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"TO THINK OWN 8i:r,F BE TKl'K, AMI) IT MIST FOLLOW, AS T11R NIC III' THE DAY, TIIQli CANST NOT TIIKN BE FALSE TO ANY .MAN." - % . , ^ s , _ , ? BY ROtt'T. A. THOMPSON. PICKENS COURT HOUSE, S. v'. SATURDAY, MA11CII Hi, 1858. VOL* IX. NO. 3i. I - - ?ELE?T.Eb",ip?KTI?iV-_ J "Hallowed bo Thy Namo." u BV MIS8 KI.IXA COO It. ,, List to the drctuny tongue that dwells ' d In rippling wuvo.or sighing trco: Go. hearken to the old chyruli hells, ft The whistling bird, the whizzing bee; Interpret rights ami ye will flhd s, "Pij 'H ?- > -I..-*--'' - vi mur/ tnwy procpum : (| Tho ohinxes, IliO eroaturps, waters,. wind, All publish, uHallowed l>? Thy narao!" ? The j?rig?'lm joilrnejM till lie bleeds, r1 To gain tlio altar of 111* sires; 0' Tlio liormit pored aboTO hia bend", Witii zvnl.llint never wanes nor lies; e< lUit holiest rite or longest prayer That, soul cun yiold or wisdom frame, What better Import can it bear p Than "father, Hallowed he Thy name?" ti Tho snvaga kneeling to tho sun, Jj To give hi* thanks or ask n Iiouh ? The ra|?ti\veH of tho idiot one, Who liuighs to see thatc-leur round inoou; 1 The s.?int well taught In (jhrMiiui love, "1 The MoMeirfprodtfato at his flume? All worship, wonder and adore. 'l And end iu "Hallowed l>n Tliv nmiut'" , , ; u AYIwle'er mAy bo man's fuith or oreoil, )i TllO?,S J)l!?ciOH8 WOltlH OOlrtpWrtP il still; jj Wo trace thorn on the blooming ttimd, o f We have tlio in thQ flowing rill; One chorn* h:iHs tl(c Great fiuprjune ; ,, Kiicli varied breathing i.->()ie sauio? Tlio strains rtiay ill (far, but' ?he tiikmh (j In, "Father, llnlloweil be Thy namfe!" t I8W03JL5.&KV. M Napoleon's Mercy. I J X.ipolpon wu.1 conversing with. Josephine, j () when one ol' his oHioertf ontorcl imtl nrniotuic- I ,? eM a voung woniiin from Lyons. A " What in hor'IVnsirtOHfl with mc*?'' I, ' Somb . petition," answered do Morrillo. c, tho effioor. s| Tho ofliccr noon ro-nppeared, with a ludv leaning upon his arm, whoso face, an inm-li n as could be scanned through the thivik folds J. of a veil, was vcvV beautiful. She trembled |, as she approached tho doftr. 4< MiblmniUHnlln " url>ie?%n??v1 !??* ? 1-!-?..! .. .iu^'viou nut ^nuiu iviti'i <q[ ly, " take courage, hut answc^-promptly ovq- u ry question tlio emperor proposes; ho detente p hoflilutiun." 'i'hon ushering her into the t, upneious apartment, he bowed ami retired. . f, The trembling girl, pereeiving Nupiilco. , t, on whom hor fo.uiowt fiopos* dopoinVxT, forgot 'j ? her timidity ; alio thought. only of another.? (j Throwing herself at tho feet of Napoleon,:dio ,,] exclaimed in a Voire choking with emotion: " Mercy, aire! I sno for mercy ami pardon." w She could articulate no uiOrd. Josephine ?teppod from her partial con- () eealinont, and then approaching, contributed t| more by her Hvinuathnun"' wnni* ?>f a^onieut to restore tlio riourrijjo of tfie'polN |j turner than oyoiv the Rmperor by his gracious manner, na he bade her rise. ft " Your potition, Mademoiselle, ' said lie. t| Henrietta Armona (tor that wivs her name) ,i lookod iinplprinirly at tho Kmjtcror, and o\- i, claimed: " Ah sire, I ask pardon for Lutis Delmarro, who is condemned to be shot bfi v to-morrow*. Oh, grant hint your royal ^ir- j, UUII i ?( A cloiul gathered on Napoleon's brow as lie ti interrupted her with, "A desertor, M-.ii'cntoi- |j pelle ; he has twjco deserted.. No, he mu,st bo made uu example for the. remainder of the regiment." M " Hut the eauso of his desertion J" cried Henrietta, in a&ony. " Ho Wris compelled to j join tho army against his will." > "What-are tho causes of lus desertion?" rt interrupted Napo|pou. " T\vo weeks xiuce," answered Henrietta, " lie received no\ys thai an o?ly remaining v paront, a mother, siro, was on her dcath-bcu, and longed day and night to behold her sou. j.; Louis know that relief or release from his 0 past was impossible, llifi mi rift was filled c with one thought?that hIio might .oloso'her eyes forever, ere they rented on a son she Iqv- i i ?.:i :... ? 1 UM no IVMlMIJf. " Did she dio?" asked tho Einproas, with illtCIOSt. "No, madam," replied IlonriOUu, "she at la-^t vooDverod. Hut hardly luid Louis rc'joiv.