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Sold them lightly, lightly fo:d them. ild the hands upon its breast, Clothe it purely, clothe it saintly for its final home of rest. Ligbly, gently ; softly, softy, now the cherub's smiSle y,m trace, Like a spirit's form 'tis melting o'er the infant's lovely face. Gently, softly, softly, gently grows the holy, heavenly blush, Coming like a seraph's breathing, spreading as an angel's flush. Litt it softly, bear it gently, rest it in the cof fined boune, Yold the snowy mantle round it in its little cof fincd home. Smooth it lightly, smooth it gently, do not brush the curl away, Thus it rested %hen the infant loved a:.d prat tied all the day ; Gather round it, humbly view it with a hushed and silent breath, View the lovely dreamer sleeping, happy in the: arms of deatb. Gently, gently, let the mother take her last fond look of love, None can know her broken anguish but her guardian God above, Turn and do nor. mark her weeping as she kneele her babe bezde, Tura and let her gr:ef escape her in an over Shelming tide. Softly, softly, bear the sleeper fro-l the scene of death sod g1oom, Jear it meek1r, bear it humbly to its chill and narrow toub. Gently, gently, heip it genty, smooth the little hillock o'er, Xether, do not mourn your treasure, it is ouly gone before. For the Herald. TO--. When round the blazing hearth we gr oup, A voice, a form, we miss; Ah, then we feel that sorrows dash The cup of presenit blies. Is she for whom now falla the tear, Absent but for a while ; Ad will she soon return) again, And glad us with her smile ? Where, where is she, that absent one, Whose laugh like mui broke In richest tone3 upon the heart, TAnd gleesome pleasures woke. - Ah ! she has gone! ntot to return, When spring repaints the flowers, And carpets with enlive-ning green, This earth we fain call ours. 'Tis true that tree, now stripped and bare, With luscious fruits vill bend ; And foliage on a thousand trees, Their tin'.s in beauty blend. TIhe stream, now bound in winter's chain, Shall once more roll along ; And dancing 'neath the sunny ray, Pour forth its gladsome song. All nature soon shall robe herself, In garments rich and fair ; -And e'en above that hallowed spot, An air of beaut wear. But never more shall she we mourn, Return to make us glad ; - And thought of that dear absent one, Shall ever make us sad. S. Remtiniscences of "Bracibridge liall." BY HOSPEs. CGmtinued. I cannot do better than to commence this etapter with a sketch or portrait of the lady .ef the ruansion, whose powers of entertain ment, or rather whose agreeable manners, vivacity in conversation, disposition to please and be pleased,wbose ungrudging anid elegant 6.spitality, was dispensed "con amnore;"w hose agreeable person and commanding figure, and stylish air, all rendered her an attractive per son in society and at home. She was an or ment to society, and had that agreeable persiflage which renders woman especially attractive in social gatherings, at routes,balls, pirblic assemblies and piaces z.f amusement. She possessed rather an unusual degree of' personal elegance in style of figure, and a re Snad ,cast of features,which seemed especially attractive when wrea,thed with smiles, and that gay, mirthfu.l expression, which was es pecially becoming t.o her. The hospitality at Bracebridlge was profuse and unsoended, and the well-spread board gave abundaat testimony of this, with the well-prepared viands with which it was load ad at morning, noon and eve. The depart ment of the cmeine was nre%dd over bhe competent hands, and never did biscuits, a ]a mode, come in lighter guise or more pictur esque form, muffins such as the gods might have envied, and waffles which were raved about by the partakers thereof, and which were dreamed about by officers in camp; broiled chickens, which make one hungry to write about, besides other things, to enume merate which, would require too much time and space. The breakfast service, as well as the tea and dinner service,were of the most elegant and costly character, and every concomitant which could make those meals pleasant and agreeable, or enhance their com fort, was at hand in the spacious dining room. The owner of the mansion,who was fine look ing and with a portly person, though by no means pompous, had very courteous man ners. He was a well-informed and cultivated man, without conceit or vanity, and was much too well bred to be egotistical. He was ex tremely fond of society ; and seconded all liis partner's social proclivities, and though fond of home and with domestic tastes, he ever welcomed her guests with unmistakable pleasure.. Among the male visitors of Bracebridge, a certain Captain was conspicuous for enjoying heartily the good cheer and society which he found there, and adding to the