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mt Can raster Cctigcr. ?2 PER ANNUM ESiJXE1' IN ADVANCE A /amilg nail political >?riuspnprt?flenattil ta tlje ilrts, srirarrs, litrcatucf, iBnrntian, Igrunitarr, Satmial 3inprounuruts, .taign anil rniursiic Jirais, anil tlje ftlarkrts. VOLUME VII. LANCASTER. C. H.. SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCT- 0, 1858. mitmbbb I" Iflfrt ^nrtrij. , , Fro ii [BY RFytJEST. ] Christians Kxpetience *3 FliOJI MISS. I.. A P. I am travelling through this wilderness? I mu hated by the world mid (Satan /t.nd in this world I have no pence, I Hut in Christ, sA-eet consolation. , tuall r>Vlien first lor Heaven I set out, K,tM' I thought the ro-ul from earth to llenven :i 4 Was peaceful, mid I had no doubt? I knew inv sms were all forgiven. men i did not think that I so soon i lier.M Should meet with trials so affecting, Wllol That I so soon should be east down, hijt i That spirit and flesh were ho connecting, hrilli I soon found out if I would gain ' , .... . .11 own hternnl I its, immortal glory . . Jf 1 would with riiv Saviour reign, , ' poos I hi list watch upd pray ipy wry to glory. JjfW ^ I asked old soldiers in the wat, uetoi If they had ever he? ii so Inioled j |-'r 80 O fear n<>t, we have said they, | '"r* * Jim nlwa\R found the l.ord de.jyed. ' Wfoii 0 tier ?. So you put {he whole armour on, And tight against the world and Satan i i i I And Miitcli and prnv and follow Christ, j v The corner stone tif our Salvation. j guao 1 then resolved I would j*n up ,trl Until I reached the laud of promise, No more < n this side Jordan stop ' orgai Until in, journey was iieeomplislii d. with I am sometimes in the Valley low, j?to | And sometimes high upon (lie Moonlitn draw I ?>ti times travel very slotv \ expel Until I reach smite cooling fountain. I < My soul discouraged, weak and faint, j Drinks deeply of the well salvation, 1 H?.o i then refreshed, renewed in strength ^|IM t| Kelv on Christ our sure foundation. j were 'Tis true 'twas late ere I began tho I Tu seek to live with Christ forever, j nevei llut now I run fast as I can, j I'10 I1 I am sure 'lis he'.ler late than never. hegai COIISI So-'it the struooJi* will he o'er I er 8,., \n.l the conflict will he en.letl, j uevei An I we shall land on finnans shore, ! ilioiij Kor that is jus? what (hid intended. ol sti Ami w?. fhali sea'e die iiiounialu top ! ho|-p y ad vt e sh.ili cross old Jordan's ' i '.* r And we shad suielv have a shout . .. , , ninth And praise the l.ord forever ami ever. _cltt .. ... I,- build Krom (lie New (Itleans rscavnne. . tint to Pat and the Cable?By Mr. O'Nail- |, hut I | OlMll:|l ON t Ai t% * IHIIIll ( ) ,< li ! I lit.* tili'{jr:.f*n eonie," anid Ji'tuiil) !'i ItlHIil ' iievei Who, in reply, said to him, Fuilh, what ?' ' t ii.-ii ?" ' ' Don't, ye know, imin, bejabers, that i\ery ' t | feel m The news froiu i old Ireland eonies in that | w!iei wny ? j |,js C( The hig ships, ye know, pulled the rope : its to Yros* ihe sne ; | ttrs, The otiM eounthry's tied fast, way up in wine aouic hat ; tnlke And now ?\hci? t|?ey spnke l?o the lightning e"'"l ul funr, dimi It conies I us three or more hours before!" "(Jid out \\id ye, niun, it's ye're own divil's ' , ' in iu |i, Ve might a* well tell ine the moon's chaise jmlg, M'ie! i ho t If he spake the trood Jeiumy, it's sartia and [iron ihrue, plesr We ran gid to the niflon he the tilegraf, '"j? ' too." m ^ - his <1 Ichthyologtcal View o! the Ocean Tel- l,y 1 etfraph. ?*>' A sehoo) of mackerel got dismissed wh#, To ponder this no* study; semi 'i'lie alewives paused amid their drink VH' ' And thought their heads were muddy ; 1 The lolisters turned, in sudden fears, ^ As red as when they're hoiled! ^|J# The w h ales shed sperm ieeli tears .j.| Till ti''l the sen was oiled. kfc The frightened aouU together came *?y q l.'i one NiiSitlitniiiil body ; M" " Each cud looked bluer than blue pille, ^ Or Warren'* nillicoddy; _ 1 ' QHU* The prent "en aerpeiit wondering n*kcd, Su, l yV'hal'a nil thin alir ond toil? |(e? The eeln h giunt brother kpew, | And Mopped to *eo him broil. Any The blackfith turned n little pnle, /a. u. .. . .u.i- uii. i.? ',er v,,-. ..,K ?. .. ? jui'y ? ? > / ^ .^nd trembled nil, fro,., head to tiiis, a j(| The melancholy hiihkut; , |l(>w The ovblerM got op from (heir bed*. : slen. With rather ulci-pv facer; J pt?ri The plaire* flapped their startled fin*, \lril And went to other place*. , ''?