saute town all your life, and 1 the he ignorant of e.o h other's existence. ! wit It was indeed somewhat surprising, 1 tail ili.it l-.iheila Monroe ..hould have teen so all i .r overlooked l?y Horatio Henderson, ' gu. ia.it he should not know her, oven whi-ii lad i i,..r .I...U.. I.:- ?..i: - ?.? i ... .?. . ?.. . uiii num.ii y rnui*?ii*s ? ' j S, !| his M .lit of knowledge, appertain5lij ed t . tin? young lad es moon.I him, CvniM lie ' pry .iccotiiilcd (or i.y In* IihIm!* ?>t rvtireuieiil i.ri aii i s'.r.ct a.teii.iou lit study. l'leporing Me 1. eiiltn the miiiUtry, he thought il was >ur i. * e\ ! i-ive duty, It) alt end w ith single-, I Iril ii. ?. i?i eye to lit tl J?r- fes-ion, to which . J ii.: * A" iooLiii/ forward with much :m- j.rc \ ? i. N ?r wonrl lie permit liiin.c'l to ! mi i?.s. .< v)>|iit'tl with any t|ioii<.|il", or on- i - > i-' no ills, winch wmil I in the 1. n>t ilc , tile l ?io in. rtVre with 1 l)c object bclore lum. |.o I'l :l It. lit! separated Irum III* lllt-lln, !vOl < i Jit 1.. Ill lie did tiilt'OVt'l tli.lt thele Was , III I i'. 111 jiruvvoti on In* iii.it I, t liicli lit! | iliti . ...ii.! not wed ry|uo\> , and Ui* thought* i.u. <! . I not pari iko - of tliat l1ioofr>j?it-;.| liir.', r?-!' i cist, v It oli of Into, had i!i.?'io?M.'il In* t ill.- r it. 1 attention. A* ho p i*?ed dir..' lie ;i If. p ull to hi* homo, lie discovered tli.it ust lie torin, :in<l even the feature* fa cor \ tin ) tin lmlv wlimn lie had seen, were sfHI in< I. . 'ts l.itn. In vain, lie essayed to for- .in In-r ntid 1ns* hi? recollection of t! at .if ii. i.i face, which liml struck Ii m ?o forci* ; v !>nt mi Iniiir ago. He bl Mined htm wii >.-tf f t lliii", and :ne.| to persti ido bis ten- ' m\ tier I e.irt, that it was a weakness to which .Alio but romantic youth* were sub- ' j an.I he seemed i i I.i* lonely room to ; Jo nhadied -nt hi* folley Wlinl right ' I ill he to think of any ladv ! none what Un \cr, so he *a *1 and ho woiiM not, no, < h a he would not induce niiotho? thought ha , I Isabella. \Vl at n:t* lie to lienor ?):< vol t.? him I Nothing, absolutely nothing ? . A i.l hcsiil*', Ik- now IihiI more on lu? i Ji mil* And iiitii*l Unto iie could Well di?< , )o l> >*e of, nud more tiom ihU, if he g ive evi place to the feeling*, that were haunting tin hini, hi* progress in hi* studies would to f l^fxrilftiii j n> With thpso weij?lilV though4 , lie et wii via nieU aloud, teI'll hnuhh all, Tot, all theno weak ami on w iii.-in'y feeling* of mv l.euii V i gn S.> he turned to Irs b?H>k case, took fur ?r in it one of In* favorite IIUilium, ami f fac K it it ar.i to road. llo ha?i l>y hi* ante a ; tin mo til it iiiil, on w inch wit* placed a piece wn i I blank paper, wlhui he intended to use j tor the purpose of making note*. l'en j l>\I id in hand, ami eve* -tea*il.?? iy iijed on | up* the open page, ho endeavored to uccumiu , ?m Uus am no thought* winch would add to , am h previous mock of iulotin iliou. After j rip lie tiad been lhu? engaged lot iwnv tune j ' to hia horror ho discovered, that ho could | he ;i >t think of anything bullhorn* uulj feu ( no line-, wlndi had created ao much cscile ( thi pieut :u liia mind, in the caiher part of i am the evening, aud hi* gmnzciuynt was in } qu< ?reused when he examined h ? note ptfper J he tp be eoufron e I l?v the nuir.e J*uUlln, sat ?i>il then /mibella Shtnrnr. ! lie asked liininelf if it WM his writing, of iYes, it we*,' and n?i, it Wntfl'u' Poor lie fjKow, hi* mind continued tfii* dispute wai y>:(lT| Ue I ccaxo c. nflrtued in the opinion, | iiiti (lint he wn? in part caught in the in when inn j>r rtipiil. He P:iwd h? npd in In* l?ly Vehement would linse made any men tUu ft, to hnte been freed from theee tomti- ' no wMiital emotion*,' oh he dum to intine j eva ^hem. IJeevyt went no f?i, n? to imoke gei (lie aid of religion ; I am < ting low, he nt j.yv |vru I n prayer and c it Hod upon tiod to llio deliver him from thia temptation, tin* f?# iott i. nwtinjf aunre of the en?iinv. Hut tlei wh 11.ore be Attempted to ewapi', liiw tardier . tell I e wee plunged into the unfatbouthhie , ver depth* of le?gk*#eevwt j n?