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A. Family Comnion, DevOted to Litertuir,3fiseelhmy, News, A ricuiltulre, 1harets, &. Vol. IX. WEIDNESD"AY MO8NN, DECEMBER 17, 187. TH E HERALD; IS PUBLISHED EVE.Y WEDNESDAY MOIINING, At Newberry C. K., BY THOL. Pr GRENPER, EdiLor and Proprietor. Teraai, S2.50 per i*&nuI . nvariaby in Advar-ce. The paper if stop:ed at the expiration of titte for which it is piid. -he w mark denotes expiration of sub 1N ). E.1If tIA M. Con to ti*e quiet laj!! to :ranquil bowers, AV.ere Mdoow those unfading nystieal flow The hilies pure, whose fragrance like a pr:.yer, Wiith tender sweetuess fills this twilight air, W here a sea of chrysol-te. -o a aulass, To :hee pictures all earth's scenes as they pass, Tct its fleeting griefs, and the tears that are shed, Stir not the repose of the Loly dead; F-pr th.ev 'i :heir dee:p imnybterious rest Sharc ;u God's knowledge, aud so are lest. Years p.is to thee as "a watch in the ni;lt;' Beyond shadows and darkness thou seest the light, And, knowing the eid, can'st serenely await, TO- we too pass the star-gemm'd gate, Ani thou'l: greet u; then with the angel W, iebMo1C Wer the dark- honi of parting , 4ewhile;L Fdr f:riditt caltu iu thy dying eyes Was'thie'Ti'gliffrom the down oT Paradise. 46 AtrttI3 'kern. The Nervous Traveller. -0 Ly 'MAMIE LEE. -o The Rumimer of 18S iM t i:i was. terribly hot, ye . h:.I t) joundy, al thouigh neatrly ill, fromt St. Petersburg to B wrlint. A fter taki-g mly tiekot, I tooki a survey of the compartments. They worei all occunied. Just as I had decid ed on. going into Otte of them which hold four persons, I wa asked in French by a mun eVI dently excited and hurried, wheth. er this was the train for the conti nent. I replied in the aft1iirmitive, and be, a friend of his, and mysel, took our scats. The whistle sounds and we start. Let me here ex Lplaiwto you the constr.nt.tion of tire Russian carrtiages, which differ from those of both England and' Am.orica. A door opeus in the athdle of the side of the carriage. On entering this door you go straight foward for about a yard ; to 4e right and left of you arec two nther passengers, at the ends of each of them beinga door. Th~le - doors open into compartments ex tend-mg the whiol3 width ~of the catrriage, and capable of seating about eight per-sons each. Facingt the entrance is a small coupe to hold four people. You wi! understand, then, that, supposing the middle compartment to be emnpty, pesn occupying the two end compatt ments are s3peralted from one au other by two doors and a long p)assage-this rcnders it i mpossi - *ble to overhear wvhat is said or done in either place. If you will keep i.his ini mind, you will readily un der-stand what I am about to re late to you. 1-examned my twu comnpanions over the top of a nie ws ''aper.- Ond was a fair, tall, - b,uilt ma:n, vih mi nustace Goodd\tother, dark, with --~ Frenchman welI, yet Town Conna invited?1 orderly condnein N. Rot, -nagent 1& The Wheeler Guno 3 Ageney, of which rove its ~the efficient chief nfts, ar< been removed to theson offe ission Room of Mes . Sevier:d maci sodtosumt th"'~~e .h 'otton mthehe ty of speaking,6tiC'Etglsh and I soon joitncu -.sie contvers-S tion. T hey seembjk fir-st affa ble, bgt soon; no doubt, feit the ntatur ~adistr-ust which is so chait-cri1 tie of John Bull on his travels. However, it turned out that al tifough, they spoke English it was here and thereo initerpers.ed with aslhght smattering of "Artemnus Wardism&" They belonged to the Northern States, and our' reserve Ssoon wore off as we argued out h~e respective claims of Feder-als andConfederates. .1 need not tell ountt>iat both my companions had tavelled a great deal. I never met an American who did not ! Th~ has gone to the very ex tremn ofthe-.line of rail which ..being. laid down f-rm oscowv to jhe East. They had -slept Twith the workmen in the *opeui ar, anxd snored away quite -amy amo~ng a bor-do of semi-ba - ias. Oftcour-se, one of them beon to Jerusalem to see how -were getting. on with the ex. aiohr.We got on well to a er, arnd were on suftiently in tiners at the end of the day' re osleep in the same car. . The windows were double, onl~y half of the double, win. - would openU , the seats were kly cushioned. The sun had 4 shin ing in thtrough the dou healds. so t1 hat wv wV on( Uv )too .lad t) ,olaee ourlv.Ves witil icedI beer and excerabie cIaret ait t:.e few statio-n, we Saw. I'ol il:es ,ian liles we w(tnt on 1hro->1h thick fre.