*< in* 11 But when the fir?t brief meMage went Through the wide watery hound*. CM,e Jo ditmbfUh Straight*ay v ere transformed j The OreiVl tongue* and aound* ; wee Till (while old hunker* of the deep J Wire wondering and gulping,) t lizin Young iwordfiah rent by telegraph beet A challenge to young tenlping. P*ii| . . . ? * . . . mUs And when they understood the thing, The watery fun grew better? ! tV(|( The ai>nl* desired to a^-yup themselves ej , On every p;i**ing letter; The grave w hile bear*eameswimming dowr^l turl To inquire for Doctor K >ne, rein While the frightened herring* only ?*ked ( will What tiding** from tho S* io" ' ' 8*' frlcrtrii ftnni. i2St? * for a |>r it Ration's Dollar Monthly Magazine, might I Drue Love and False. ifr"'" 1,1 One Need I IIY MAROVIIKT V Kit NIC. hv l'lri ! w liit-Ii s I table at tliink nothing so suddenly and efl'et* tier in v y brings a woman to her senses re dazzling itig the true Mate of iter a Heel ions as ! contrast ngerOtis rival. Hy this 1 mean, that nessj ti gh site It; ay look with the utmost ap- she lien i.t ilidill'erutice upon ail the gelitle- and the < 1 her acqtt linianee, and consider put on isif as standing in a petleeily heart One iim e relation to every one of them, let gather i another woman, he she more or ies-> ' The son ant ilian Imrself, cross the limits she tremulo maiked out as the boundary of her was deli peculiar and aliet:ahle queeiisliip, ami lure iuU s awake at once, with all her ivea lovelines in order to dispute the progress of my lieai mdauioiiu eiicroachcr ; and ten to one peace c? e the battle is ended, she will t|i$eov almost i me particn ar one among her w?tv?r- ilv dowi uljects, whom she is especially de- on tnrni s ot covering, from tiie attacks of I hecain iiiuiny. Ten to one, she will tin I ded lor all me whne she has been asleep at j blood <11 lost or lying among liei inactive for upon til null colors down and semiinds oti" nishioni J, ibe little god lias been riddling Iter and A41 wuli his magical arrows, nil tor arms hi lie ol her, she cannot count a single 1 about hi i in the whole of that treacherous ; tisldy b 11, tliat io not bottuig and fluttering fading v emotion which has smuggled itself his alien ler bosom without her knowledge. 1 fully <>v< the above conclusion Irom illy own eyes, anHence, which I will now relate. rnitdeliy 'ailed Ivlgar llieh-<rds my cousin, al mg. hap ^11 l??3 WNH Ullll IIUIIIIIIHIiy Ml, living I lie adopted hoii of lite uncle and ; his liea<! with wholit I went to icsido after ?o hers, lentil of my widowed inolliei. We I lutd w tir in friend a?Ivlj?ar and I?from I I stole ? ii>l of our ncouniiilMlice. I?nt I and left lliotiyiit of loviito|iim( nr imagined of wind loAsdiility of biit li a thing, nntd lie ale spec ii to talk to me idiom Ins li.Miitilui 1 II Allies IJ row lie?w lioltl I li.fi nev- ,jj(> iti, and it the Until uium he known 0?.B|V j[| wanted to. 1 said I Imd never Anne 'lit of loVlUg. fllle, I !i .d die.lined ~ t eli intangible visions of love and , vojlt.., )( IIIUMI il.S HI llbt III* Mflil . < .M|U ?. ; ... |. , | ? "..tier or later.? . M?|j,.?|, l.ey were all lo io less loin ineeA, I ? > fiiidca, an ea?t h? ttiill 1 was run .j M|( lobntld lor I lie niele pleasure of! t|ie ,|jj| ma;, wiiliotil stopping to l.iok foun- | j.|i0d jin ii or completeness*. 1 eaiiuot leinem | r lack lliat I d 1 lint Ii a ve a lover ; ijde, ks was itlw..j.i an ideal ona--a emu- i 1(, ion of all that was honorable and ! pi,,. v, sirona, li|>riix111 and pure. 1 liad ||H(| j,r< r naused to trace resemblances,either dieek" jr imaginary, between lit it and aiij ani| | (|( of llesli ami blood?least ol all Kd- |,,v,.jy i t liaid's (I,,. |,.u<; .'Oill<I not account for llio decided behind I I?r i t iiiniiv ii ' thai liossessi-. 1 Hie ' i i i 0 j ? ner ">;g! 1 lie lirst commenced telling me of j:,lk ous'ii At'iii**- He talked of Ins vis- |1Hr w|fj i lier, rend nie pa-sages from her let- , |Jt,r r, sv showed me it cm) on sketch ol her M,i,.]iiiu h he had drawn from memory, mid ! ; d my patience thread ham with Ins jc j,r;t,*? fin11is. Cou-iu Atones *vas heautifui, h;?jj ilium, tweet, intelligent, bowitcbing? ^r,,c aide, if 1 illigl.t belie.o half the coin pulM o filial V adjectives which he exhausted tdanie h ii praiso. that he Jt the lime came when 1 was to yj,try fcj a of her charms for myself. 