- j( o.| lior blessing, been folded in hor pro [ ho was torn from hor gra*p by th? offteor of jiintho. and dragged hlthor. Oh! must he ilio? Moroy, siro, I bosooeh you !" ' Madommiiollo." ?aid . Krvpoluon, appa? h ^ rontly softened, tins is tho pocond .olFonCc j name tho first; vi>u omitted that." o " It was," saul>*ho, hesitating and color- j. ing, "it whs?that ho hcartl I was to bo mar- (l rie<i to Coilrad Fcrant, vrhum I detfaf as much ;< AO I.A 'I ? 11 * I.o ..VI uvun, . ivnnuuruu IlUUI'IClia, wun nai- [{ . TCto. ' f " Aro you hi* sistor.thiit he; fuels so great nn interest iu-.your into,' asked tho ^uipe? * ror. j, ' Oh, no, sire," ni\}<1 Henrietta, tje'r Josvly cheeks assuming a still deeper hue of the ro.se n ' f am only a cousin." "Ah ! only a cousin," repeated Napoleon, p . glancing at Josephine with a nuppro^ed mile. : ti "?Oh, sire," said Henrietta, " rcci)l|cct the f, anguish of his widowed mother when ?h<! re- ^ collects tuai mo (UWOtioh of In* won fl)r h<s? it? 0 the cauRO of his diath. "What,**1 sho'doh- ^ tinned, "can 1 do to save him?" ni?\i1hfypt*jf sir}, forgetting tho presence of royalty, burst ? intotaars. Tho kindhcnrtod Josophino ^luiu}- 0 at tho Kmporor with eye# expressive u pitty ttixl sympathy. Sho not mod the worklilt's of his faeo. ahd folt at oneft tint it was very uncertain whether Louis Delmavre Was ^ to be shot the next morning, , , ,'r u Nu|K)Icoi> approached tho weeping K'r^~ " uiiu mvotiiv iookoo np ami ^Xrinji =- a " Mmloiaotsclle,',' Maid h?, " would yougivo f, your lifo for Mm ? Would you die, could Louie J Xnlnitrttc l>o restored to liberty and lii? moth 0 ' f- " lIo?riottA started bi?ok< doodly* pfti<K look- g cd fixedly fit the Hmperor for ft nv>infcnt, thori turning away hIj? buried her faae in her bands, t| Afiorla?ilon<,,o of some inlmito*,. Henrietta looked upl " I billing" said <d?ef in a vft- b rylovtvrticA. NrftK>loi>n lookoiMBfetf In aur ' prino, ft? if lie liAd ft;itScipiU<jd :<o ready nn ianfiwor to his'propositi. ,l f will *e<* #vqii * f uproiu," wid h?\ " in tl\e mrantlrrto aecopt Much accommodation A* lislmlldir.MW." f -. i, A* 09 tfic door was olovcil upon the q ;W- " ' >3 ?>j J tit petitioner* Napoleon walked to the win- Cor ow against which Josephine wan leaning, ^ ud aaid ; " T see how it Is: Louia Duhnarre (.r!l| i the lo.vor of thin young girl. 'fruo to woian'? nature, she has hraved difficulty ivnd ?n anger to bbg hit* release." 11 " llmv strong must bo the love she bears ir him," ?aid the Kmprcas. eil'u " Ah !" returned he, " 1 luwo a mind to the object this lovo to a severer teat. Mueh 1 i jjjj, oubfc whether she will give her life for him. ti 'evertheloss I will m>i> " "Sure," cried Josephine, "you arc not setdfto^Loui* ciiri certainly be pardoned with- 8*rt ut the death of Henrietta." two Napoleon drew uetir the window, and they foil mversed in u Sow voiofc. the * * * * * ^?0. Henrietta stood alone, in a magnificent aailment. Hours passed unobserved, ho in nscly was she absorbed in reverie : a small (''.1 titled paper was tightly gruspodirt hovsnnill I ' ' and. Oi? it wore traced these words, " V de- i hoi ?rter is oyndoiunwd by tho law* of the ntir.y ' tin1 i suffer death. If you \v|bIi Delmnrro restur- .)];i ;l to liljorty, tlio means aro in your power. | j. Ire day dawns ho nifty he on his way to join j." ( ih mother wlioin ho so much loves." "Ah!" murmured Henrietta, " do not I >NV )vfl him too?" Pressing her hands upon wh or ho -rt, n.s if to still its tumultuous breath- hut ?jc, nho paced tho apartniont. The door pov penod, and.the Ohovalior do Morville outer- Sol S. Ho paused ere ho articulated " .Made- j(je " I uin ready." replied Ilonrietta ; "my J1,1 ! (vision is insult'." ''ll' Do Mcrvilro appeared to comprehend tho uui nport of hor words, lie looked upon hor [ eln itli rovereilce as well ?h admiration, as sho i virj tooil with the high vesolvo impressed upon [ ()f j or bnautifiil brow, " Follow inc, llademoi- j >1lc," said lie. They tr.ivorsed Ion* eorrid- j ^ rs and numerous suits of superb apartments: | .m nd de*ceuding a staircase, quickly reached { s'a n outer court communicating with the gurtvd vol onsei Kntoring this, Henrietta was usdier- of I by her guide into nsmull apartment,where sid lie soon loft to herself. f';l] On aohair was (lung a uniform of tho rejri- ^jj, jent to which Louis belonged. On a table vy a larjw plumed cap. Henrietta Compro- nc< ended ail in a moment. wyl Quickly habiting herself in the uniform, ha\ lie stoo'l before the mirror, ami gathering cPf n her beautiful brown tresses into a knot, | laced the cap on liar head. .She almost ut- | n ,, r*i?l a ery yf joy utti?e success of her trans mnutioii. Sim Ijimi'tlint k.. i...j i 1 ) the fatal ground nt tho morning's dawn.? 