-.s, ~without seii. a sin ,de hop.se.. And then thie eveingm camen; and1 after the sun h:d. set. the Lir sveeit-ed alimost :s sultrV a before. We dined toth.r. m1111l then adjourned to an end conipart meit of another Carriago. A iamp had bion lighte'd in it, a1d ther" was a curitain, WhiCh Whlen drawnX: over the lamp, rendered the c: riage almost dark. Soon after we left tile StaLiou where we hal dined, a sudden glare of light burst 1ponl us; wye felt the traiIn quick 01eil its speed, anI a Ilomnt1 Or two we Were overpotw:-e by a suffocatin,g smoke. We el5sed ths window:- and found that the for est oil each Side of, 11s Wero In tlameos. Lonjg ton gues of fire dart d out here and there, and scorch d the c%rriages. If I wete an adept at word-pailnting, I nould 1teislto describe thue SCene1, but it was fa beyond anything I Couild make Vou feel or understand. A arter of a mile or so of this, and we left, the ire behmd u, 011lV too iankful to have escaped so easily. And now we bega to nake pr. paratons fo gn sLep. My two ellow-travellers were evident. iv old hands at this sort of ting. lhev took off their coats, and folded them into pillows; their collarsad ties were neatly piuledi to the wall of the carriage: slip pers replaced their boots; and a: ter spreading a large silk bandker ,.def'over their coats by way of* a pillow-case, and getting out their travelling rugs they were ready fr bed. In the iietting over my bead was placed a sUall earpet bag belonging to the latter man of the two, whom I will call Doug las. Ie and Brookes, his coipan ion, lay down o:, the s .at opposite to me, thus leaving ie tile other seat ail to mysell; Biookes with his head, next to the w7indow%, and his face toward me I with my Face turned toward him, so close that I could almost have touched him. Doaglas lay on the oppoJstte seat with his head next the other ,viudow, and also facing ine. This prolix statement is necessary to make you under;tand my story. Under my head was an overcoat, ini thle pocket of which reposed a six-barrled revolver an old trav elling compa:lion1,so that by mnere ly puting my hand under my head, I COtld( place my finger on1 theC trigg.er. Ihowever, scarcely a feeling of suspicion crossed my mid. Douglas asked me if I ob jeeted to havinig the curtain drawni over the lamp. "Of course not." his done, we could just see onle aother, but very indistinzctly. Then he lay down aigain, anld there was a dead silence. The train went on and on, not a house to seen. through the thick forests. Suddenly a thought flash ed upon me: "What would be easir- than to rob a man, and throw hlim out of thle window? lie vould lie in. the forest, and soon Ihe wolves would find him out. d disperse all traces of him; eat " his seal-skin wamistcoat with as tech relish as his carcass." I aged to myself. "How absurd is is." said I. "I have no0 rea son for suspecting these men." Tue, they had been whispering together, and their rings were rather too numerous. "But what i fool I am. I wdl! go to sleep ; at anyrate, 1 am tired eniotugh." I had searcely closed my eyes, whlen in the stillness. I hear-d aj sharp quick soundl-celicks." I held my breath, and listened; cv cry- nerve strained to the utmost. 'That sounds to me very much ike the soundl of a pistol being ~-oeked. Absurd; no one carni-es piStols now. A mriicans, especial -, always c a r r- y revolvers." gain, cliek. "This is the second time," I thotught. Still not a tr-ace of any mfovemenCit.. The rug under whib Douglas was sleeping at he other end of the carriage, and iiomf which the sound came, (lid ct move. 1 noiselessly passed my hand under my head, andI felt or mIy six shlooter. Thlanlk God. *t was there. I grasped it and aid my finger on t-he tr-igger ; nd think'n of the favor-ite plan f soot a man through one's pocket, I tur-ned tIle muzzle of my trusty fiend toward D)ougias. All thils withIout speaking a wor-d. '-le will have the first shot, at any inate." thought I ; "but I shall be able to r-eturn it befor-e he has tired a second. But alone with two men, whIo are doubtless ar-m ed, i shall have a poor chance: I cannot tell vou tile rapidity wAithi which the thoughts wenit thrioughI m l inid-thloudghts of sill unal. ..l v ed, strangely inter-mingled late t IIrd m 0ee v. But I 1. nainC silent. Oiv-e more Itharp :il. I nearly fire-d-thank (r>d. (1i.1 ln-- and then -ti in, clivk, l ck, lick. ill (uiek successi.w. -.\h, m re d 'tnu h ," e whalt you ar'' abiut: oNU a.-e manI y(~our revol ver' roiundf, in) ivi to place the caps on the nip. Iles." And agraiii, cli!k. click. [ oIIld nlot help it. I stung my eli i) to the task, and asked with I cold calmness which makes me ilum:st shudder to think of'it. ;W hat the devil is that ioise ?" "1 am only winding up my hat an idiot l a and, doubt ess, y-o will all concur in the :tatement. Very well; wait a ittLc. I iniuediatelyk woind up n-y own watch, wihli had been otrottel. and deterimined to yo )O deep. INhat is the use .of all .hesl bsurd suspicious ?" I ea .