1 >itrii>x; licence of my unc'o and a nut on a yHYii acted summer visit, Kdgar wrote a Y Imjr note to his favourite cousin, tell doctoi .' ier how lonely the old homestead Ague and begging her to t ?k? |?hy upoli j |o0|. ,,f liscousolate minates, and icvite them 8|,.j;,n w few weeks enj >) mel t of Iter sunahi iepe.u??i presence. f lie result of the matter |,,w oVe that in le?s than a week ?Mor llie llu.,j |,18 lllg of the letter, we hitih-d the am ,vlj | I Miss Ague* Brown : who, to tlx- M> 8trMn >wii words, had .'come to lusticate through see consul K-I^nr.' It was very evi mil. to me winch motive influenced her , ^r(i ..;oot strongly. eil< |ook liero is some.lines a silen'. aiilagonisin ,lle sort of magnetic retinlsjon carried on ?J)0 , ^rich glances, careless gesluie*, and Allies, ivinih'e spirit of bitterness vt hUh finds \|r j erfccl outward expression, vet, it is plied, w ? the less keenly felt ill its elleels no j,,, dt*<e it works in secret and in silence.? 'Win i a warfare commenced between Ag 'Situ Browne and 1 at our i;r?* meeting.? Willi ild not hilt pronounce her beautiful. ,.,| |lt.r | one looking into her radiant blue uiati's. , watching the crimson flushing of cheeks, cheeks, or the red curve of Iter dainty j ,jrew would have been butane to pronounce ;h lleient verdict. She was graceful ? nifittil l> Oiiuld she lie otherwise, with her f,,r en\i l?r swaying figure, her matchless pro i)l(> ,|m, lj.in? and faultless symmetry of form t 'Will Iimmi, Iwwiteliing- everything I had p,?ik m *1 I er puioivJ, and vet I -?1mmi?k with ,..* % on < n?li*? n|iMgnmic? fr.?m her courteous ge) ?ul ling, Mini I lie soft clasp o( her deli tame.' while hand. Win will not go into a minute deta.I of the going H ks iIinI followed. It will l?e sufVn-ieiit tune.' lell you that I saw another monopo away :< g attentions iIikI previously- had \Vh' i entirely none, and saw it with a \ wj,|e ?j fr of envy. It was Agnes Browne's You d? cat voice ilia! sung Edgar's favorite ,ejf Mp (s?her smile of appieoiition and |,n,| 0 pathv inaleail of mine, thai he learn caught 0 wail and watch for. I saw il all should* 1 'he sharpened vision bom\>( a dis feci ion, ied and wakened heart. I saw it, and J-f, ?| died againrt the knowledge ll.atpaino prepare I i;?ihe knowledge thai I loved Ed me. 1 Richards with the first, pure, eh- being h , passionate devotion of mv woul. It was a latter galling tiutii ond woman to learn, and I tried it out from my thoughts. As well have attempted to lode myself e air of heaven and still breathe, other had possession of my secret, say it was my rival ? I knew it * iv lot ions, almost boastful way in he qui-elied it over me ; the iuimi el apparently unconscious man vliich she managed to keep her ;, radi-uil loveliness >n perpetual . with tn\ plainness ami aw kwardle graceful sweetness with which ted me in the presence of others, haughty, exulting air which she when we were alone together.? lining I went into the garden to Kittle roses for the parlor vases,? slnne lav upon the (lowers like a us, floating li in of gold. The air ictoits with perfume, and all Na ixieatmg in liej rare am! serene 13 Itut there was a sorrow in it which no outward beauty and old pacify ; and with a spirit of lefbnil bit'erness, I walked mood1 the garden walks. Suddenly, ug the corner of a winding path, e the w itness of a scene not inten curious eyes, and which sent the ushitig back in an angrv torrent y heart. Side by side upon a d arbor se it, sal Edgar Richards ues. One of her round, white iy half shyly, lialf caressingly is neck, the other sw ung coquet aok and forth in the loop of a inc. Her head nestled against Ith-r, the evelids drooping hash r the sparkling liluene>s of her I her curls drifting hkc a cloud of gold, all over her bright blush py face. His arms were clasped about Iter waist, anil as he bent , and pressed his lips li.igeringlv l knew, iu well as I do now. that itncssed the seal ul ihoir betrothal, way as I had come, unperceived, thorn alone with their happiness. 1 I was at best hut an iuappropri ??' e<?issu]er Mi. K ichardt danger M i>s hi. in f ^ ltiowm-had asked me this onesho hottest ninl most, musical of s we stool! together L>v tlie hoil .. . I- - I. J I ." ami violently sick during the eviotis. not well enough acquainted with ereni forms of sickness, to lie a Iiio,' I replied looking up at her. on! just come in from tlie morn which she had keen obliged tor lake without any aticndant.? h air and invigorating exercise Might n deeper crimson to tier niol a livelier sparkle to her eyes, lough I had never seen her so ^ ai that moment, stall ing with skirt of her riding hahit trail ng ter upon the carpet, and giving it tiginu an air of .ptieiiUuess ; plumes ot her cap ju>t shading te for. head, and drooping against lace, as if in envy of the tangled, v cm Is they could not keep in one soft hand resting lightly upon fvVelish palm, ami (lie other t<>s and catching with n kind of child e the gannlotled gloves site had If ns site came iii. i o<>uId not ] |o?r for loving her, c.r wonder !