'ho bullet which Would have struck Louis to wo' 10 heart was to be death to licr own, but she div liruak not back, Love triumphed over the. srt? mid woman's nature. "Louis's mother iS|ni ill bloss mo in her heart," she whispered mu fj mis himself will uover forgot m<5. And I'ten has lit sworn that he loved me bottor ' c nan all else beside." Drawing a lgek of raen hair from hor bosom sho pressed it to her lis, and thou breathed a nraver to hoavon. be Morning dawned. The sound of footiridn rig mused Henrietta* Slio started up, grasped J U(, no hand of hair, awaiting his summons. The j [j0 oor opened and tW'* koldior# enterad repeat- J . lg tho nuino of Louis Delinarre ; they suit' enly led hor forth to die. Tho noldiors P0' rhoso.bullet ware to pieree the lieart of Louis niO ad taken their stand, and only awaited tho to ommand from tlio Kmporor, who was eta- mi: ioned at tho window, commanding u viow of lie- whole ftoone. Slj~ v Oh," cried Jusophino, who stood by Id in, at concealed by tho wi.idow drapery front 'A' lio view of those, below, "'Oh, sire, I can en urc it no lotlftor i it seems wi much liko n tin readfnl reality. Murk tlio dcvnted givl Jai fo shrinking back 1 Soo, who kcc.iis calmly qj| waiting tlio fatal' moment 1" ''8topl" cried the Kmperor-from the winow. "Louis iVlnmnc in par?lono<l. I rc- "J" oko his sentence/' A loud buret (if applauao fVom the lips of ' lio wddiors followed tliis announcement. Not a nc of them but lovod and rOHpeotcd thoir 0?v outrode. The next moment, ere they could ^|u ress around to congratulate the supposed . joins. Do Morvillo had eargorly drawn the 1 ewildorod Henrietta throuirh tb? nrnuil iack to the cell from which sfic had omergc'4 cit >ut u few moiiitmt* before. doi " Hosumo your drew afrain, Mademoiselle; to >?o ho f)ino ; the Emperor vridlvos to aec you. jg', Vill roturft som.v af Hobri'etta was like ortO in a dream, hut a ' .. IStfra of doliciouJi'hopo tlirillod her soul; she W1. dt.the datfnlh}; of hapjphi(>!& break upon her s'u eart. Soon a^nin resuming her protty i-uat 811 ie lineaments !?o Mervillo re-appeared, atiu the riec again she trod tho audlendc-room of tho noi iftfperor. t/iftii)K horeyea from tho irround ?i.. 6 the lofty door swung open, slm taohofd Lou- J(,^ ?. Art exclamation of joy burst from the ps- of hrtth, oh ro*ardleH8 of . othors, thoy 0!lc uhItou into each other's arms. P01 Napoleon stepped jtvraVd. $ Louis Dolniarre," said ho, "you havojust ' card from my lips the tale of this lovely J{o 'irl's devotion anuconrago. Do yoO lovo her for s 8tftfnC*V- ' " I uoufd di,c for liOr," answered l/ouis, roddl'y. ' ' MVfcll, Vrtdl," erred thg Tlinpiror, ' tht. .in* Mtof ono will flufficb. "So dutiful o mn, so |)rn lithful a lover, >v.ill make tho bo^t of hus- M*t nnrtfl.- You, Liodtenutit Louis Delmarro, ft? i*o dlfcclmrgod from your roaciirwmt. ' Rqtufti Kn > your uativn valley with Ifoimottu n? your 0,J rhW the "Here." #nid the foortcrolout Joscphini), f,0i mdrftirig fvom the rccpsSod window, "here To! one hnudrod Muis d'or*, tia the marriage tioi tit^J'rlcnriQi'?..'' in A olmrmingstyupl) Htt0uhc<l thu check of tho ,W>1 oautiful. tfirl as stio rocoi.vod the purao from iiejmud of tb? JfyojJwM. ??, L, the 1 fjirlllff live Niifinlmin'!" rt*nliiirtlrwl s with ft h?iiipf too toll of ^ratoful omotiotf 1 >r further uttornrtcc, ho took tho K of tioi f oiniotta, and making a graceful o? ,<nc?, pal nlUod tho apartment. ^ Fiy A f:BNTi/2M.