\t last. With mI hid on mv - v ih- . I went to Sleep. I slept V ll, bIi t :I%wolke suidenily. No '1:1There,as plaill as possible, ,tO)( Dollu:.las by my sid.-. The mner of my re.volver was raised xit!hin a hair's-breatlh of the point t whihel it woul!d fall anI strike he caip. Shouli I fire or not? II the dead of night to be rous i suddenly fior one's sleep is Otartling, but to see a man stoop 1r over you when you do awake, decidedly very stal tling, indeed, speciaily if you have reason to Ispect hin o bad in tentiOns. And now, with my finger press d firmly upon the trigger, but vithout any attempt to leap to nV feet, as Iha'd at first thought A doing, I watched him. He look Id hard at me. I did! not move, id thcn I saw him take out ;omethmng which glittered in the noonlight; it was a key. And hen lie leaned over ne. Tien aid I with a feeling of rage in my eart; "What on earth are yoN ling ?" ire was so startled, that he al nost fell back ward. This sudden novee ar.u-. mala o Id then he answered -.I a1m ity going to take somiething out A my bag." This bag, as I told you, was in the netting over my head; hence b - was obli--ed to lean over me to reach it. 1 said, very bad-temper dly : "Take it down then." iIe mttered to himself', and got the bag down. iIe little thought that there was only a hair's breadth be tween huim and dieatia. If lie c~ould have looked through my rug, he would have seen the muz zle of my revol mer pointed.' to his heart. Hie turn aside, keeping an eye on me all the while, and took something from his bag. What it was, I could not see. Then he went back and lay down, and a!l was still. What was it he had ta kn from his barr? I could not sleep; I datred .not turn my back to them both. They lay so quiet. ly without a soun d of' breathing that 1 was sure they were not asleep. At length by way of has tning matters, I pretended to sleep ;I breathed heavily ; I1 de not whether I did not give a snore. Htowever' nothin g happ'en e. I grmew more and. more sleepy; I was worn out, ill as I was, withi the fatigues ofAmy long jonuny. Soon, however, the traini stopped This was the only station at w hich ne should pause for' the next six or seven hours. I got a strong~ cupi of coifee, and returned. .I was determined niot to cbange into) an other carriage;: I was determided to conquer' these foolish feelings no doubts created by the wvretch ed state of' my nerves. I openied the door of'umy comn partmnent, and paused for a mo mnt near' to the seat where I )oug las was lying. That moment, as I aterward' foundm nearly cost m( my life. With a voice like thun dri. I )onglas. leaped to his feet and asked wvhat I was doing. With inexpressible politeness, I answered that I had been into thc station; I wondered if' he wished to pick a quarrel with me. IIe did not reply, except by a sul ly grumble. I went and laLy dowr as before; I could not keep awake At last, giving mnyselt' up to amI fate, I turned my face to the wval of thecarrxge, an.d, with~- -y re v'olvr' in my hand, went o1T into sound sleep. The next mornuiut cae. WXent into tihe station an performed our scanty absolu tion together. And then. a!! lo.kin vey tired, and very thankfl tha day had conmc, we gradually b. aan to talk with civiilty to on a notiheri. flouglas asked mec what kind ( a nighlt I had pae..d. I Iau ghedI and said: "Nct a ver; L ' .vu, my p.a.i*,' sid he. "I di n.t Sloop a wink the wih>ie Ilingilt. .\t la;t, tlte whole reasonl of these alarms 11 caMu. The% 1:igh1t b0 oe. whIIo11,e%n e Wkre fOgrt real.y fUr bel. Ie i:lo! lotic"-d the butt of my revolver stivking out f, iy poket. Th0is a used his sIsiS)cious1. Ile b)egan,r2 as I had dkne to think over what might happen. le i ought of ie at P>a dL!