>li"U <i prefer Iter to mo?plain lis ? with my brown complexion, i place looks. hik| unattractive on tliitik lie is dangerously ill, s knit Iter brow* v.iili n pretty anxiety, as ?lie turned to tlo* pliv ho had just entered the room,and I her ^ 'eaiion. The ilorli-r bent r hi* patient, felt his pulse, exam loiioiie, and for a moment he*ita hen lie looked up with a glance go and peculiar that it thrnleu i t;ie hko a vague foreboding of you bravo young ladies I' be ask ing lit si at Agnes and then at v e look like cowards }' laughed musically. llichards is dangerously ill,* lie iO iiliout noticing her remark ; 'and ase is?' He hesitated, it )' I asketl, breathlessly. in j'fx r i a tiysterical scream, Agnes pullliand from the grasp of the sick The color fled fioni her lips and and learmg she Was about to faint my at in within Iters, and led her o room. r<>r ?i inn moment. i er4 Htul had no place in my heart f or ill v ill. She checked tun ?? r closed behind us. you go to my room and help me y trunks 1 The slug* leaves nt /rink, miiJ I am afraid I ?e:f hi readme** Million*. hhw? Itt! you do not menu that you are ,way to leavo lis?him, Hi such a 1 dropped her arm, and moved step in mv astonishment, y not !' She opened her blue eye* am me with a stare of wonder.? in't think I'm going to shut my in a pesi house, do you I If 1 uly known you wouldn't have me near huu, \ c?*U tell you. 1 n't wonder if 1 had taken the in aUeady,' she added with a shod If there was nine for us both tc , I would a?k; you to accompany can understand how you feel al sft in such a placef' ' 1'lease borrow no uneasiness upon my account; my own personal safety is of but little consequence,' I answered, indignantly. '1 trust 1 am not selfish or cowardly enough to accept such an invitation, if you had the generosity to make it. J [ would not desert my worst enemy in such an extremity as this ; and if 1 stood in the relation which you 'Jo towards Mr, I Richards, no power under heaven could tempt me froiu Ins side. As it is, I shall j remain with him in discharge of the du tie> which you seem so willing to relin gti'sh. I shall only regiel your absence j because hr will miss vou.* Agnes Hashed her eves angrily. 'Some I | people will do anything for displav, and the sake of being thought more heroic | than common persons, lint 1 am not one of the kind. I have not the least amhi'ioii for a saintsh/p or a nit.rly idem.? j Vou can ?Jo as you cl.oose about risking ; your lite, but 1 thank inv stars vou are > not mistress of my actions. I never was ! made lor a nurse, and I do not intend to ! he one at present. It is different with you, vou have no ' 'Meanly to spoil,' I interruptedgscorn fully, tor she paused in confusion. 'I didn't say so, though that's true j enough. Mat such ill?tempered people | j as you never die young.' I made no reply, and she stood for a moment, gathering lip her riding skirts j slowly, and beating the carpet omphatr | rally with her gaitered foot. 'Mat don't lei's part in anger.' she said at last, holding out Iter hand with a fore j e<l smile of reconciiiaiiou. * I shall wain i j you to write lire every day how lie is gel ! ling along, unlcs there is danger of ta | king the infection by letter. And you j mustn't lorget to tell me if he pits badly, j li* _.. ?!.... L ..... ' I.\ .1 I... It. .... .1 . ... -w ....... n....K . ...v.. .. .> .?, mill. II is not likely, he will probably l>e horribly ! scarred. Poor fellow ! IJe's so hand j \ some now J' I did not try to conceal my face at her words ; hut just then a faint tnoan came j 1 Irom the sick rootn, and 1 broke away | fiom her with an inward feeling of thanks giving that Heaven, which had given me 1 an unlovely face at h ast had not made I uie Iteiriiess. I will n<>t my that 1 enjoy ! ed iho duties of the next ibm weeks.? I heie was something terrible in being shut up in that louel) old house, having I no eoiiiuiiiiiicalioti with the outward | world, breathing a foul and contagious atmosphere, hearing no voices hut those . Ill iiltf'initirllll UIU |?ll t AlCI'lli Si* tm uail i J \<sits, and the delirious ii urinurs of the , snk man. My uncle and aunt were s:iil : awav, as I had refrained troiii sending ; fur tliem tiniii the hotisu might lie enter i ed without danger. And &j there was ' i no hand hut mine to bailie the fevered brow, and unx the cooling drinks?no one I j to share with uie the wearying and name- i j less oil ices of the sick room. Hut at last, i ihank Hod / there came a day of reason I and of convalescence; a day when the ! tiliVstir.il said all dalu'er was over, and praised inv skillul nursing ha the saving < of Edgar's life. It was the second week i ot inn convalescence?a rainy August day, i and at Edgar's reipiesl. i had kiudhd a i light lira in the grate, and draw n his easy lounging chair no before it. 