\v in Franco eomnlaina?l to vet iuitottit that ho had bi'tn ehcatodhy ft mo'ti. What, tin) poot, '.'a m?n of yunr vparn ^ pt$Qvhno\v the monk# I l)ost tliovi know r "H' V 'HU ?wr in lugs JOU HIIOI1KI ^llunl ? afhfc? ? tho ffic6 of * woioaui the Hind part mulft, tho side of a tart, ?nd a monk oil Ml m0 idM." X? W - tr. IttO \Vo* v?rfV Jikclvy?tho ruoro you nr? r?-? j utfi nofl, tho oHoM^r ?ho cling* to wou. Ah dt?t . K jichnlor ; Ivy 1b Uka vrm/inn -the feirftt* r p oling* Wfjrau, inoro vo* ar? r* TicJ. PUi W # *. * * respondonco of the South Carolinian iVahhinutox, Fob. 28.?Tho homo tie 8 (Mi a tors met. in canons, yesterday the Kansas bill, and determined to talc ip tQ-niorrow. The opposition will ltioV take np tho Minnesota bill or tho Pu ij llailroad Rill. There is no doubt c fact, as a general proposition, that th ek Republicans of both Houses desir admission of Kansas under the Lcq$iup Constitution. tliomrh tliov will ' ^?. O - v " "n"f" mulously to rotnsL it. The reasons \vh y desire the admission of Kansas are tw 1?first, it brings additional strength t ii- siile, us Calhoun will give, tho Stat revntnent to them, and it furnishes thei litionnl caunc of attack against the Den: tttic pavty as appearing to be pryslavorj i have been badly humbugged by Ca in and his coadjutors. When 1 saw tho great cause of the South in Kansas wa god absolutely in tho hands of Calhoun uspCK-ted we were badly sold. The ide jiUrustihg gfcat questions of empire to hoddlini: stranger of hero and over) mv,'' shows that the pro-slavery part 1 110 power or no feajritcity. If it ha vor, it certainly Vvould have mrtdo ithern man dictator of the, hour. Th a of making Calhoun dictator, confesse nito weakness or absolute madness.? houn has the matter just where ho ca ko a ?rood thing of it. lie is a Mass; isetts Yankee, who no donht. thinks it tuc to tako a bribe for extending tho arc TQC'loiM. This iinal development of th nsas (|nostion i? calculated to disgust tli ith with the so-called Oemoc'ratio pv< i-ery parly of Kansas, and 1 think I tna itutxj the abortion that if the great bul tho political loaders in Kansas of hot OS, including Jim Lane and dictuk houn, were to pitch into tho turhi ssouri with a mill-stone tied round tli )k of each of the individuals. civili/.ntio liM lose nothing, and the South woul ;e no causo to nhed a tear. I would o> it the Into candidate for Congress, Ml rr; specially from this atcgory. lie i inn of finfc intellect and excellent ncquin uts, honest and unsuspecting, hut nbov well suited to contend in Kansas as a er uld be in the internal regions withoii w.?. We have been huuibhggod in Kai in reference to the strength of the pr< rwiy nusuj >IIIU lO WIIIU U|) U10 SHOW f expense, wo have been sold nt publi tion by (Julhoun to the highest bidde In the Senate caucufl, there was a bullion that the admission of Kansas slum I accompanied with a declaration of tli ht of tlie people to alter the oonstitutio pleasure. It is said some Norther moerata will use it on this conoessioi ii..... i- .1 i uni>) um, iiuiii ivuiisns is inacniuioiv pos led. Enough fctiuuoh Southern Ui^hi n will voto against any stich provisioi prevent the pa tango of the bill. The fli laion of Kansas is ot' no praetioal advai o.to the Smith?not an iota. It is id d, therefor^ tor the South to make coi sions upon th?a subject. As a sample of spicy letter-writing, tali > following extract of uu cpintlo from M IV..U 1)....... .. I Af M. ... / -- mco JJUIIIP, ? imjiiiuci ui v/uujjrt'ss iroi iio,' to one of his constituents. Mr. I iofending hiin?elf for sustaining the a? sgion of Khiijvis under thg fjccopipto nstitution, find .says : I voted with Pendleton and Milli mist tho last resolution, (Tlarrss',) b wo L was convinced, in iny own mini >ro was not ono person in my district wl died to 8<Jo another Kheriunn Hincllin mnittco, and who would believe anythin her party would .swear to after it wi 16. There >dtonld he some other moi dispose of tho old harlot, (Kansas.) evident to the world t,hot Kansns will I rt'.n Hhitrt in ftiv mnnMiu if iKo nnnn _..T |'~VI' I vote. If f*b, why should wo tear oi rt.s off about it. 1 will do nil F can i hoflOrablo way to cause a settlement ( ; question; but I shall neither fighfc f< lose much tiujo or sleep about her. M n is to withdraw the. army, so that tl: ding Hcoundrels on both sides may ki :h other off, and they will soon voto nn inifc the organization of a State goveri nt," Plii&Mr. Burns is- the man the Blue publicuiiH accuse of having been niouklo Locomptofl by Kxceutivo influence. CojfqAiiiiK. kVA8ninotom, March 1.?In tho Senate t 1, (he bill for tlie mlumsjbn of Kansas w< itfglit up. Tho Hon.'