- BadeII W i his ban k-iot es. and of himi.wself lying in tle woods, arid of the affection those wolves would havC for a fali.sized A:eri can: :111d so his ierves were shaky, just as inlre had been. 1lls s.; PlIon1sw row0le by the way in which I had ask.ed vh.at the noise Was wieni Ie was wimi ing ip his watch. At last he coilhi not rest. and. geing veryge nlv :0)Id widi lrea! Cautioni. lest he 110Shou.L:MlS0 the in in with th, revo,"ver, Ire 1nulocked. his ba,iid Irew out o it a formr:idabLe s:x shou!er :o. 110 knew of the pian) of tiring wi tho xpt ex*pig onk's weapon to sight. :rid expec-e,L he said. to fee! n billlct every m11om1ent as he stood exposed with his arms raised to the netting over my heal. Tie!] wher I came in firom the station, lie was sudlenIl y nroused from a doze, ad.1 it was with thie grealest diftiCityk). for' a 11mM)rent, that he refrained from firing. IHad eitr Iw of us given Way to our tirst im pulse, we should probably have gonc on liring Dur six barrel.; at On1e another until one of us could fire n1o longer. m1t then the other would have to pop the body through the window, and say wn more about it, aIl whother Col fessin' the fact or riot, have run a good chance of being sc:t of to thi Iflifles of Siberia without any more questions being askel. A fter a mutual explosin of aaghter, we became excelleirt friends, aid travelled together in much lar monr to Berliin. Thle moral I draw from this al veimnre is, a word and a blow, bt the word first. A TINER IUNT. Fit'M TiE .01UNAL. OF C-APT-A A\t four P. M. 1o7hta that few of us expreted any sport Lord'ombrmere adnn te of our p)a rtyvn mounrte d elephants, and taking twenty pa elepnhantis to beat the c ov'ert :a carry thre guides anid game. pr~ eeeed toward the swamp porntet. oat as the lurking place of th buiffalo-devouriniig monister. TIhe jungle was in no plaever2 high. there being bat few tree: and a fine thick covert of gra:s: and rushes. Everythring was far vorable ior the~ sport. Few of us~ hoee,expecting to find( a ti mountedl fr'om ourr elephants te ret a shot at a florikanr, aL bind o the bustard tribe. wich we kill ed. It afterward proved tim there were twvo tigers within: hurnred paces of theO spot wher, weC were* walking. IWe beat for half an hour stead iy in line, and I was just begin ning to y awn in dijspair, when n: elephant suddenly r a i s e d hi trunk, a in d trumpet-ed severai timnes,~ whib mi y mnah out ( elephlaii driver) informned me wa.; a .sar, sig~n thait there wals a tien somie w heire bhetween the wm rd an our nobility." Th le fo,rmrilal line of thi rt.y elephniit5, tiherefort brouight uip thin ir left sthouldber:. and beat slow ly brr to tire wim: ward. We had gone abouat thr ee huii d red yards in thItis dirne'-tion. an hadl entered a swamnpy part tire jungle, wvhen sudidenily tl orng wishred for 'Tallyho !" sal u ed ou r ears, ami a shot fromi Cial tain M. confirmed the sportIin "EurekW!" The tigrer answere the shot wvithr a loud roar, an boldly chba r ged the line elephants. T Ih e n occured tU most ridiculous, but miost prov'ol ing sceine possible2. Ivr clephant, excep)t Lor Combeirmere's (wh ich i was kowni staunrchr one), turnewd tai in spite ofall the blows and ir pecations heartily bestowed up themn by the muahronts. One, Ie e\ped irus ini his retreat than tI others,~ was overtaken by tire er, nd severely torni ini tire in le.;while anothri, even m.-n a lrme. we \ coCubl distiingrish ti. ing over tire plain, till Ire qfui sunk be w' the hrorrizorn. Tire1 or, in tire meanwhile, advanre to attaick iris iordshrip's elephian ut, begg wvonuded ini tire loins I apt M.' \s shit. failed ini b rmi n1 shrank'. back amori rue rmashes. 31yv elephan t W tuO t) a tiOn : 0,d wVheni I r-anl ab,ng..side of (Con brmr'e :~ :hose heroi :ual hiin a i.. stoo i k a ro k). h!e wa.- (Iuif e1c,rS 4/-" : at haii sngt tied Al hi.Xrtai le. ip lv h:id) i him air gun.wan iie ii t pore ' ar ' volleyr ii;on' barin ut :n the t i. r. a e attai a aIn the char; fel r.: c:esg'ow. i i .-e. al sht m . war e ddupon hiim bwfore, hie drocddad ; upon whi,h-w g:ave a rg-OuJ hearly W bo ! Iboop !" ad stowed him UPI In aI P;Olela A-\ Lord ennirm : ha/ .om11 e m0nW inutes aline s"rained te aack ofA, the tit- C/~ pi inL Mre0 dly aWard ed to himl. Hlavingt load-ed anld reoformled line, we aga.ini ad7ameed. andl after, bu: in ;1-flor hal1f* al hot]r, I saw thle gras genty mo< about onle hunlr d red yards in fi)nt of' me ; and soon alte ia hir' tirc reared his h ea and Shouldc s above th. jun g .asif' to recoum iter u.s. I tal lv-bo'd, alnd the vlole line rulshied u r ward. On arrii;g at thI s)Ot, two I gaer.s broke: overt, aId can tered quietOly ae(ss ain openl space Several shots vere fired, onc of* whiebi sigitly to4ched the largest of them, who imnii ately tundic-I round, and roariig. f'ariously aind lashin r his tail. :me boun<hng to War*d u-; but app:im.rntly -alarned by the fo r : i l a bIe line of VICe11,1ants. he uh -Stoppedi short, andi tunl in. the jqnjc again, followed by is at full specd. rhooe vihc had- the f a s t e -t clephaints iad now the best of tire sport. aid when ie turned to fight which he .;3o0r did), oilly three ot* us were ip. Aa soon as Ihe aced aoiut, e Attcmpted to Sprin tn Captain .i.'s elephant. but was stopped by a Shut in the chest. Two or