'One thing niuie, I ado re I shall let my patient little muse sit down,' he said, a* 1 i niew my chair tip beside him. 'Will yon i Siting me the little rosewood box from the i tao'c m my room I I wish very much to j open it.' ! got it for him, and taking a book, sat i dow a by lib side. 'See, Mary is it not beautiful J' I looked lip. He was holding a sunny | I ringlet ot liair toward me, that needed no second glance to tell me Iroin whose head . it had been shorn. It curled silkily about j Ids ling' r?, like a ring of amber tloss, hot 1 the sigiit of it stirrer, up all the latent hit let ess of my nature. Yea, Miss Browne had beautiful hair,' I replied, biting my hps to keep harsher Words in check. 'Why do > >u always call her Mis* Brow ne i l)o you not think with luu that she has a sweet name? Agnes?' he asked, pronouncing the syllables Itngeripgly, and looking at me curiously. 'You cannot expect me to feel, as you do, a lorer's partiality for it.' I bent persistently over my book as I spoke. The next moment I heard something singeing in the grate, and looking up saw i that the curl v\as gone from Edgar's hand. But surprise kept na silent. ' 'I'lease excuse me for interrupting you again, but I want your opinion of ih? daguerreotype.' 1 look it from his hand- It was the pictured face of Agnes Browne. There was the dainty' mouth, the delicate arcln ed brows, the cloud of silky curls, and 1 thought ss I looked st it, that the blue eves put on their look of triumph and ex ultation. I gave it back to liiin without comment. hiuI Hirain to inv hook. Some 1 n * tiling followed the curl into the grate, and j if i hadn't been rending too attentively, to be sure of anything, 1 abound have sanl il was tlie daguerreotype. 'Ami seo all these notes and letters shn has written me. We have corresponded i j for year*?lygg before I ever saw you, i | Mary. Look at the penmanship. It it I not fair and delicate?' And a hunch of old letter* ?n thrust between my eyes i ! and book, with a ijuicknes* of motion I that made me start. ' ! 'Now. I am g<?>og to show you how I ! I vahie them. Look.' i A careless loss, a bright, strong flash s ! of flame, and there was a ring of white aehea upon the hearth, but no letters in Edgar's hand. I had an indistinct i in pros i sion that his nnnd was wandering, and. ' my face mum have shown the thought, . for lie smiled gnietly and shook his hesd. No, Mary, I am no! insano I never did a wiser or mora agreeable j<>l> in all j my Iif?*. Hnt arrange this cushion at my I back, ami I'll tell you about it. j I did a* be requested, but before I I ennld withdraw my arm, he leaned quickly backward, and it was a prisoner about 1 his neck. 1 tried to release myself from 1 tins unexpected bondage, but with a sud- w den clasp lie circled my waist, and drew I1 me down into his arms. 'There, now, you know I am very week, " and the doctor says. I must not exert myself too tnueli; so, V"U see if you struggle, I' you may make me worse. Bit still, like i good girl, and hear me through.' I was compelled to obey, though from the muscular strength he exhibited, I judged he need have no fear of relapse. * 1 >o you know I overheard every word S of your conversation with Agnes at the ' door of my chamber, on the lirst day of i a my illness ?' lie asked. '\ ott did not speak in whispers, and if yon had, 1 be- ! liove I should have heard you for love i " and sickness make a man's ears sharp.' M 1 made b in no reply other than a second incil'uclual ellorl to escape, but be held me last, and continued : 'I was not : 1 too sick to draw comparisons between her j tutor heartb'Bsiiess and your generous de- j volioti. I knew thai a selfish neglected J unstress could never make me a devoted 1 noble wife; and the moment was sullicienl to turn love into scorn ? passion to indif ! 