< wWbiti VM he to do I whet could he du| | 1 ihu* he uaid, te many have done before, , wn< uad ae many will any a^itn, when their i cha lie ?rt* are token raptivo by aoiue fair lod pn*., .. r*e? ?ci . ioHe retired to real without havingaatu- bin lied hie ipiod up>n the.course ho inUuJvJ. hot ;.?f>or?u? in Hiiephouant .vihtir. 'P?tli*|M, to hi m U?o iii<ir1.1ng,' lio lly4#ttlit, 'ibw; wild I vigariea will h > , ould not an. mm 1>? U"0li.iJ noil ! ;ii will, litem* be.I tVlien the Rret raty oftlic ttMM *uii fcf Woke through ifep .*"? Jow* ?P file cTnifc two tarterfiA* ?* Jffi ii Anr* < V|*" , with pale and delicate lace seemed to ; standing before liiin, and lie lialf mut ud, 'wjil you bo mine J' When Horatio sl.ook oft the slumbers the night, he thought that ho might well just niH..e the confession to linn- ' p, for no one would hear him, and lie 1 uld, despite every consideration, keep ' t secret, until such time, as he felt at feci liberty to make his decision n litmore public. I'm in love, yea, 1 am. Oh ! Isabella, at a snare art thou to me.' lb us soliloquised the young student ; I m fact it was so. No sootier had ho is commenced with his own heart,than i felt a li'tlo relievo , and if ever that saw of 'confession being good for tho if,* prove a blessing to any one it did Ititn. lie felt his heart lighter, and even isllo'l and then concluded, 'that after i there might .be the hand of good jvideuee moving to bring him and Miss iniuo 'together,' however, lie would ke ready f<r his recitations, and get oiigh lliein as best lie could, and then ko an inquiry or two >f Goodwin ; for re could |u< no harm in that ; Goodi would never suspect him of enleruilig any interest m the lair sex, for of 1 tilings, he had been most careful, , irded, and circumspect eonceruidg the | ie?. II iv.tig come t>? this decision, lie look- j over her exercises, and was -?ogii in .lie : >ellce I I.IS tutor, but lie had u.-v.-r die felt s.? unprepared for his duties.? managed in get through, though with no inacetirucie*, but tlic>e were not >it- I ruled to the right Cause, bo rather pass tint mum njj's examination upon hi* >vioiii uieiita, tun) ivw set tlow ii by hi* or ii mi classmate* as bo.ng unwell, ilc-n Jer?ou bail on the whole a misera day bcloii: Iiiiii, 1U11I ore it bad p issed called Goodwin into In* room, tooling | i viticed, thai bo was llio only uliu who his juncture could aid biin and by com- ! iiiicaliug ilia thoughts to his hiend, lio cied that in> should obtain immediate t; ' When Goodwin waited on bin friend, ; perceived ibat ins face did not wear its nil calm aspect, there was a pcriuiha ii hi bis inaiiiivr loo, which w?s iir.comhi in biin, and it therefore became a ration to hiiu what could be the cause I li'.s, '1 lorn tin,' said be, 'what is the matter b \oii ! I never saw you look so sli'l iiiiisly sad before i' A sigh was liia oidv answer. 'Coiue,1 said Goodwin, 'that will never *. are \ on sii L V ? J ? 'Siok ? no, but it's something worse 1 ill being sick.' 'What i> it then, you must lull me;? I to \ou lie.ml unwilling which caucus ii jn.iii ?' Oil! no,'s;ii.| Horatio. 'Ah, I tli uk 1 have it ; I never hoard it ask or spenk about a lady until lav' ' nlng, it's tlie Indy in black, shortest of two, is it not V IIcii Jersou hummed a tunc ntnl tried t to understand the allusion, but Good- , n continued his questions until he oliciI the whole truth, and since he was no niiilnl wiili ibe lady, he promised to c bis hiotul au introduction, miiiI do Inui whatever lay in his power, in I he would jlist call at Miss Monroe's it flight, and introduce him, so that the y might be opeu, This was what Horatio dr*ir?*d, and I ".re he relived to ret he had the unfakabltf pleasure of hvtltg made per- j I nly at anointed with Isabella Monroe, I he thought, tli At acquaintance would 1 en into hue. 'Sow, why should Hoiatio Henderson tlitis captivated by a buly, wlio bud claim to beauty, uor yet to aiiylbit g j it would make her au object of note j ong a mixed company ? This was a j ration, which he put to himself, and j endeavored to answer it to Lis own isfai lion at least. She was about the medium height, and j very s!ender, but equal proportions.? ! r complexion was palo but still there i something nbotit ber, which would re recommended her, to any thinking n. Her eyes was dark and runnrkit- 1 expressive, and iter soul could be seen ' mgh that medium. Iler countenance ic a pensive cast, some said that she \ u looked v*U Uvt wanner* were j ilie and pleasing, her conversational | ver-, when quickened, gcxal, and upon ( whole she was an excellent coinpan.' She wss one of those who knew en to speak, and how to $vpres* her\ She Always carried with tier, ft most list aw.I having spirit, so that where she I onco visited, she wiw welcome again, j To her sixers and younger brothers she j t an angel of light, nod to sum up her iraetcr in a word, >dm was a gent'c, cabin woman. Wss it any wonder, it uulatw llCtt'icrSCM 1.yw!