thr'ee nore shuts .brotgj t li n hl is kices, a!d tie noble beast tell dead in a last attemlipt to charge. IL wa, a fill growni male, arid a very tine ani mlai. Near the spit whureo wC 1ouid him. woro discovered the rern of a well-picked buffalo. One of' tiM men, had ini the neaintimtle, kept the -,s..II tirer inl vivw, and w, -ion llow Od tu tire Sp).t to Wiiul ie hal bon marIked. It was a thick. lmarshy'(overL of broad flaV leaves, and we had to beat thrb'oug-h it twice, and c were btegininghuc to think of' givinrg it upi, as tire light was waig hnCapV.ain I.'s elepharnt, whieb was lagging ini the r'e:u-, su ddenuly'~ uttered a shrill cry andI came rush inig o)ut of tire swamp,j~ wi th trie ti ger hanirngji~. by hris teethi to tire upper' par't of its tail! Capt aii P.'s si Liationi was prerplex ing' enough, his elepharut matkinrg thet mnost violent ellor'ts to shake off his bacek-bitinig foJe. and himself unable to use iris gun for fear of shootiing tire urnfortcurate Coolie. whio frightened out of his wits. was stanidie g behinid tire howdah, with iris feet ini tire erupper', with ini six inches ofi tihe tiger's head. We soonr flew to his id,c ando qu(iidyil disprateched tire tiger, whlo, howee, did nout pint iris gipe un tilihe had re~~cve eighrt b alis; when Ihe droppe1rd off thre poor ele pliant's mrargld ta;l quite dead. LTe elipan~ut only survived ten days, but it was shr'ewdly suspe~ct ed tha t Iris more mortal wounds wecre illicted by somenc 01 tire spotsmhen who were &vei'-zealous to rid him of iris tr'oubiesome Thu lin i about, two hor')ils, and t witin sig'ht of' camp, we founrd anld slew thre'e tigers5, a petlee oh ood for-tunfe rarely to be nmet wv ih ini these modiernu ti mes, when tire spread of' cultivationr, and tire zeal of' l2ngiishr sportitsmien, av almiost ter'minated tire breed o1 . these aiimals. Four otiher sports men of our par'ty returneiid t.O camj tis ~ iiening, hayrug been out four da ys~ ini a di tYeren t dirlectioni. threy only) ki!led one~ tiger, but he wa anr inna.errse best andr was shoc) donr tire heoad of' C'olonie F.'s te phant, whib hre wounded. severe'c !v Tis is consid1ered tire aem, o f tiger shoo-ting. Air 1owa f'ar'mer says he frequent ly r-ises cucumbers five feet long anrd'i had oneC this season five f'ee four' inches.'' It, perhaps, woul Ihave been as well had hre madei even' six feet. -We would -like t tr v somel of' tis seed in our Soutla erai courntr'y. (A pensive man, with a baske fali of nes1v hats, was pssing th Woter.'t House, F"riday,. when: quarLi ter o)1 ai ton of beautif'u snro slidt fr om tire roof into his basket UNot being a pr'ofane man. i suriffer'ig was intense.-D)i, r A man in Raleighn wrote 118 to m. evrd on a nnodtal ard. n.urious a it, I;-. be. it wa. en irely to b e expected that far way under the equator, oil the he inveam iulartr ofl.lore qhoud (MIQ Upon th.- s:in-- tales thla aIre' ()!b ebihi-el in U It I r room - it er tl .\r Lio ee. The adve1 are of our Jack thte C:t iillvr, vhu Cballenged the WelSh ;giant 0 eat Wit h himl. Pr,)"ssor If:r-tt i(:u-.l related in Tipi hinggeg inl B>razilian forest; the "kartlpi as" are awthropoinorbic wmo piritS charteiz by reverse 'cot: who ladl the trAveler astray,. ierhaps to destriaction. bat who. ,t h o n g hi geinerally mtaleiielent,. omeUtimeos do man a ro turn; nany ittihis relate iov the hI .r h- be.n l1e). nted ty one of Atei w%itIt unorrin.g arrows that an never mlis,6 tie ml:uk.' Man :nav sumeti:S ontwit ithi ; and L k Loki of on e of Lthem.. that a h'ilnter played Oil olle o1 themi-t hI :ek tie (wianit iiiiier's trick, attd Lduced hin to cut hiIself OpCt Aid thtus commit suivide. S:,, too, Ljthe Tru pi Oiara. or water spirit. ilke the Inerlaiid and I1turley of North:ernt my thooIgy, en ices itui man beings to her home beneath the water. A_,ain, tihe Amazo nial Itdians1 ita1rrate the storv of a Ittatelh t rn,1 ing betweei a tortoise and a deer. Tlhe urner tations her relatives alontg the :uar se at short di-.atneos anI beat her an tagonist-'a fable found also in Africa and Slan.' ema.rks Pr'of. !iartt ; Iound ai-so in the sea iSlanlds. we will add, antd substan tialiy the I'aiie everywhere found whiebt illustrates the gencral truth that the race is not always to tite swift. The swan maiden the It dIan.s Lave -lso; Only with' theit it is a dress of parrot feathers that the Spirit lays aside ; she is SZized by a man fure sie cart resume it, and becomes his wife and the mtother o a new tribe. Ieast and bird imlYths Professor .Irti f6uin-d numert;;s in the TL'j;i. One of these is about a second wiSc torLoise. ie wag'rs with a big adnr. aini tLh