enjoyment of others. He had a place in every romp, a voice in every laugh. A true Horetian, he seized whatever opportunity offered for inno cent pleasure, and crowded into brief leaves of absence from the army, the fun and frolic to which, as a soldier, he was entitled. Young and ardent, he still stands a cheerful light amid the shadows that gather around the last days of the Hall. Then there was his friend, the Adjutant, tall, slender, fair-haired, and as sanguine and joyous as his con,rade. His mind, naturally strong and acute, was shaped into symmetry by a liberal education, and his disposition, of itself confiding and sympa thetic, was only warmed and fortified by the dangers and hardships of war. What he did be did w ith his might, and what he had to suffer hc bore with equanimity. None of us bear so many of the scars of battle as he, yef norie of us, I believe, have been, and. are_,ore cheerful and hopeful. His brother, the Dr., was of us also;though not given to female society, he would, for a time, lay aside the amputating knife and the bone-saw for the less sanguinary amusements of the home-circle. He. like the rest of us youth, was a soldier, and like us spent his furlouglis much about the Hall. He was uri versally esteemed for his intelligen-e, honesty and geniality of soul. He secured an excel lent reputati n both as an officer of the li::e and a surgeon, and now pursues his profes sion with the most flattering prospect of use fulness and distinction. Another personage, identified with this pe riod of the history of Bracebridge, and who participated prominently in its social festi' i ies, and w ho was somewhat domesticaited there during periods of absence from the army, was one whose literary tastes and acquire ments and intellectual gifts were quite be yond( ordinary, and had received the polish which European travel imparts to such a mind, and whose correct taste in the fine arts had been strengthened and improved by con tact with the finest suhjects of the best mas ters. He was quite an acquisition to the cir cle, for without being at all pedantic, he was very social in his nature, with a degree of mirthfulness in his temperament which was also at some periods of his life dashed with a disposition to cynicism. He was very sin cere, not given to compliments, but careful to abstain from doing injury to others. With his moustache Nd imperial, and his cast face anid head, he was somewhat like the pic tures we see of the poet Spenser, and as his poetical gifts are by no meansdespicable,there may be something more than mere illusion in this idea. He has the clear, deep blue eye of his parents, both of whom were very intellec tual, and his father a man of distinction in the State. A fifth gentleman of our company was Cap tain --. He was for some time the only married habitue of the house; but certa%ly none of us entered more cordially into the enjoyments of the place or contributed more largely to them than he. He was young, handsome,graceful, cultivated, amiable. It is difficult to say what was his chief gift. In these "piping times of peace," and those which preceded the war, he is and was the lover of letters and the ornament of his so ciety; while during the Revolution he partici pated conspicuously and with great credit in the long and memorable seige of Charleston. He still lives to hear us company in these hard, moneyless days. So much for the torches that still glow amid the tw ilight of the past ! Alas, that we must know that two of the brightest have been quenched in the night of the grave! Two, who walked hand in hand in happy chidhood : two, who studied together in the halfs of learning :t wo, who battled shonlder to shoulder through three years of bloody war : t wo,who covered1 themselves with glory : two, who went to those graves where they slumber, close together, amid the lamenta tions of a stricken people! Col. W. D. R. was a native of this district, and although generally residing in the coun Here he was ever welcome ; or, with a quick and versatile mind, he combined a sanguin'e, buoyant temperament, equally impressingard impressible. Ile had ei-joyed the advantages of the best educational institutions of the South, and of the best society, and was pur suing a finishing course of European study and travel when re-called by the political difficulties cf his State. IHe at once entered the army where be gradiially rose to the Col onelcy of the -- Regiment, in which posi tion he was killed in October, 186. IlIe was quick and brilliant in mind, ardent and affec tionate in heart, cheerful and gay in disposi tion ; the pride of his family, the admiration .0c strangers, and the love of all his friends. Col. J. ). N. .was, from first to last, a fre quent-and indispensable guest of the house. He was never at home but he was