< 1 HUM fillt rsclf drawn towards this lovely bwingf ?t all, since she wss bis beau ideal of st a lady ought to be. Ilo sought opportunities to by with Iter, I the more he ? * of be*; the mora uty lie did discover in her character, | sin- was one of that dm.* whose ineri's nu^ on the surface, but arc hiJdqn p in the 0. art, ..ml only br.^ighl ou , Br, .id, I i. *sa?"4e srt! K that when he returned lo *i?it bla parcn.ta, h* would see 1?aI?cIIh and have tlj.j existing difficulty adjusted. lie fell ha aured tiiMt Aome one inusl ha*?> prompted liet to attack hiut. in the maimer ibe had, f?>r it waft ?o unlike tier nalttK, or tlispo aition. The writing wnt he**, hut lie wraa satisfied the composition wha from an other pen, and he therefore resolved to tmfWl tz?' When h<> entered hie native town, niter paving Me r*?|>eciA to Ima parent*. he *uttgkl laaheila Monroe. When ho ahw her he stood abashed ? (or how changed, ww i>he \ hho teemed sickly, am! looked like a dropping lily that could not again ho revived. When alone, lie took h^r hand in hi? and said earnestly. . thx difR.-u! tv\ I have nTve.itc *nflVr<v? j ?W Tr ** MM M Mil 1 ???v ?*A frihmm eaofterf mm m * Ml long Henderson war her accepted lover, and the two became increasingly attached with every passing day. 1 hoy were worthy of each other, and looked forward with pluasuro to the time, when they should be oue. CHAPTER If. I 'Dca'li finds us'mid our playthings?matches ] us, As a cross nurse might to a wayward child, From nil our toys and handles. His rough call I'ulooses ull our favorite tics on earth.; And well if tliey are such as may be answered In yonder woiid, where all is judged of truly.' [oll> I'LAV. When lloratio Henderson had limsbod Ids studies, preparatory to entertaining the ministry iie ieposed from his labors for a time, and the greater part of his leisure was spent with Isabella Monroe.? Those moments ho regarded as the happiest of his life, for he felt thai she had ! the happy art of communicating her ow.i : joy to hiiu, and by coming frequently in- j to her society lie was improved in his ; feelings and temper. In fact he was in the'dream land of love.' Before he received a call to settle over a church, he thought lie would ?pi alt* the 1 nectariotis cup of Cupid ; but a time when 1 lie did not expect it, a letter was put into 1 his bauds. It demanded his presence in j a town son e three hundred and fifty miles distant, nod that too, on the following Sabbath. lie regarded this as a call which could not he refused, and therefore resolved at once to accept it without delay; he proceeded to tbu home of Isabella, and placed ill her hand llie letter he had S.V.V ? V.M % i \ 9 f IIV! IWKV1 tl | ttMHI^VIUI IIU'3 passed over her lair face, anil then with a tear on her cheek, she said, 'Horatio, u>u will go, *%.t course ?' I feel that I must.' lie had determined upon leaving his native tox\n on the following morning.? Alter preparing for the journey before liini, he retained tc Isabella, and they ta:ke<l with melancholy pleasure over the seperation which must now take place.? As Henderson left her late that evening, she gave him a small parcel, and when he opened it, he found a mourning ring. At this discovery ho was amazed, and wondered why a mourning ling should hare been selected by his betrothed as a parting gift. When he had settled with the church to w hich he had gone, ho w rote to Isabella and sought an explanation of that gifr, but could obtain none beyond this ?'that time would explain that which lie uow regarded as mysterious.' He had been absent from his betrothed but six months, w hen lie was surprised by a letter from her, accusing him of coldness and indifference, of a want of affection for her which she did not hesitate