going to a taPir, he wayers that ho canl pull t-e ta pir into the water. The tapir and the tortoise proiceed to the water's vdgo, where the lish awaits the contLest, aind the tor. toise, tying them both togotheCr wti .a sIi., wins the wager for aftr a long" struggebthfs and api couessthemselvesex has.dby the endeavor wvhieb as eacti supposes~, he has mad.t aganst the enourt ofi the sperspi ccious tortoise. The ibis, in less ingenious, but equally effee Once on~ a time the night-hawk spoke like peoplei. IIis shirt wx pretty because it was so red, bu ibis' shirt was black and ugly. The ibis looked at the ntight-htawki and was please2d at the night ha~w le5Sb irit. ' tnid thy inr ti me,"' he said to the iight-hawk VWh dost thou wish to borrov myl shir t ?" T1he ibis answered I wxish to anuse nilyself, anudg to dance. oVttintti he?" t n ight-haLwk asked. To' this th ib. is answred : 'Until thrtee day afe. The night-ihawk took of hitt sh&it't 4and ga~ve it to the ibi: "lere it is, do not cheat me; I wit theeC." Tlhe ibis went away never did he return ;he wcntcon: pltetly awaiy fr-om u.ho nigh t awk ;never did he appear in hi tight, agini. T1he nightt-hawl \ind thelo it-hawk wecpt ; heo er (I anid satid: Ibis, bring back in shir t o me !" Ahvways he eric T his W\ is why the night-ha:tw roes cladi nt sombaer attire wvhi the ibi is of gay pluma:ge. ai perhaps itI is) answer thte quc ion, "\Vhy is thte ibis red ?"' tI thte fable was invenited; if .o.)t tgot .1in to a large class-as, for iinsta the class con!t:untt:ng~ the Lai whitich makes the aspen shiv bcaulse it f*urniishetd wood for tl cross of Christ ; the one wh1i - iarks the haddock with a thut , mdt iinger mi ark, because Sai t eter held him by the right har . and took the tribute money fr<: t'the fish's mouth with the le o and a thousand other similatr f: - s kinowtn to mfore anibitiouis ets titan those of the cave anid h and heartht-onE. as well as to the; t We do not know enough of c upi to guess whItiethe the< maitd of the night, hawk for I shir*t resembles his natural ei -and Professor Hatrtt does noti s form us. A manLI whlo hais invitedl a ne(w: cipt for cleainfg clothes patraL in his advertisements under standing head of --Every Man I Own Was-,erwoman :' 1; lhe Ire i II ilnl mIrI i: aw !!. r ir.,I w b !.a : -Q o lml : ku L! it is hli- r:q l. i f in.. :m L n ner , a d U L: -i X gettai th.:m at the~ exi:'. o : u t lerIs. i Jc.l has been kn.n ti t,j a thre !in ne st r u h :! t e wit u Callal i e|~I 'r[ h):l't~a B!t Jed1 one day iet hs m-'atci. Glancin.g in to a wc1l1-.Iwx I t:aurat , he us;iedl slu.ing :o one b: tie tables a mnan he "I-nIe-w, and at w lI0se CXjIliselhe hail o!teni least ed. So sauntering carele:-ss- in. t he walked up and f1:ni:irly stu-id ped the man.tl hew knxew on th1ek siloi.. deIr, wVith th e excl amiatio ; a:I sa Bil,o!. boy wht ar:o l il i:i int ig y in 0r d .C l . !ork into) aL large paiece of doe. luked at it in a enlating mn ner, anI! then genLIV piaced it i1 hiis moth, looking )ut of the r n1eir of his Ce at J ed1. Je.i could not go thi.; anl so b againi said : "I sa%. Ibi, yi know, what. ai e you dwin_, ?' lii i turned, and, with his mouth fi!!I with the air of* a man who Wa V fOing to IpLt S011etLiing OILt ' 01con 1, aid atts -ravelv shakiig his head., lie I plIied ini a myisteriou whse I r5 -1 m.~ "Eat ing.I Jed was stlmped, but i e - d4ered. "ah, yeS, eating ;'an theli i an allnimaitel i way :w% say1V B il. o.1 b.v, 1li. wait r .u you know." Bill was mwst happy. Wuli Jed take that seat. J ed took it alnd Bill removed the wile alnd a romnant ot duck to the othor she of the table. -No.. be it known, and it is a Lact that ihould have been atel before, Jed had dined SeVeral time befoeo that day and the wine had ben rath.r strong, and t hI result was that he had not be sitting4 a great while beolre I liable authority, dreaed Sw dreams" of sulptu,otis dinners. Bill surveyed the field, care,Cully plpaced aii tile remains of his dintier in f'rot of Jed, and then ietly aros and depart0ed, an6 never pi:1 d hi bill. J ed slep on 01 uneonleious Of thze plot to destroy his peace of mind!. until a waiter woke himi up. J ed looked around. anud askod i.he wai ter for umyn friend." .lie of the napkin, looked at .1edh suspiciouslyv, andL then saidA. iel , e's gonle." .1 Jed th ought he would go also. but the wvaiter objected. KThe .gentleman must pa:y for his dn s necr." : Jed .;d, Hle hadI eatoen no' - dliner, The water wais obdurate ,he could nlot hielp) that; he was .very sorry; but theo gentlemlan: uzilt pay upi. The2 ga elm:l .had no mnoner- his frienda certainh-' mu lst have forgoOtten to pay. alnsi :would rettur, Thec wai ier regret :ted the cireumstance very muclh, but heC woinl have to keen the e g.en theman in pawvn until his friend sdidi return. J ied, by a sulpremfe effort, kept .from fainting, atnd with a desper. -ate air sat downi. Somec tin.e p)ass ;ed, and at last anlother frienld to) - .Jed dropped in, and to him Jei -wenit. and. with tears ill his eyecs s in feeling words portrayed the sit n ation. 