there, he was never there but he delighted all who met him. He was a native of this town, a gradu ate of the Citadel Academy, a lawyer, a sol dier, a patriot, and, thank God, a righteous man! He was such a man as it is hard to find in these degenerate days, and even more difficult to picture than to find. All the no bler elements of the human character and the apparently antagonistic, seemed to mingle in him in most delightful harmony. Possessed of a strong and solid intellect, a dauntless courage, a rigid conscientiousness,he schooled himself and al' who were subjected to his in fluence and control, in the duties of peaceand of war. le feared no danger, he shrank from no difficulty, he was elated by no success. IIe was bold, industrious, patient, practical. Nor were the sterner virtues all his gifts. He was kind and affectionate, liberal in all his views, unselfish in all his actions. He was courteous and sociable, fond of all the rational enjoyments of life, unwavering in all his at tachnients. Ile was the idol of his family and his friends. He was my constant friend and associate-more to me than the cold cha racters of the pen can picture. But let it be a consolation to me and all of us to know that the death which took away a cherished frien 1, gave to that friend a blessed inamor tality. ; .>eepr.n, br:%ve soldier - t.e at lenzth thy well deerved rest. Light be the sods of native earth upon thy pulse less breast! The softest winds of evening sweetest murmurs o'er thee wave! Spring's fairest, freshest blossoms flower upon thy quiet grave! Sleep on! secure irom care and toil, from envy, pride and hate Beyond the reach of battle's roar, beyoud the shafts of fate. Sleep on! and riny kind Providence grant us an end like thine, To fall at duty's post and pass into the life divine !" NOTE-The writer of the above desires to ac knon%ledge the joint authorship of this article, since some five or six of the personal sketches were w ritten hby a literary frie. d at his (the writel 's) request, for special reasons, which will doubtless be underh~stood by many of the readers. AN IMPORTANT 1REVENrE lREPoRT.-A Washing ton dispa teh ot the 30th ult , sta tes that Messrs. W~ells, Caldiwell and ll:ays, who were appointed a commititee to revise the present revenue system, have made a repirt, which has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury and laid before Congress. Among the recommienditions con tained in the report are the following: A tax of tive cents a pound on ra'w cotton. A reduction of the tax on whiskey to one dol lar per gallon. A reduction of the number of articles upon which taxes shall be laid, aM' a gradually in creased burden upon a few luxuries and necessa ries. The reinoval of all taxes from manufactured articles in time. The exemption of all incomes below one thou sand dollars instead of six hundred d.lIlars as at present, the ex to be five per cent. on all in. conmes above ::.t sum. No tax upon :Ef tobacco. No tax upon retail trades, shoemakers, tailors, dressmakers, etc. TnE Coo.iE TRanE.-The London and China Telegr api of the 4th uit. says: Of the thirty ships now lying at anchor in the harbror of Macao, sixteen are chartered for Ha vana with slaves. All these vesscls will, as is the custom, ship a certain number of Coolies in ecess of their contract, in order to have the mea ns of supplyinig the places of those who may die on the voyage. It is curious that no one has, as yet, found out why so many of the Cool Iies lose their sight on the voyage. Out of a car go of five hundred, f orty wvi I be c ompletelv blind before they arrive at their destination; and as, according~to the term of their charter party, the barracoon owner will only pay for and receive those thait arrive in possession of their eyesight, the unfo'ltunate blind are probably cast into the sea or landed upon somec desert island, for the Goverriient will not permit any Chinamnen to live in Havana unless lie belongs to a master. There were two negro exhibitions Monday ight, both largeiy attended by enthusiastic au diences of white trash. Fred Douglass enlight ened the inferior white race with his views upon the politieni crisis, and that ebony, operatic mete. or, the "Black Swan," made her first re-appear ance in New York for several years. The "Swan" is a virgin negress of forty summiers and two hundred and fifty pounds weight. Fancy this hevy colored person indulging in the vocal varn Iations to Donnizetti's "0 Mio Fernando," and a cavatina from Verdi's "Attila." The effect must have been sublime, and so thought an applaud ing audience, with the exception of one person, aduknFenian, who declared with all the strength of his lungs that he could "sing better than that-nanger anyhow." It is needless to say he was husitled o.t without ceremony. IPORTANT CIRCULAR FROM