to characterize as cruelty. He was more than amazed, ho was alarmed, and wondered why that fair being should for a moment indulge a hard thought towards him. llad ho not been prompt to write her ; and did not his let tor* speak without reserve both of his feeing* and moveim-niaf They did,then why Mich an epistle ftom her ? She had hitherto cheered biin in his work of mercy, and even longed fur tlie time to come when she should share his labors and toils in the vineyard of God. lie replied to bur letter, and promptly demanded au explanation of sucll an unfounded charge, stating that until it was fully cleared up, he could not thiuk of ad dressing her with that cordiality and freedom which she had hitherto met from h'tn. Isabella received and read his letter, aud at oneo felt that she had wronged him. Hhe dared not reveal to him the re?k causa ol' her painful communication ; till she wrote and endeavored to quiet his disturbed mind ; but the letter, instead of optt nlv confessing the cause of the col, was adroitly written with the view of concealing the true motive. The young clergyman perceived this, and he concluded that had had been made worse !?/ the attempted explanation. lie wrote again and stated that lie should correspond no ftrther with her un- i til she gave him a lull and complete explanation of the whole atlair. She refu- j sed to add anj thing to w hat she had previously written, and here their corrctpon tk-nce endt d. I Six luoulli* more dragged on heavib , ] aiwi Henderson often found himself in tears w'iew reflecting upon lli? p*?t, i but be crnsoted Inmself by determining 'I have wronged you, Horatio,' faltered [ the the girl. 'Can you forgive nie, trill you j forgivo me, I can never forgive myself,' \vh and she wept bitterly, asking again and ' soi again for pardon. ! l$a 'Forgive you ? yes, I have done so long gir since ? come, let us forgive this past folly, ??. and say not another word about it.' 'I rejoice,' said Isabella, 'that you are here, I will now tell you all about it so i that I may stand none the worse in your _ l estimation,' and with this determination | in her mind she began?'you know John 1 J \Y .elding, of course. 11o comes here Ire , qucnlly to seo my elder brother. Our , family have always treated him with the i i'14 fullest confidence, and somehow or other I lh< I began to confide in him ; and when lie 1 V,<J came one day and found me alone, he ! persuaded me to road your letters. I did 'e<a so. When I had finished, he hissed bo through his teeth, 'dry essays, scholastic, ' J't>< theological essays, nothing more ; there 1 1'?' is no affection in them?none at all , if we w fellow wrote such letters tome, I should ! be inclined to despise liim.' And thus he ! continued to speak, until I began to feel oci and think that you did not care for inc.? wh Oli! Horatio, can you forgive me ?' i pel 'You know 1 do, Isabella ; do let me ! In hear the end of this affair, and we will I tin dismiss it forever from our memories.' I dc 'Well, I said, what am I to do V Lie ! ler instantly replied? j aci 'Write him a sharp and caustic letter.' : on 'I said I could not. j Szi Then he proposed to write one for mo. vie i saying 'that I could copy it and send it pa I to you, and you would never discover the ' set | trick.' j tin I wrote thit Utter, you received it, nnd 1 th 1 told you a lie in order to mislead and ' .*.1! deceive you. Horatio, you pardon tno, ; op ; but I cannot forgive myself; I cannot tli ' bear to repeat or hear the name of that Tl serpent; tho sight of him unnerves me th i and I feel that I would gladly die to bo pa away from the place where he is. Mother ! da has forbidden linn the bouse, and lie has { th rendered himself execrable to those who' joi are acquainted with this painful episode.' < th As Isabella ceased speakitnr. llendor- I .In I united. She always spoke of herself as ' . being well, ami manifested tlie greatest ''? concern (ur l.u health ami happiness. ln One morning the young minister re- a ' ceived a letter front his native town ; he *c | examined tl.e address; the writing was r'c , that of a lady, hut ho was not familiar ' with it. When ha brnka tho seal he! found his betrothed was sick, and that ' ev" I the latter had been dictated by her. She , "? concluded by saying, 'I shall soon be well.' j ',e Auolhtr week elapsed, and the poatman I *tc I placed in his baud a black sealed envel '*? ! ope. It w as front Isabella's friends. She i 'oV I was then well yes, the was dead?