'T'he sympathies of Jed-s L. friend was aroused and Jed wae S- TIIAuIi YO U." ThereC is no0thing" that Costs so) klittle as politeniess, anid yet it is a ecommodity that few possess Or Stake paints to enrlich thiemselves s- with. Ruidenelss anid ill-manners aare so prevalent that, whenl we Sconic ill contact with a polite per sesn iv are apt to be astonished. e With: someW persons this polish is rnnate, also hereditary, for the re eis more good and evil inherited sthian is generally credited, and in bothers it is developed by propei nt home trainingr and retined associa d, tions.0 >m Tu politeness springs iron it:1 goodness of heart-a person wh Lf- ;s symnpatheotic, who looks upo. to- h iis fellow creatures fromn a person ut al standpoint, Cannot fail to b, se polite, feeling prompts generosity urThe contrast visible between dres: 1andl mential caili ber is cnrious to: 11s student of hIumatn natutre. Th< 7, genine jewel shines forth th< n- brighter inl proportion its th< setting is dull ;the patched coal or humble dress of tell fails to con eal~ thle trute nobility of charace lie within. [is To those desirous of unpressmli thie snhbjr-t nnpon thei- fI jendl, w( iCII !i*AJppo.,ed to :i a fli> rd *o.: !t.>: io : e i rn s *r..ib th siipl 't.ha y u v i r s . I ree oin t !.rng:henin on1 'leu a -II v 1 A. *- La I Si l )'. L 'A1 t fa IV 1'. A s voll)Aj. i g th0 i'!aces. Tose of us w h ,Lv .e advantages which goo ele.y afords, shoubi u-Irely b( AC Aum h.ela-ses,who e urround ALritV. ACec -.iin1 to urI actioLL SIs our ruw.i. ii' we grudt ni a:ini'el'ty to u. and womle; w.hom ih I mso wo Ul bi TiIE V.ALUE OF TIME. ne line orning w hen Bonj' in al FnkLIn was tbusy preparl-in IS IlW paper lol c t pe 1'uss, Jung stepped Into t0 storei all "loill.lor 111;w 0; peu al.11 IU01 ilr more oC ii r t e bo k.s U. ilj:.liv takh. inc h .s a'! lie as'ked th "' )::e d la . '"()ne oll,'!" s:id le. Can -(ju ta!c less than that ! -N o, inJce':: 1.t i tne price. Anohe hurwas nerypas :d. wXhen tiIhe lou:r ah! .\ir. Pra:.k!!n at home "Yes. he, is ill the prinhtilng c ice." ' wait to :see -,him." Ti.e bori edi:itiv iniforme \r. Fran k liiI that there(" WLS u:I the stole waiti-'g iee hill). Franlo as oonbehlild tl U::lter, when the loun'.ger, bo( in hand. addressed him10 thus: -Fran;Klin. what i the lo wc pU Can utLe 1.1 t his book i.I,Un d2lar an.d a qu.e."V "Unil delar ad a uarter! Wh Your young n1i1n audked only o dollar. "OlTraue, said Fraffuklin, 'iand could ha:ve better afiorded to ta a dol1lar thzan to ha.ve been01 tatk out of the otliee." The louniger seeined surpris< and wiSlhing to end tihe pale'iy his own making, said: the lowest you can ta:ke for it anue dolhier and a half." "A dollar a half! W hy, you fered it youreself for a dlollar an. quarter."' "Ye,"said FrankAj~ln, "an Ih better takon that than a dol. und a~ mIft owW. The lounger paid down t prlice~ and went about his busin;i --if he had any -and Frankijn turned to the pri nting~ office. Weclip the following~ from A. Tmmn~.l.!.e; TI n.u:1.:n *X .-A dujIter of LAev. Mr*. Rlichard living. a fe w :oiles fromi this pi: genmtlemaen. wenA!t to his hiome. fut hima ait worik.SpAke to Iand >1hook hm;~ with hhni. and: then: drew fromo un her shawl a pistui. placed it at i2reast and fired. The muan, at last counts. wasi. liVi. bult in a hocpc 41tAe . Icr win: 13~T..l t 42 I The 1IalIe ardAla ';iA ZtL ta hono tatn h as d ~ontt o be ::a rid t-2the young l0ady rAjil A3.& Ricaurdneend wa but~ to e eack"ion hlais plirhted wore : hoAr anL hd .so tritiedA~ hi :*an Wdhot shn reeie intoelieribo contempltadsl aostaer rherw bithdiantd taftr he roetivr ll UAues resdenc ina bugny h.iue pan wt herm yofnth brtr frthairo fromunde bo s Mis Rihrdson adhebrthe $1. bot arrested pafmtler ten shoting hadd peinarycrihtlunbefo cousitona lEst whocounts them of Mil airyicouty The bom uw to this section and hails fruom (eo -J/ko (~) Tenese) WJa'g Tri>une. Josh billings says: "Thare is thin't about a hcn that looks isdom: they dhon't kackle mi until after they have laid their < Sum pholks are aIwuz a brags and a kackiing what they are agte do bforehand." AIVERTISINC RATES. n men Li.. r ate of -: I onean: fo es uierton ..).:Ive ''4122 ri: me~ ints ten mer cent'on ab4.jle~. - rc cer, .uceTns he siuar~ as ordir~ y oti4c~es i loc coUa n 2: p'er iinc. e n t mnari:Qd with the n r. !r of oer:o ~ w e,, ker.t ia til fbr!.'