.Tames S, Grcop. < gave notico of hi* intention to'oflY ubfttltutc ni'oviding tot the udmUsifm < iw.ttf and Minnenotn toffothor. lln n<lil tbo Sona'.c on the qucstiontt involved, i conrho of whioh ho stated that tion. Wlii (1 rqul QthccH had Vpon dvjven, from tl CrJforVof Kansan by throve of as>jisi?it| "Tbe'JIoh. Jacob* OollnmCr^ of Vormon thecoorsoof his t-ctnnrkfl. defended th icy of tho Kmlgrant Aid Sto'iOty of N<? gland. Nothing of iiitorost oconrrod i -Hpuuo. ? _ 1 'IfoVNa Tvmri, do ybfl Icnow what 'rrtli hs yoti sustain In thi? woVl'l ?'* 8?id son to p young in'oirther of the omifo) iThy, yt? sir," roplied the hopeful cot t, "I Hhotild think so, two cwti-inn and ilHllMuillVi , iml I udm'; ..w to i'.U n tbehl imich longer.'' ** ,.iu * i ! 4 - ?>? ^'1 'Taijun'o of law," flavj Pomp6y "r?nk< tttik <if 'whot do mortal Oafo, who li\ Mi a thotiaxn' yfinri ngcf, (hwi Raid ; ?1 ri? Hfcfl a fcttitm' alasjj winder, <lnt >h lit ort(Jngh to H;'M tts noor orriri' nmtti dnrk pnfwnprof but it Wbtil tjslo'do Mobile hiWejrw sco tMo it.'1 wa< S v I ? 4 * i, Our Japanese Cousin. i- Prince Tzi Kuscn, the nephew of the , Kuiporyr of Jnpan, is now ou his way to c lOuropc and America, unless something une expected lias occurred to prevent Ins depatturo. lie wan to embark about the end if of Deeoiubor, nt JSiinodn, with a numerous e suite, on bomrt the Dutch ship Samarang, e which had been ohiu'torcd for bis u.>o by i- the .J a panose Government. He is to visit ? i.Vo.w... v.. i i i? . , uu^iiiuu, lvussia una Holland, and y will return lioinc by way of the United o State*. Among liitj Suite arc two Japanese o engineer*), who arc to oxamine iuto the rnile way systems Er,rbpt .-.r.d this country, n The Kmpevor, it appears, has been delightt cd with the American model railway that r. Commodore Perry presented to him, as well I- as with the electric tclclgraph, which is in it succeHntul operation between his summer 8 palace and tbo capital, .Jeddo, which is,six i, miles distant. a The legitimate fruits of the American a mission to Japan are now exhibiting thorn - selves, and we have in it a new proof of y the wisdom and jrood taste that directed its (1 organization. It was not remarkable as a a display of pomp or power. A royal or iiuo nerial renpftsnrilntivo ? It* 1 | i' "I ...y .iv?u u J JWIV|iVOU WUn '8 would have made a uiucli more magnificent - exhibition than did 'Commodore Perry, with n his three or four ships and 1 is few hundred i- sailors and marines. J5ut illustrations of a American enterprise ingenuity and intellin gence were take n out aa gifts to the Japae nese nionaroh. A model railroad was laid e down, on which a model steam engine per> formed to the astonishment of the natives, y A model electric telegraph was erected, ic which Sl ill llinfw iinnnn.1 ? l>" mn?'l"? 1 j "*""m ^ luv " Mlmul IU^ h vers. Specimens of American productions >r were exhibited, and after tiro treaty was d signed, Ooniinodo.ro l>erry left his railroad, e his telegraph and his other American argu11 menta, in the shape of 'machinery and mand ufactures, and quietly came home. The arguments, after two or three years of worki\ iug, have had their effect. The English is and Russians, by their expeditions similar 2- to ours, have promoted them, and now at it h)8t Japanese curiosity rises above all prcjit udiees and reserve, and a Japanese prince it, l is sen! I>? Vtmuwi.? ' l- son the wonders of these Western nations. )- We shall await the arrival of His Impcit rial Highness, l'rince Tzi-Knsen, (It's I, o (Cousin?) with much interest, lie will bo r. : a j>j?ciou? boon to the Now Yovkotf#, who r- are just now iiiulIi perplexed as to the inodo d of entertaining the coining Turkish lion, e A Japanese lion will be a curiosity so much u more noble and wonderful, that even with n all tlicir experience of the Japan Blucki. lcintr, they will think it's shine is altogether t- token off by this coming Japan Black (or ts copper-colored) l'rince. 