THlE TREAsURY DEPA RTMENT, W AMINGTON,FEBUARY 5, 1866. A circular har been issued from the Treasu ry Department, rescinding former orders rela tive to taxation on manufactured articles in hands of manufacturers in Southern States, which have been hitherto exempt from taxa tion. After the first of March, such articles will be subject to the prescribed rates of taxa tion under excise lax, no matter what is the dAte of the mannf:mt'!ro The Presbyterian ChUrch. The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, one of the ablest ecclesiastical bodies in the country, which assembled in Macon, Georgia, last month, issued a pastoral letter to the churches under their charge, which has been greatly admired by all denonina tions for its clear calm, and Christian counsel. After reviewing the action of the Church in the past in relation to slavery, and in corm menting on the present condition of the freed people, the address says: "But in this dispensation of Providence which has befallen the negroes of the South ern States, and mainly without their agency, your obligations to promote their welfare, though diminished, have not ceased. lebtors before to them when bond, you are still debt ors to them when free. You are bound to them not only by the ties of a common na ture, a common sin, but a common redemp tion, also. They have grown up around and and in your households, have toiled for your benefit, ministered to your comforts and wants, and have often tenderly, faithfully nursed you in sickness. I hey are still around your doors, in the bosom of your community Many of them are your fellow-heirs of salva tion. Together with you, they need it ; great ly need it for time-for eternity. We are persuaded you will not trn away from them in this day of their imagined milleniur-we fear, of terrible calamity. Do all you can for their best welfare, and do it quickly, for they already begin to pass rapidly away. By pure ness, by knowledge, by long-suffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love un feigned, by the Word of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, by honor and dishonor, by evil report and good report, let it be shown to all men that nothing shall withdraw the sympathy of your heart or the labor of your hand from a work which must of necessity and ever rest chiefly upon those who dwell in the land, and not upon the strangers who visit it. If their condition is made better, if souls are plucked as brands from the burning, you will have the comfort of knowing that you were, under God, instrumental in such happy results." The above eloquent and Christian language must commend itself to the hearts of all who have an interest in the welfare of their coun try. NEw YORK, January 31, 1866. The important report sent over the wires on Monday, by the Agent of the Associated Press, of the President's conversation with Spnator -xo-f -CTofnnctceut, has created disgust, not to say, consternation among the Radicals. The 7ribune thinks, editorially, that the report is correct, and that its publi catiun has the official sanction. The Presi dent is -tiing into very bad odor with the extretnists. The negro orator, Fred Douglass, lectured before an immense Radical assent blage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, on Monday night, and at every mention made of Andrew Johnson the name was vigorously hissed. Now that he has openly declared his disgust at the negro carnival going on in the halls of Congress, and intimated his intention of putting his constitutional veto to the crimi nal and absurd measures which the Radicals are rushing through, he has fairly been given over by that faction, and may be considered the leader of that great Union party of the whole country, of which Raymond, of New York, Voorhees, of Indiana, and Perry of South Carolina, are equally the representa tives. The Radicals have overshot their mark. Their intolerance and arrogance have driven the President and his political friends into an alliance w ith the South and the Democracy. A great conservative party, made up of these elements, and strengthened by the influence upon the Northern masses, of such men as Seward, General Grant aid Vice- President Foster, will sweep the polls at the next fall elections, wh en two-thirds of the new Con gress are to be elected. JEFF. DAvIs-STANGE RUMORs WHAT HE SAYS AND DoEs.