11 feienoe.' Again 1 tried to lise, but the : arms drew tne closer. 'Since that lime I have been very, vary wick ; bill there has I | always been a ministering angel by my i 1 side?a gen lie, patient, loving presence ' watching about mo, and sweetening even ' s the bitterness of pain with her untiring ' devotion. I have read vour face for ! hours together, when von thought me ! sleeping, or followed your motions as you (lilted noiselessly about my room, and 1 have learned that there is something more desirable in woman than grace or . wit?something lmlier than beauty.' Ili> words thrilled me with a strange mixture of pa n and pleasure, but I tutn ; ed my iace resolutely away from his a glance. And more. I have thought j that lie* one who could devote herself so ; untiringly to my service, humor my exac- j .: . i - ........... ,, What wo need in this country is more .. una not lower gentlemen called fopa \< ? men who dress with taste, are scrupu- I |, louslv clean, wear eye gl sses, if near 1 u sighted, a nil use them as 11 ??-\ choose, do ' o not chew lohaCco and spit in other poo m pie's laces at hotels, theatres, rail ears j j and steamboats. *A f.<p' is in the I nitel j States universally well bred. We have ! < | never known an exception. Manners with ^ liim are a study until they become polish- 1 ?> : cd, and dress a pursuit until it becomes ( an excellence, Jsucli are often models of |, industry. If men of business, they aro ' I accurate, ami to be relied on ; if artists or H hterajy men, eminent for (heir taste. No : man wl.o ever lived was a greater fop i P than Washington, lie ordered his clothes | of iiis tailor with curious particularity.? e He dressed with extreme care. lie was a i\aet and elegant with his liorses, carri c I ages, and cognate details. He w as, thereloie, proportionately accurate in other j t things. Had eye glasses been in fashion , ( as his age increased, possibly he would c have sported one, and looked across a la j hie at the women opposite. Pi't, Canoil.g. the Duke of Wellington, Charles c Dickens, would all be considered fops by t vulgar men. t Among the men to whom England and . the civilized world owes much is Drum- , | . mel, the king of fops. He found society , , outrageously dressed, and he left it, so far i as it could imitate him, well dressed.? J | He Ian I down as a rule tor a gentleman? "fresh water, and plenty of it," when hard- i ly a house knew the luxury of a bath.? | Indeed, so dirty and barbarous even was i ( New York recently, that the Clarendon 1 j Hotel, not long since built, was the first , hotel, which had bathing rooms in con ' nection with sleeping cl.ambers; and the j idea came from a fop, to our certain knowledg. We wish this country no wotse luck than the multiplication of fops < ?of men who are clean and elegant in 1 dress, mild in manners, eschew era of til - I ' tby tobacco, gallant to the sex, and inca 1 pabto of committing an it suit. If they abounded tobacco spitting ar.d st:??l fight ij)g would become incontmently obsolete; 1 if they could be established in lift a Howe- I ry and Five Points, lujuor bars and rows would become unknown. mm-, uisir pamnwy with my petulant feebienes*? breathe a polluted Htinos- i pliere, and brave the dangers of a possi ( i>le death for my sake, without giving 1 her self a moment's respite from her 1 111U.M IT ?t'l > liUUit', Ml V wondered tvhv, instead of being caught '* l?y tin* tr!:Jt?. r of a painted stone?I Intel ii"'. realized tlio vst'n?? of the precious jewel *: tliat shone with such a lustra within tlie* outstretching of my hands. " 'I here whs a hot dashing of blood into \ my face, and I Legged him 10 release me. Not just jet 1 want to know why ie yon did not desert me too, as Allies J' 'Perhaps because I loved ton heller.' I lid not icalize what I said until with it j rapid movement he drew my facedown : upon his shoulder, and said in an eager voice : j ? 'Hare I understand you as I wish I 0 might ? Say those words again, Marv. and Jet me tie my own interpreter.' A |> nestling in 'lie arms that encircled tne? j a whispered woid, and 1 lien my lips were j he?ieged with" a shower of hi-ses and | Kdgar was '1I10 happiest man this tide of ! ,l Paradise. tl A Defence of Fogs- | ,| '1 he N'etv \ orl? I rihule speaks the fol t il lowing word for a class that finds fetv de J4 Questions Answered Tlio Nebraska Post, under the alove ] aplion, says : A few days since, wo received a letter rom a friend at the East, making iuqui- I , ies in regard to our Territory, from which ! re clip lite following questions, and ap j etui the answers : 'What kind of a country do you live t 'J . o? i CI 'Mixed and extensive. It is made up rincipally of land and water. *W lint kind of weather ?' v 'Long spells of weather are frequent. 