1, [Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. 1. - ?Suck i mo ui* Water kkom Sand.?Living-1 stone, the African traveler, doscribcH an ingenious method bv which the Africans obtain water in tho dosert: ,0 " The wonven tie a bunch of grass to one end of a reed about two feet, lor ,., and insert 1" it in a hole dng as deep as tho > n will reach. 11 thon mm down tho wot sand I.rmly uround 1. it. Applying tho mouth to the fieo end of I- tho reeu, they form a vacuum in the grass n beneath, in which the water collcetp, and in a short timo risen to tho mouth. It will bo perccivod that this simple, but truly philosophical and effectual method, might havo been applied in many cases, in different countries, whore water was greatly neoded, t<> the sav10 ing of life. It seems wonderful that it should ig havQ beou first made kuown to the world now ie> when it has been habitually practiced in Af rtca, probably toy eontiirlos. It seems worthy ofboing particularly noticed, thatlfcmay - no longer tyc neglected from ignorance, it may bo highly important to travellers on our 50 Western dosortfl ami prairies* in some parts lo of which wator is known to oxisi below tho ir surfuco." - * ? ^ - 11 ? Tnfc Di.r.ssRn Hour.'?llomc! To ho at homo is the wish of the seamen on stormy seas anil lonely waUh. Home is tho wish of * tho soldier, and tender visions mingle with ,, the troubled dreams of tronch and touted ! field. Wliero the nalm tree >vavos its gracc(' fill plumoH, and ot jewolcd bistro flash and 1- (lit 41.v...A-l. ^ !*_ * 1 - nib I?|I?\SII? liywum, lliu <7*I1(T 8113 staring upon vacancy ft far awny homo lies :lt qu U'i8 heart; and b'jrno on tho Winga of fnu.J oy over intervening seas and lands, lie has swept awav bniinn, and hears Ihi lnrk sing* ing above bit) fathor's holds, and bo seos his fairdioirod brothor, with light foot and ohildfy hood's gloo, chasing the butterfly by his na>s tivc stream. And in his boat htiurrf, home, Ids own sinless home, a boitio with bis Father >r above that starry sk v, will bo tho wish of ovojf ry Christian inun. He looks ground him? s9 he finds the world is fyll of HufToriiig; he i-i dif?t?-c?8od nt Its sorrows and vexed to its ions. I He looks within him?-ho finds much in his 10 own corruptions to griovo for. In" tho lonft Rnngo ^ heart repeHud/grieved, vtuod, ho j often turns his oyo upward, anting " I would ,0 not live hero ?Tw?y. iio ; not tor nil the gold w of the world's uiLnes?not for all tho peurh ? of h<}r 8ea? ?not for ?,tt. the pioh.sures of her fhishhip;. frothing cop?hot for nil the crowns of her kingrtrnhs?would I live here ill way." II. Iiikft ft hlrd nlviilk t'i n?ifri?nt? fn Wilis'" a hinds whew no winter slwjda her ?pmvts or . strips tho p-ovd, or pSTs trio dnhefntf strewtn* ' ho will oft or- in spirit ha pl?mih> luw wings for tho hour.of hig'fllght to. glory?*w 'hiihric. T'vum in ft litany. Vhic'n, MWnpftgh not exactly orthodox, will pass amonj? hinnUM j From Tailore bilU, Dootnrn hi Hi, "Weston i ^ chills, and other ills?r-<1olivcr us. From '? want of gold; wiveH that ovoid, maidens old, (?' arrd by shnrporn "jp>l d' '-r-deliyer us. From 0 ncrouking doors, r? wifo that snorw, "conii fun.ndcd borcfl," ??><l dry good* stores? protect r*. To modest girls, with waving ourts, and teeth of poarle?deliver u.?. ' - <f t&0 * * 1 _ ? " &?.* Tfg I How a Churoh was Cured of Fremontlsr The Hartford 'lotus relates the follow lug : " A Co?m*cgatiounl cliurclt in a nelul: ?? ... t . i muiiiiu auuu gui SO COUipiOlCiy 111 tuo i idential contest for Fremont and .lessee | that little attention was given to religion { questions. The minister whs constant! ! preaching, praying and exhorting upon p( j litieal issues, and llis deacons and layme 1 followed suit at thyprayer and conforone j meetings. Finally, a worthy old furtnoi one of tho staunehest and best members c the chureh, and a firm, undeviating De\u< crat, was ca!!c;l up.011 to offer - prayer. <l 'O Ijord,' said ho, 'uphold tho Deuu cratie party, which has received thy su] j port ever since the great Jeflcrsonian strui