-died of a Inoken heart, for slit 'never forgave i hersel',' and John Wielding tcan her murderer. | Ni When ilendrtson returned to his home, j 1 he found a neat tfone erected at the head I P" | of her grave, bearing the simple .nsorip- 4'" lion,' To the memory of Unbella Monroe, Pa | who died July Olh 1048. ,s '/ am at rent now.' 'y And at the foot of her narrow bed was ?r? planted the weeping willow, a fit emblem j of her own, nnd her lover'* sorrow. ch< Mm. Monroe, when sh'o saw Horatio, lb* grouped hw k*nd jyid artid? ?>?? 'John Wielding kilted my child, never ?UI can I aee him agahi; she never forgave lofi ! her^df; could she have done that the hud in< now beau living.' Ik>i The euuning knave who lUwa contrived to ihrow a fatal error into tho louooent i heait of Isabella, destroyed the happiness a < | of a family, him] Horatio llend^fson, from 'tic j the date oilier death to the presebt mo an ! trtent, ha* endeavored to gain rest to his tiv eoul, but he finds it not, and earth and exi*ta?re teem to htm n Monhv The ffWh of m?i the Mourning riot/ that better land when I go . .AJed " - > fc*ST !P*>T (1 eMe? sen replied? ll0 It is even as I imagined, let it rns?, and 1?, ' foiever. i nil i .John Wielding was a polite young on i man, but deceptive ami cuuning. lie , cli I mount to scpcrale Isabella ami her be* I It. troihed, ami pursued this course to ac-. M; j comp'ish liis base j?nd nefarious end.? of ] During the lime 'hat Isabella did not correspond with tlie young clergyman, he in' adroitly managed to introduce a friend to inj her whom he was anxious to seive ; but I gc I she repulsed him with such promptitude j cei i that he did not venture to ie|?eHt his un* th i welcome overtures and thus the plot re] I failed. < hit iloratio assured Isabella that he thonld i regard Iter with the same fond feeling he lai ( ever had cherished, and entreated her to |y ] bury the past which had given both to I tal J much pain. Whilst he was at home they visited the scenes of their early love, and spent much time in each other's society ; but lie did not fail to perceive that there was n quiet langour about Isabella,which bod crt no good. ITer eye was glassy bright l'' but yet its fire seemed unearthly, ind the M" fatal hectic marked her pale cheek.? ?P Could it be possible that she had laid her , "'J sorrow to heart, and that this was its un- ; happy fruit. Yes, Iloratio became pain fully conscious that she was ill, but she ' vu ( would not confess it. ,,ri Tlioy at length parted again, she to ; *>r isecu her home, ho to a distant field of la- , Cul bor. Letters passed between them week- j Hl' ly, and their > i>irits became more close!v y twu will bo one again. John We Iding went to Australia, but ' icther lie tends the (lock, cultivates tbc I a I, or seeks for gold in the rich mines of F llerct, ibis crime against an innocent ; s< I will haunt liiin even down to death, h I * I W ftiiorellaucoM. s; ft. SINGULAR DUEL?LADIES : { PRESENT. | * Wo learn by a letter from Memphis, of1 ) lG'.h iust., that a duel was fought in 1 ., i vicinil^ of that city on the day pre- i n us. It seems that on the late trip ji 1 ], ? bleainer North Star, from New Or- ,| us to this place, two ol the passengers, u I. Charles uurglhue, from Philadelphia, j d Major lliegler, of Doston, who had \ ?n South on an electioneering lour, and I lt re old friends, having both served in t| i European armies, got into a very I p rm discussion, the one defending Detn- 1 aey and the other Republicanism, 1 j licit resulted in ollensive language of a ' > rsonal character against Col. Durglhue. j |f tho picsenco of so many passengers I n :s Colonel felt it incumbent on him to maud a ictractiou of the insulting mat- |r , which being denied, a challenge and ? :eptnnce to light were soon settled tip- ft . Two Hungarian otliccrs, named S. n ahty, and T. Sbultez, lately in the ser- |, c ot Walker at Nicaragua, who were ft ssengers on the boat, volunteered as 6| onds. Pistols ami til'teen paces were Hl e terms proposed, but strange to say, I 0 e seconds, the master of the