11 >ur sunshine comes off principally during l< lie day lime.' 'Have you plenty of water, and how o' i' tl A good deal of water scattered about, n lid generally got in pails and whiskey.' 'Is it hard ?' 'Uallicr so, w hen you have to go half a j liie, and wade in mud knee deep to get C( t it.' 'What kind of buildings *' 'Allegoric, Ionic, Anti-Caloric Log and . labs. 1 ho buildings are chiefly outoors, and so low between joints that lie chimneys all slick out through the ;>ot,' 'What kind of society ?' 'Good, bad, hateful, inditfercnt and s lixed.' 11 'Any aristocracy ?' 'iVar y onc.} 'What do vonr people do for a living nostiy 1' * JS 'Somo work, some laze round, one a ' J hrewd business manager, and several I v rink whiskey,' 'Is it cheap living there V ' 1 'Only five cents a trlas*. ami thn u-?fp? Iirou ii in.' Any taste for music ?' I |, 'Str.ng. I>u2Z and buck saws in the ' o ay time, and wolf howling and oat fight' ig nights.' 'Any pianos there V j 0 'No, but we l.avt, several cow-bells, and j n tin pau in every family.' w 'Any manufacluries ?' i ? 'Kvery household. All our children are ' ri omo productions.' 'What could a genteel family in mod- j rate circumstances do there lor a living V ' 'W ork, shave notes, fish, hunt,steal,or, " hard pinched, buy and sell town pro-| ' ierty.' 'Arc your people Miteliigent V 'Some know everything that happens j 1 111 Blllitc ttllllliO imrt U V ilvv. Would they appreci vie a well bred tmily of sons and daughters ? j f 'Certainly, tlreaton blooded stock; f oti'al take them to our next Territorial c air and exhibit thelli.' 'Dear friend, your questions are answer jc d. liring on your well-bred Hock, and j t take your bonie with us.' Manuring. e The most essential preparation for a 0 ood crop?especially of corn?is manure, I 1 r fertilize! of some kind. If the farmer ? > sparing in its application, nature will ' j; e equally parsimonious in harvest time. ; 'otaloes, beans, aud some other crops | iny he grown without manure, and the j irmct will ho of vastly better quality ] i liougli the product be less. i t For corn, ttie best manure is that from j ,, lie barnyard, llog manure is quick in v s action, and forces the ground to yield i vigorous growth though hi excessively I rv lime*, u iims ? lenueiicy 10 parcii me ; round. When stable manure?by this j re menu thai from the neat stock and , inrses?can be obtained, let it be freeljised. As a substitute there are numer* | us fertilizer* which greatly facilitate the ' [lowth ol plants, and yield a compensa. iii); harvest. Night soil is frequently applied to our I oin land, and to that appropriated to the ' [rowing of early vegetables, as it advan- I es thein with great rapidity, and enables In- producer to furnish them for the mar , c-t at an early day in the season. Guano is undoubtedly one of the best j tUOUg tho special and artificial fertilizers ?especially for promoting the growth of orn and grass. Then we have super 1 ihospliale, tar water from gus works, ash- I s, litne, plaster, and the like, without the pplication of some of which, a deficient rop may ho expected. The application of manure will depend nuch upon the nature of the soil, the j line and manner of plowing, the after ulture, and other influences, which the ntelligent farmer will see at once. Stable manure, especially if it is long >r green, should be plowed in, and some rxpericnced cultivators are inclined to the I >pinion tha* most description* of manures ihotilj be treated in the same way; ordi inrily, sliort inaniire, niglit soil, compost, Hid sometimes others ate harrowed in, hough Iliey are generally worked in Willi he harrow or cultivator. Our principle is, put or. all the manure fou can get plow it iu, and with the harrow put in two or three cords to the acre >f night soil compost, or an equivalent of guano. Then, it you don't get corn, we thould recommend 3011 to sell out and go : West.? Granite State Farmer. - ?^? A persou, who was recently called in ;ourt for the purpose of proving the cor reclness of a doctor's hill, was asked if the doctor did not make several visits af- j ter the p&tieqt was out ol danger?' No,' replied the witness, 4I considered the patient in danger as long ?a the doc tor continued his visits.' The young lady who flew into a pa*.