i gle. Continue to bless that party wliic has, under thy protection and providence brought great blessings upon this republic | ir it tie tliy ploasuro, anil L believe it wi ; be, 0, carry that narty through thi.s struj , gle to ft coiupctout triumph. lJless tJann j Buchanan, the tried and honest statesmai i and guide him safely to the President!) chair. Bless John (J. Brcckenridgo, tl young and zealous Democrat, and open \ hiui the path of duty as well as that whie leads straight to the Vice Presidency.Give lb cm victory. (), bless the opponen oi* Democracy personally, but utterly d stroy their fanatical and injurious scheme if if llf* fllV Will *1<\ aA lie I I -- -- ~? -**J " kai vv v*v/ kj\j | ?o a. m;i il j j it is. Be on tho side of tho Democracy, ! Lord, as thou hast been for the last lifty-si I years, and on the 4th of March next v I shall witness the inauguration of Pennsj vtuua's favorite son, and the people of th country settle down in their peaccfid pu suite, instead of warring wickedly, sectic against section, interest against intorcs and man against his brother. And O, beseech thee, especially to free Christia churches from the political strife and bitto ncss which arc rending them asunder, d stroying their usefulness, and turning tho unhappily into mere political association Let us bear something of thy word on tl ci 11 .1 **r * ^ Qiiuunm. >\ c nave aireafly l>oon plied fullness With political fanaticism, and oi minister has turned stump orator again the good old party which thou, in thy wi doirt, has upheld so long, and so repeated guided to victory, anci sustained in the c tuhlislnucnt of souud measures. O, tui his mind from these things, and direct h attention to his legitimate religious dutio or turn hiui over directly into the hands ?!.? llvi.l 1 -- 1 ' 11... vin.- i uuviai or aoouuon party, ana let tne take caro uf him, and provide us a tri minister of the gospel. At any rate tl present, state of things cannot last. If p? itics arc to rule, T .shall claim one-half tl time in behalf of tho Democratic party, i that there may be fair discussion with these walls. Amen.' This was a stumper. It was the fir prayer ever publicly offered in that churt for the success of the Democratic party ar its nominees, though hundreds of prayc nnd nvl?Ai*fni Ko.l " ? VAIIVIVUUWIIO II (114 UUi:il h.auu ULTillll that party. Whon tho old mau finish* there wad a silence for half an hour and tl meeting then adjourned. And thus end* the political preaching in thatehurch. Fro that time forward tho minister attended his gosprl duties, and left all political <ui( tibhs to be settled by the people outside the church. Again the society pro.spere and there was :i better feeling among i members-?more Christian charity?mo brotherly love. The old man's earnt prayer was answered in more respects thi one. J rt wiuiuuuung i>orn. Botweon eighty and ninety years a there lived, in the Connecticut river vnlh two fanners, one of whom was named II ui and the other Clark. The former, in eai life, had been a man of strong will, ai somewhat hasty and violent in temper.Sometimes ho had been seen beating 1 , oxen over their heads with the handle I his whip, in a way to excite the pity of t i bystanders, and when expostulated with, | excused himself by saying that he had t I most, frnnf.ioiin ti?nm In (nmn I - ? *? *>j ?i J by an alteration took place in th'c loinper | farmer Hunt. He became mild and ft 'bearing; and what wan rctnarkablo, 1 oxen seemed to improve in disposition j erjii; \ pace vil'a himself. Farmor Ilit joined tho c'u\ r<?h nnd was nn uxompla man. His noitrlifwrs saw the change bo in himself and nil* Warn. It wart a man a.,?.. ..e 1.:,. ? ty ?ii?o IIIU'IU Uitrifi V'HU Ui lll? (UWIIBI1H naked him fpr nn exj.'anntiop. Farm Hunt said, "T have fonnd 'o.''t u seerct abo my ca.ttlo. Formerly they wcro ttmnanng able. The more 1 whipped and olubb; them, the woVgo they acted. Hut no when they are contrary 1 behind n load, tfit down and King Old ITui/.irod, m rftnmtaJ nw' it may ftnpeitr, no sooner have ?ndoa tbftn the oxen ko alone? as miietlv i >t man could winli. 1 don't kno\t why it but they really weem to like Hinging.'' In the cotr.