. and -ia: accr.ingly. .SPee-. contrac:s made wi:h large a(lver. Users, N;th ljeral deductious on above rate.s. Dune with Xatness and Dispatch. Terms Cash. FOR rnE HERALD. MIIu NT PL..r.S. C.. Th I:.n-ai.n on tho North s he u reek opposkte ti v.ilIlag. 4 1noriYkn Grovi", nlw hi theoc:ui,:,,n of Mr. Sayv.. a .. 1.- : I rom irg: in. in one ol r t Track Farn-' s: ' in 1t n ihb: Baer: in un r,uv u i :r. ,rt y in S. hundrel m.-:l Tom:ut plants. vh*-1 1covere : foiy-five sin hi4. The IIot an11d Coh I_dS .on:i , * six hrnitlred1 s::sh fr.nnt. ;; 1-4x.4! fit"in,- .o thon fr:iune5--th-- !I heds he4 (anly m:nral.. ana:utificiallhe:>t thus~ i:pt up to force vegetation. When tile plants attain a height of ilve or six inche . tey :tr tr::nsported to the- "cold" beds. which are not manure<,. I for the purpose of gradually hardeninii them before ,eing Wxposed to the chances cf the e11n tield. .Mr. S. ha:in:u:rted an exteniv .ystem of4 amr:in:e> on tis place4. wvhi'h w il! rodure vahusde rlirs, not oni. Witi regatrd to *.impr,,v*,ig hethh, i, wl will ex!r iuo, mo k s7:aLi-v e-', on the 1rp1fo the V:C-.--i:'' g 11 r a mu be che.ultewtreure offl o d toythe acidt m - t oik , espedil,'y estr::etiv. vege r. E. . Hai", a 41n o : ,:u. Ven (aI*;L Ir. W. Ifall. h Ac. ton. own th :v ohingp!:-e ->theWe. Extra EakPn.!fre n :n 01. 1...'110'un 1.1'41' CO( 1;"" I 1-r. and1 Sn:.1 BI:m-, and t~ crsi Tom:().jttoes.. TheC Ilot and Cold Deri L are r0yofed Iv :bti)out o(n 2un<ired ant! iLry nalilh- 'nd occupy : Qn a .t :2.n' Lh"*':laCr-e.Op Oil dhe lhl rBia.l it,krolv.,n the mr:.-h tO the CIrek. is 8 l:ih-O:td. for the in oinnun. f h11;* place In-1 .4 .* I 4 3fIr. Sayre-' on1 which' theC v(-Zetable Iare transp1ortedI to the he4:tts. which t:ta themi to the ste:tUers alongside the wha'r'-: ii the city. sionatl visitor to the city, is theC Sa4d onei i that he -ees so few of thle (hi :uilnhar 0 faces- and bulsineCss places. in2 exiS(ene(' etiuet no1 4w. Among,(.. these few isth kexten'i''e Clotinig e'-t:ab~lit of iI in ]in- Street. Tis gen2tlieman by hi's uniform com-rtesy and acomlmoda tiona di-played in his buinellss. has o 4.a-c 4 hxon' of fiCder ad-d'AX4n (2nd tho1se who pu11 lrchlase a're very apt to re We present~C.i below a fo' ':w:.. r,f a leg:1 doetu12ent'' fou'2d by- a Newl he ~.r. wile travelling- through1 MAd 1'Oon ( 4u'nty. N. C., re'cntly. ItX will abe ob,se.rve2d that the uinds of th,e oN'orth Catrolina J1usticeS of theC Perae is NOTITCE. "State of North Caredina, Madi-n I County.-Justie Crt of. John A. Garrell, agance lecy IBeahl a Thie defendent in this case will herebs take notice that said attach d mnent was this day. 12th July 18 r returned before m;e. 1. T. Oietrr d .ustice of the Peace in andl for naid he county. Lin township No. 9, for the dle Sis fendent to appear before me at my if 4.ie nteIt a fA s - - > -to show case5 or fiale judgement ande c..t will be rendlered aganuce him2 tbfr dnbt x Co4-t and said attaeiunnt~ was levied o:i the tuhiowing~ acuers.~ e ,-It-- 1 Truntik wyaing 7s lbs &~ i2 conitn.-G ly-*ks-:j N0vels-2 pair d-ien' glove 2 hunidles of old let ters- v\ p:rs r L,ies0 ho7e :In 1 nd hook --k It0$-1 Pie.44 brew:: 21 ap-5 larg tabhle spson. - eap.aI- Razo/(r &' >tr:'p & bri':h -1 tab!-- L iiVC"-G- t;ahl forks-I pr einth f 1 :a!!C: eiles Bel 1 2- 3' ass-l table ek..th-5 21 l p24.-e. ' 4.t up--:s p Ladio h . 24 p i I pr Sleeve - I - - 14.as ibtte-I lot of aX .'*''nl &. ch:ldreni ware 1ismall 41 f ~ ' '~~-t,l threadl-and4 b "'"1 ch1 is. con)'d'1n1d to the use h -.':2; (in 21' and 4~'. c tltional ju -.4~. th S~:~ of tweg~ doli.:i> and cost to aid Ithe m;aid and14 fihial at the end4 of thirty re days from: this date thereof unless the dlefendeut replys an appear and' an swer the plaintiff according to Law. hOThis the 12th day of July 1s7:L d -I. T. OLTING-El. J. P. iS for Madison County. er ._____ ourt Says the St. Louis Deinocrait; of -The young lady who signs h?ers'lf 0,O 1LonU' andl sends us a poemlette Swa' of tavelve v'erses on the~ coji.i. ii of the streets of St Louis. is reclues - ted to make her poem longer or we ier cannot print it. Sixty verses ~ia- wouhl1( be none too m~any : me-anh. awhile we will hold on1 thiose ini 11:12d, merecly whetting the reader's appe14 >nec by giving fout- lines. wh:i4h read cs IiC. Go see what I have sawn. uh Go feel what 1 have fe:t; ochterl an Go outi h at ae It . An smee ! ht y have smel!' 'O go mUni wytseektay yo bu yt g yo-mu vel it by thshet cor uuay