boat and | v tae passengers, including many ladies, 1 [ posed the proposition, and contended | at the tight should La- had with swords. : p ic Hungarians offered their sabres, and ; c next day, on reaching Memphis, lire | c itics landed, and procuring the alien I [, ncc of a L>r. llill, also a passenger on , b u boat, proceeded to some grounds ad- ! ? uiug the city, accompanied by many of i ,| a ladv and gentlemen passengers. The > |, el was then fought with great fierce- | i, sa, and resulted in tho defeat of Major -iglcr, who by the superior skill of his j versarv, received tfto terrible cuts, the J ' e on ins cheek and the other on the j in, causing him to drop on the field.? i ^ luMiiug to the boat, the wounds of the { t njor were dressed, and a reconciliation a the parties was effected. e Colonel Hnrgthae shortly afterwnrds e rde a speech to the passenger*, justify- li X his course, and defending duelling on neral principles, which was warmly re- c ived by those prosent. It is supposed o at the wounded gentleman would have a |?lied but for the disabled condition of i chin. o lloth gentlemen displayed great gal- li rtry in the field, and were triumphant- h escorted liack to the l>oat by the spec- I [ors.? i*t. Louts Democrat, Oct. 'J3. g OENERAL WALKER. General Walker's recent victories in a icaragua, while adding fresh laurels to .( i victorious wreath, are considered but a e foreruuners of still more signal tri- Q nplia yet to come, and the future that i ^ ens before him sccins more glorious j 0 nu auglit yet accomplished, lha con j a lidalion of ths neighboring Republics, a J ihe reforms which each successive . ., :lory will enable him to push forward, \ t| 3 earnestly to be detired. Tho New ft leans Dtlla, in speaking of Walker in v, in.action with his late victories at (trail- i ,, er a ad M assay a, say a : " O.ie who has but very recently return | from Nica-airon. and whose n?m* I ^ ' t c Ids .1 proud rank in the hearts of all (] le Southern ?nen, convened witli us but t| ew hours past concerning Oca. \V?I- i j r. lie describes kiim as a man of men, l H1 li in all moral greatness?calm, steadt and true to his purpose?speaking p t little of the future, but advancing u ey bravefy towards it. To such a man j, thing i? impossible. Llis Southern n art beats for Ids nnL've country. The ps that lie is taking will lead to her nor and renown. The dullards who e the chink of the dollar Irettcr than ( ir children's safety, aud not with him, t the brave South is. Already has General Walker made ' enragua a home for Southern men.? ! e State will protect them and their " jperty. lint a far wider field opens to | ^ tin. The narrow strip of laucl that i sacs l?y dm name of Central America j w but an Indian Isle?pining for a friend- I It aixl to raise litem into a U? life nod indeur?lite mighty tholes of the 1'n t\ where civilization shall jet build its jiewt home, are all hofore them. While ) North is gloating over the tuiuUrocju ^ in, bought on a dunghill with a spurit dollar, lei the South contemplate her ly destiny?-a Uealiny which cannot be 8( irred if she be only truo to herself and ' r glorious sous-? Charleston Standard. |, As IsuSNot'H Aro40fef,?? Why,said ti country clergy man to one of hit flock, > b > you always deep in your pew ?k'n I t! i 111 the pulpit, while yon are ail alien- u n to every stranger I invite I1 L 'Because, sir, when you preach, l'ut a eMiW's lijflm bet I oan't trust a atom- c r without keeping a good lookout.' r (?M Hisseav, Wll ay. MMSNOW vary *<4p s? esfe * cwesww AN INCIDENT. During Mr. Polk's canvass of the Slate, / rich scene occurred at a tavern in Ciin rankiin county, where lie stopped. The kec] >n of the Euierald Isle, late importations, niaj axing heard that Mr. Polk was there, imp islied to see him. Pat makes a wager full ith his partner of a pint of whiskey, xvid liich was readily taken, thai ho could ed ot only see Mr. Polk, but dine with him. a g: 'at enters the dinner room, meets the moi orter, and asks to see that great man him Ir. Polk that's going to be Coventor of mei le .State." " You cannot sec him, for he s<]U nd three other gentlemen are dining at any resent." Och ! I've kini tin miles out of Chi ic way to see him!" " You can't see " im, I tell you." " Well jast epen the r oor a wee bit yar, and let me peep in." i hou Well, there he is?that man with a long gcei ead at the cud ol the table."