-The rumors of the rescue of Jefferson Davis from prison are assuming a new and strange character. It is now hinted that the authorities desire his escape, and facilities have been offered~ him, but that he wcon't go. There is little room to doubt the awkward embarrassment attendant upon his confinement and rejected trial. Chief Justice Chase does not hesitate to say that he cannot be convicted of treason, and Thiaddeus Ste vens declares thaLr he is nothing more than a foreign leader, about as much amendable to the laws of the United States as Maxim4ilin. I have it from the best authority-from au thority which you catnnot question-that Mr. Davis feels the most ample security, Hie said less than a week ago, "my defence is com plete now, and rests solely upon the law, which will be administered fairly I know, and in perfect accordance with civil justice." The shameful petticoat story will be put to the blush when that time arrives. Mr-. D)avis is at pr-esent in good health, eats heartily, reads a good deal, and gosseses, as he said the other day, "a good digestion and a good con science." lIe receives letters from his wife three times a week, a nd keeps a journal every day.- Wadhington Cor'. Ya8hville Banner. WASHINGTON, February 5, 1866.-In the Sen!lte, Mr. Fessenden called up the joint resolution from the Committee on Reconstruction, proposing th~eI Conisti tutional Amendment, basing representa tion upon population, and excluding from repre sentation all persons denied suffrage on account of color. IMr. Sumner spoke in opposition to the resolu tion, and offered a substitute, declaring that all persons shall be equal before the law, in civil and politIcal rights. He occupied the attention of the Senate during the entire day, contending for- the perfect civil and political equality of all men. In the House an amendment was offered to he rules and laid on the table, setting apart one day in each week for the consideration of public business, to be cal.ed " While AMan's Day." ~A resolution was offered, instr-uctirng the Com mittee on Reconstruction 1o inquire into the ex pediency of levying a tax on the rebellious States, in order to defray the expenses of keep mg up a standing armay amiong them to keep peace. A Paris architect is said to have invented a brick which hardens with time, completely re sists humidity, and is said to realize an econ ome of frty npe ent in building. THE SOUTH IN CoNGiGss.-The Hon. C. C. ,angdon, formerly editor of the journal to vhich he writes. now a member of Congress rom the Mobile District, has addressed to the if.bile Register and Adrertiser a letter, dated t Washington, on the 4th inst, in which, af er reviewinog very forcibly the action of Con ,ress upon the admisibi>n of the Southern Rep esentatives, he states that he has come to the ,onclusion that the Southern States will he leprived of representation during the whole ,xistence of the present Congress. The motives w ich, in his opinion, control he action of the radicals are so clearly. and vell stated in his letter, that we quote that )ortion ot it: "The motive of all this is perfectly transpa -ent. The radicals are a-xious to pass cer ain measures, and among them amendments o the Constitution, (as I have stated in for ner letters,) for the double purpose of consol dating their own power, and also as further >unishment of the 'wicked rebels.' Were they o admit the Southern members, all their well aid schemes would be certainly defeated-es >ecially all those which require a two-third ote-while, if the Southern members are ept out, the radical majority, in each House, s sufficient to enable them to carry all their neasures, bidding detiance even to the Exec itive veto; for instance: parties in the Senate iow stand thirty-eight Republicans, eleven )pposition and one vacancy (from Iowa.) We sill give the vacancy to the Republicans, ma ing their number thirty-nine. Admit the wenty two Senators from the Southern States, nd parties will then stand thirty-nine Re )ublicans, and thirty-three opposition. No wo-thirds vote for them here. And besides, bere are three Senators classed as republicans, x'ho will vote with the opposition on allextreme neasures of the radicals. These are Messrs. owan, Doolittle and Dixon, and this 'will make it a tie in the Senate-thirt% -six Repub icar.s and thirty-six opposition. So the ad mission of the Southern Senators would de prive the radicals of their power in the Senate. and this is reason enough for keeping them )ut . In the House, parties now stand; 13 Republecaus to 35 opposidon. Admit the 58 Southern members and the opposition is in reased to 93-niaking it imp,,ssible for the radicals to carry any nietsure that requires a two-thirds vote. This view of the case .satis ractorily explains why it is the Sonthern mem bers are not admitted. It is power versus Constitutional right." TEXANS IN MExico.