* 1 ion has had her wings clipped. i.1 ?_< Jll Xf 1J II Wl, iuirirft(. (Jive your children an education, and 10 tyrant will tranible on your liberties. A word of kindness is seldom spoken ti vain. It is a seed which, even wbeu Topped by chance, springs up a flower. The young lady who does no apologize rhen you find tier in the kitchen, but confines her task until finished, will not fail ) make a good wife. I.earn to live well among id men ; till lion hast attained that art, thou knowest ot how to live in the world. There is a lady down East so high-mined that site disdains to own that she has ommon sense. Since thou canst not he wholly happy, ?k? it in good part that thou art not holly unhappy. An Irishman, who was very near-sighed, about to fight a duel, insisted that lie houid stand six paces nearer his antagoist than the oilier did to him, and that hey were loth to fire at the same time. An Irishman was about to marry a Southern girl for her properly. "Will on take this woman to be your wedded vile V said the minister. 'Yes, yur riverence, and the 'nagers' oo,' said l'at. A hoary Spartan was asked what made im live so long, answered ; 'Ignorance f physic,' Fai.sk Aniiiition.? It is the over-curius ambition of maiiv to be best, or tn Im one ; if tliey may not do so well as they rould, they will not do so well as they lav. Pride is the greatest enemy to eason. A paragraph has been going the rounds iLout a lady who has a moustache on ler lip. It is not uncommon for young adies to have moustaches on their lips, >ut they usually grow on the lips of some >lae. liather odd, but true. A a old lady suiJ her husband w as very ond of peaches, and that was his only au't. 'hauit, madam f said one ; how an you Call that a fault?' 'Why, because there are difl'erent ways if eating them, sir. My husband takes I,an. II. tl... ti trill ..( I.r^n.tu ? -- >" " "? *?/ A very modest ladv pent her very modst daughter, it pretty young damsel, out >no morning for some articles. Among he many, she informed a clerk in one of >ur stores, that liei mother wanted to get hreo yards of cloth, for primitive trianguar appendages lor the infant. Caught on the Jury. The following, which we have Leard old as a fact some time ago, is too good o he lost, and may be beneficial to some ;entleiuan who has a young unsuspecting rife: A certain man, who lived about teu niles from I\ , was in the habit of gong to town about once a week and geting on a regular spree, and would not eturn until he had time to "cool off," vhich was generally two or three days, [lis wife was ignorant of the cause of his Haying out so long, and suffered greatly ruin anxiety about his welfare. When ie wuuld return, of course his confiding vife would inquire what had beeu the natter with him, and the invariable rer!y w as, "that he w as caught on the jury itid couliTnt g?-'t off." Having gathered his corn and placed it n a large heap, he, according to custom, lelermined to call in his neighbors and iave a real corn shucking frolic. So he ;ave Ned, a faithful servant, a jug and jrder to go to town and get a gallon *>t whiskey?a very necessary article on such occasions. Ned mounted a muie and was >oon in town, Hnd equipped with the w hiskey, and re-mounted to set out for home, all buoyant with the prospect of fun at the "sliticking." When he had proceeded a few hundred yards fiotn town he concluded to fry the "stuff," and not satisfied with ohc? k- 1?. ..~.:i .v.. 1.1 . j - ic m jh u^111^ uiiiii iriu wuiiu luriitu ? round so fast that be turned off the mule, ?nd there ho went to sleep, and the mule o grazing. It was then nearly night, and when Ned awoke it was just before iho break o' day, and so dark that he was unable to make any start towards home until day light. As soon as his bewilder* ment bad subsided so that he could get the 'point,' he started w ith an empty jug, the whiskey having run out, and a foot, for the mule had gone home. Of course he was contemplating the application of a 'two year old hickory,' or a piece of twisted cowhide as he went at a rate of two foity. Ned reached home before breakfast time, and 'fetched up* at the hack door with a decidedly guilty count tenance. 'What in thunder have you been at you black taacal,*eaid Ned's master. Ned,, knowing hia master's excuse to hia wile when he got on a spree, determined, to tell the truth if he died for it,, aaid 'Well, master, to tell the truth, 1 was kotch on the jury and could'ot get ofTp U.*