? h b s soon as the door was opened Pat ran ?ue' p to the table, with," How are yees, Mis b It ler P.ilk ? I'm pleased to see you, and 1 ve kirn tin miles outofine way to do it." one " You are very welcome," replied Mr. ' of j 'oik, and went on finishing bis dinner.? wajj Wliit news did yon bring from Ire- clai md ?" " Well, yer honor, the latest on ( ews I know of was a cow that hail five Cor ulves." " Well that's very strange, my l,1'S iend, a cow having only four touts."? 'I"e How did the fifth calf make out ?" The ' ird love yer honor, it dose as Pin doing t'?ri ow." "How's that?', "Standing here ' Hiking on, while the other four of yoes is : k g asting yoursclv??." "Sit down Pat, you tall have some dinner." Of course Pat 80 ' St down and eat a hearty dinner, in the turse of which he drank two glasses ol j I**1 line. " Now, Lord love yer honor, when return to ould Ireland I can tell the eoplo there that I ate dinner and drank i 'J liree glasses of wine with one of the . ?1 ri atest men in the 1 nited States." llow ; of I an you say that when you have drank 1 tin tit two?" "Vis, yer honor, 1 know that 'J lit I know you will not let me go home bes dili a lie in my mouth." Of course Pal ter rank the other glass of w ine and then wei 7111 !MI jWLT'iiJJ UK OieSSIIIgS OH 31 r. 1'OlK J ill outside the door. ?1 St, /.outs Rrbublican. \j ORPHAN HOUSEE?AJIINATION. j Yesterday was examination day in the |H(J ichool of Charleston Orphan House, and floe lie exercises were attended by the Mayor nd members of Council, the Commission- frot rs of the Orphan Houso and many inter- 1 t|ie sted friends of that well conducted insti *] mion. i A friend who is froquently a \isitor and for lose observer, gives us the following notes *] f impressions and results, as testified by j II witnesses. the The pupils were examined in "the vaii-! ' us branches of study pursued in our Eng- T|? sh schools. The proficiency they ex- 1 wjf ibibited was highly creditable both to "j hemselves and their instiuctors* The . Sin, [round-work of a thorough English edu-1 s<;o a ion has heon well laid, And they arc ! irepared to prosecute easily aud success- j ally the higher range of studies. Their f0|^ cquaintanco with the difficult and uuat j lur| ractive branch of study?mechanics? aej| nd, indeed the readiness and correctness J ner f their answers to all the questions pro- j |^.c sounded on natural philosophy, was not for( nly gratifying, but wc might say, without [ an? ny approach to extravagance or cxaggor ' am] ,tion, truly remarkable. They seemed i wfl! crfcctly at home in history, and they I jaj, breaded with firm and steady step a per- 1 t-nll ret labyrinth of dates. They parsed t|l0 diolo sentanees with singluar rapidity, | .)lir iving rule and reason without blunder or ' OSHHIIOr. 1 1 Wo examined with mucn pleasure sev- j jh ral composition*, the productions of the ' Up mre advanced scholars- We admired 1 lie clearness of the paper, its perfect tree- i jer cm from blots and thumb-stains, were con urprised at the information they evinced, |loll nd charmed with the neat, and in sever- |jlt| id eases, elegant ebirographv. It was, a pon the whole, one of the most interest- ^ill lg atul tAtiwiactoyy occasions of the bind ! \jr :e have ever attended. 8lo1 Charleslon Courier. A young Ophiric enthusiast was tailing -^r* > his intended a few evenings since, urg- " ig tijxjn herspeedv marriage, and a start 4" > Spend the honeymoon in California. " I tell tou," said lie, his face glowing M rilli enthusiasm. "California is the par- " disc of this earth. There's no use talk- Wli a!' " 4 No u%e talking?" exclaimed the lady thoi itli a look of snrprbe. by I " No use talking," lio repeated. lew " No uac talking," said tlie lady, "what owt i the name of sense, do vou want of wo- J ten there f J don't go 7 lie left?but wo presume ho will be J ack. ?ud, Sum: "Bob what make* you limp the >!" by ! ?'T imp," I gu&Si you o Ihi.p if row kdo ad walked between two row? or barrel oop? a* long nt 1 bare. Why, the oat- ^ ide of my leg* M? a* raw as a piece of * P1 eefi but i have gU an invention to cure pb>| Iiat difficulty, fro going to t?ke them * g