-The editor of the.News, riting from Galveston, on the 6th, says: One of our citizens has just received a let teir froiii Xijor~StrobdiT, led Tepic, Mexico, November 1865. It will be reuembered that Major Strobell, with his family, also Colonel David Terry and his family, also, his nephew, Captain David Terry and some others, all left in company for Mexico last June, only a week or two after the final surrender of the Trans Mississippi Department. The conpany went overland by way of El Paso, and after reach ing a rich valley in Guadalajara, Colonel i erry determined to set,le there and engage in stock raising, and there the Terry's have taken up their abode. The letters described that coun try as most delightful. But Major Strobell desired a residence near the coast, and so pre ceeded on to Tepic, on the Pacific shore % here e and some of the other Texans who left together now make their home. Major- Stro bell says he had just returned from a visit to a rich and most beautiful island. contiguous -to the coast, and 100) miles in length. Hie is ne otiating with the Imperial Giovernment foi the purchase of one-half this island, and says he will certainly succeed in eifecting the pur chase. is object is to invite his frienids from Texas to come and settle with him, and be able to let them have fine lands in a most delightful climate. A MYxiCc EARTHIQUAKE.-The following is from a p)riv'ate letter : MALTRATA, Mexico, Jan. 3, 1806. Last night about 6t o'c-lock, we experienced mnselfs oclity a tremndouhis earthquake. As msl,Messrs. Talct,t, Ingalls, Geneld Stevens (late of the Confederacy,) and Colonel Rhett, were sitting in the house belonging to the comn pny, we suddenly heard a nroise which sounded as though a huudred men were walking on the roof over our 'heads. The senlsatioLerieated by this noise was ter-ryfying. In a moment one of the party shouted, "'An earthquiake! To the open air !" WVe all rushed out and arrived safely in the yard adjoining. We had no sooner got clear of the building thaYt the most terrible scenes occurred. All around the yard were sheds erected for the accommnodaion of horses. The gound began to shake immediately, and in such a violent manner that it was abnost imposeoible to stand up; and it was with ditticulty that I could keep on my feet, even whrile gwping a tree that hrappenecd to be near mre. In the mean time the sheds and adjacent houses were fatlling down on every side. The horses were neighing and rearing, the women were shrieking, an,o al together it was the most kan ful sece I ever bo ed. Mr. Talcot's house is a perfect wreck, while fortunately, the one I occupy, is still upright. Te dome of the Cathedral keli in w ith a crash, and the South tower, in which the bells werec lo cated, is in ruins. The scene about us is desolate enough, and I can sincerely say that I hope never again to experience the fearful senisauou of an earthquake. I have only tinm' be;or-e the mail closes to say that our party is all safe. Oiilv two persons wer-e killed in the villa-e. We have rnot yet heard fro:n Orizaba and the adjoin ing villages. There is a panic prevalent in the Prussian capital, secoind only to that caused by the ap peara.:ce of the cholera. The trichine disease, a new and terible malady, is ravaging Pi-ussia. and of those attacked by it at least twenty. five per cent, die a death as horriblie as that c Herodl the Tetr-arch. Surgeons2trace the origin of the malady to a species of worm that at tacs pigs, and as the Germans are assential ly a pork- eating people, and prefer their ft'.d only patially cooked, the new scourge has ut terly disarr-anged their habits, and caused a reeling of intense alarm to pervade all classes. Her Von Bismnnuk, the despotic Prime Minis ter of Prussia, we also learn fromi our Berl in orresondence, is endeavoring once more to pat ch 'up terms with the Prussian Legislature, whose struggle to obtain constitutionaIl hber ty was temporarily suspended by the out-break of the war with Denmark. Herod's wife is said to have been like a Fe 'nan rg.ization, because she had a ha :mt he, (held oe:tre ) REASONS FOR LooKL.xr Pirmm.-iThere are good rt*sons why we should always appear as well Ps possible. Taking into conideration the strong effect exterior things produce upon the mind, it becomes a neces-ity, if we desire happiness. That is generally conceded to be the chief object of life ! therefore, it is well to observe the things most calculate3 to produce such a result A con.ciousness of looking well, being dressed in good t:tste. and consequently pleas ing to the eyes of those by whom we are sur rounded, produce, an effect for ourselves es rlea-ant. We feel nice-see that others ap preciate us, and our hearts warm with a glow of satikfaction which sends light to the eye and lip in genial sniles. The atmosphere about us is pervaded with a presence of joy. It is the thrill of "angels breathing upon hu man lips," which purify us from discontent and the weariness which arises out of discon tentment. The effect upon the spirits of a dark or bright day is unnistakable. As urimistaka ble is the effect of our surrouudings where ever we chance to h:. Our sen.stiveness to exterior influence: renders us happy, det-ress ed or miserable, according to the degree of beauty about us. [n a pleasant, airy, well furnished room, we grow cheerful. In a dark gloomy one, we are depressed. A smilng face charms us to f)rgetf-ines of many ills, while a sober one makes Us remember -them so vi vidly, we are apt to grow morbid and ex aggerate them. In the tout ensembNe of a wan or woman-dress, features and expression --we instanly infer either for or against pleasant or unpleasant. The surroundings speak for the taste and habits of a person aL most always uneringly. The dress is a part of these, and the most important we may say. Expensive dress is not essential. t is the color and itne.ss hat gives it character, Elegance and beauty consist in*its tasteful ar rangements, by contrasts- or harmonies; and in accordance with ourselves and those by whom we are surrounded. Let us, then, try to look well-dress withi taste; surround ourselves v.ith pleasing ob. jects-be hAppy ourselves, and make others as happy as we can. ANEcDOTE OF SIDNEY JONSTN.-"f. W- U. says an exchange, sends us the following anecdote of the late Gen. Sidney Johnstow "While Sidney Johnston resid d on Oyster creek, in Texas, he kept a tame Mexican liottl of which he was very fond, and which foplow ed him everywhere like a.dog. One day while at dinner with General Lamar arid Rev. Mr. Fontaine, he was eMi-htm wtt- pleces of meat and happening to give him a rare slice, with blood dropping from it, the lion seized the hand that held it, crushing it snd growling fi, reely, with angry eyes tixed on his master. Gen. Johnston, without a cry .of pa.n or a single movement, looked steadily lat him and said, quietly, several tin.es, 'let -go Dan.' But the anima' only growled and lashed his tail, when, turning to a servant, the Gen eral told him to hand his pistol, which the frightened negro did, and General Johns4ton taking it in bis hand, blew out the lion's brains; but his hand was hopelessly maimed." Tnrnn PLACES OF JB DE.-Business called us from hone,through the District,- several days this week. We were struck with the number of neat, new cabins, that are being put up all over the country. In severalcasss, we no)ticedI evidences of neatness and economy in the arrang:mnent of the out-door matters. These little cabins ate .the abodes of the freedai a, who, not satisfied tr remain in the. yards of their employers, "have pitched their tents" for freedom in the forrest. It was a subject of rs mark to -see the ebony faces of '-mamma" anid the little ones greeting pass- -- ero-by that they are thus -settled, we trust that . they properly appreciate BOMfE-that - they will be honest, frugal, and industuious Such a curse will hind to them, by "hooks of steef," friends of both races-those ~who can serve and protect them in the houir -of trial and danger. Look well to this ! [Keowee Corrier. A NEW XYAsHINGToN STYLE. -In descrifing a recepti-n at the White House, the Star says: "A peculiar style of wearing the hair, Iast evening, among the ladies, was a subject of much comment, and the remarks were, for - the mo-ust part, altogether in its favor, as a be coming substitute for the waterfelt. The hair was allowed to fall its furl! length, without fet ter or bond of any uescripin and was -- though t by many to be the most graceful style the ever-changing empress fashion has yet - resented to publie pat.ronge." RucE.-Form6rly, we sentX 50,000 tons of rice to Europe; but, since t-he- war, Europ -- sends heavily to us. The crop was -every where lighte~r th-mn usual last year. North C:roina,whose anvnal product used to exceed 200,000Q cas-ks, raised but 8,000. A country man in Savanah, G-i, observed tha t a gang~ of da, rkies " erce working on the streets, each wearng:v a ha! I and chain. He asked one of lhemu n' by that ball was chained to his leg- "Tio ke-p peopile fromi stealhng it,' sai the darkey; "heep of theives about here, Massa." When a mnm and a womamn are made one by a clergy mani, t he que.tion is, whieb is the one. Soametimes there is along struggle be tween them hefore the miatLer is fially set tied. A phys@ian speaking of the Irail con-titui tionus of the woman of the present day, re marked: "We ought to take great care ofouir gradmothers,for we never sh all get :a ny more." TIlE OPiNoN OF A Pm-sca-a DARKE. "Wish Ma-s Lineumu had done kep his free dom. It's jes like Con fedmik mone-y-more you get of it, the less' count it is,"-1:ulez. IA Fr ench phy sician announces that a shock of( elcrc:5 giver, to a pa tien:t dying from the effects of chlor-ofne'n imnmediautely co,un terac-ts its ir fluer.ce and re.sitr-s the patient to life. IH& n ON PIr.Nns- In Scot!ar,d a minis tr refu ed the .sn ient to a printer who~ ws e:gugtd du: i!- a peart of Sunday nigbt inl t-rOuciZg a paper whic-h the minister con-*