ailitary pant* of mine, and run a piece of >ar eioc'l right down through the stripes, \ nd llien if any hooped female, or wutking cat? oopersshop, invite* mo out, I hunthave! reli iiy log taw'd off. [ are A HUCKSTER OUTDONE. tway down in the smart village of i-iuuati, there vegetates a certain hotel per, vho, for culeness, is 'some,' you f depend. Having been frequently osed upon while supplying his bountiarder with the article of geese by the u awake 'Buckeye' hucksters, lie deem it high time to try if cheating wasn't iune that two could play at. So ono niug, bright and early, be presented iselt before ono of the numerous farV wagon surrounding the market ares with a?'I s s ay friend, g g ot g geese;' (The poor fellow has got trl"s Lamb's defect of speech ) Yes, line lot .' W w well, I've g g got np at my b h? se the all tired est set of bovs for g gse you ever d did sec, and I want to h cad 'em off a few with some tough s?c can't you p pick racout a few old e fellers." Well I don't know but I m'ujht Cud or two,' and so turning over his pile joultry, he collects on one side of his ;on some eight or ten geese, which in to the title of old lie fellers' neoded jorroborativo proof of 'Nootka Sound ivenliou,' or 'Treaty of Florida,' but ;ht justly be pronounced clear and unstioriable.' Mine host' eyed the progress of scparawitii evident satisfaction. Arc those ail the t tough ones vou've tl' 1 I T JM-li I II- I ic, on, nu-j 1 cwiv i UlUll I Know 1 uau nany.' Well,' was the reply, 'I g gues9 I'll o the other lot !' THREE THINGS. Three things that never become Rusty, ['lie money of the benevolent, the shoe* the butcher's horse, and a woman's gue. Three things that are na good as the t.? Brown bread in a famine, well wain thirst, and a great coat in cold sther. Three things as Good as their Bettor. l)irty w ater to extinguish a fire, an ugwifu to a blind man, and a wooden. ?rd to a cowatd. Three things of short continuance.?A y's love; a chip fire, and a brook's ?d. Three things that never ought to be n home.?The cat the chimney and wife. Three essentials to a false Story Teller. V good memory, a bold face, and foola his audience. Three things soon in a Peacock.?The b (>f an angel, the walk of a thief, and voice of the devil. Three things it is unwise to boast of.? 3 flavor of thy ale, the beauty of thy p, and the contents of thy purse. Three miseries of a Man's House.?A sky chimney, a dripping roof, and it lditiff wife, * s'tkumabp.iage of Cot sins.?The Nori Reflector says that the AjscssoTb Ken of Huron county show 11 blind, 12 i and dumb, 12 insane and 12 idiolio sons in the county. The parents of s of these were by relation cumins bes marriage. Three of the five, (2 blind I 1 idiotic) were so afflicted from birth, i one, (idiotic) from infancy. The fiftli i deaf and dumb for a time not ascerlod?probable that the number of pars so related to eacb other is larger, as re was no information obtained as to t ofthein.J kViDOWS.?They are the very mischief. :re is nothing like 'win. If ttiey make their minds to marry it's dune, f !\v one that was terribly afraid oflliunand lightning, aud every time a storm le on she would run into Mr. Smith's ise (he was a widower,) nod clasp her Ic hands, and tly round till the man i half distracted for fuar she rould be ed ; and the consequence was, she w as i. John Smith betoro threo thunder rms rattled over her head. (TKKKT Coi.i.om v.?"Good morning .Smith ; on the sick list to day i" Ves air ; got tiie ague," Do you ?*cr shaks i" Yea." When do you shake again I" Can't say when; shake every d#y.?ly do you a*k 1" Oli, nothing iu particular, only I light if you shook bad, I'd like to stand snd soe if you could not shake the fift dollars out of your pocket which you id lire so long." dr. Smith sloped.} IVTKI.LIOrNT JuilY. III K CIWO <i( don deatli recently, in Warren count jr. a.,) n coroner's inquest wee held, and verdict was that " the deceased died will of God, or some other disease, gitwn to the }u*y,H { bashful printer refused a situnitm in rintittg-oHice wliero females were om pod, saying that he never "set up* with irl io hit life. ImvtwKU ToLKKAfkiK.?V'e ntbo* i the Universal toleration of - every jfious faith find amt the total septum of all sectarianism and politic*, a ; wd \ t (.4 #