-sc of n few years the two fi mot* were ehosou dfeucdna of the churc and they both adorned their ptt>fc?nion.* About tho time of their election a grievo famine prevailed in the valley, and tho ft mors generally were Inyiug up their corn ' pjant tho ennuiog season. A man living in tho town went to <k ' con Hunt, and said " I havo come to bi a bushel of corn. Hero is the moucy. ia all 1.00 n gathor." j The deacon told him he conld hot spa a bushel for love or money. He was kce ! iug double tho usual quantity for seed ooi n tho next year, and had tu glint his own r- family. 'JL'ho man urged his suit in vain. At lat?t i- ho Mid, M t)e con, it' you do not let mo >- have tho corn I shall ourse you." 5, Cur.so me !" replied tho deacon, "how s dare you do bo y "Because," sa'.d the man, "the Biblo ). ways so." 11 " Nonseuso." exclaimed deacon Hunt: t> "there iy no such thing in tllQ Bible." r, " Yes, there is." replied the poor man, ,f " Wall,'' said the deacon, " if you can ). find any such text I'll give you u bushel of onr}\ " o- " They went into the bouse, when tho p. man went to the old family Bible* turned 11. to lVov. xi. 2fi, and read. " lie that withli hoidoth corn the pi ople shall curse him; c? hut blessings .shall be upon the head of him 2. that sellcth it." II The doaeon was fairly caught. "Come along," said lie, "and I wdl boas good ax ' .1. 1 ?? n ? * * ' >;s | iny worn. ne iook nun to trie corn-House, i, | inCa.suroil out a full bushel of corn, helped il the man to put it, into his bag, assisted hiin ie in slinging it on his shoulder, and just beto fore his departure, being somewhat of a ib wag, lie said with a twinkle of tho oye, " I _ say neighbor, after you havo carried this ts ojrn home, go up to deacon Clark, and c- curSe him out of another bushel." Tub Aok or llrnoisu.?A man needs as much moral courago now in order to make llitf WiVV Iwmnrnlil v n???l h-.nA^l.. i 1 >r .j ...... ..vamuj 111 mo wiirm ix as somo of tho men lmd who walked waters jo nnd wasted in funs. Tlio stake and tho ). thum 1 'crcw may not bo as much in domuud j now u:> they were some time back, but tho principle oftho thing is about as active as ifc l" over Was. Men do bate to permit others to 111 believe and to act as they want to. Thoy seek to head off one anotner in the church, I in politic.*, and in business. Thcv elbow and tn jostle each other in society, and drop mean r_ hints, sot strange inquiries on foot, and in every variety of way seek to bring one another into disfavor. It requires something of a 111 man to stand up against all this machinery; " I tor it is a mftohinerv, worked in a regular ie way, for regular objects and purposes?and lo to live down thu gross libels that are circnlaav tod on this side and that against his charaost torThe age of Heroism i.-? more past (linn . the a^e of men and women has passed. Thorn y is as loud aeall for Heroes now as thereover s" was. Thedomand will never slacken, in fact 'H as long as human passions, human prejudii? cos, and human selfishness continue to bo >s, what they now are. It is false to suppose ()f that none arc heroes but they who shoulder muskets and wear epauletts and plumes. It is all out of the wav, to think that there are in . ...... no uiut 10 no ids but those that aro bloody : 1(1 nonsense to conclude tlmt majors, and colo>1 nels, and brigadiers aro uur only courageous io men. There are those in plenty all around s0 us, who, under culm exteriors, endure tlm |M cross and despise the slmmo day afiar da}', but make no sign of this poignant inward suffering to the world without. Thousands St are struggling heroically all the while against ;h fate, against obstacles maliciously thrown in their way, against the wiles, and temptations rs and deceits, and disappointments of fife, and many of them finally sink under the trial, ' . though truo to tho onu?-than whom no mnr311 try.s in the past ever endured afflictions with 10 greater courage and constancy. m A TKKR1BT.R Lkaouk.? The Paris correspondent of the New York Times, speak)8. ing of the late attempted assassination of 0f Louis Napoleon, says : j I t is reported that 0110 of tho p.isoners, lludio, has turned Suite's evidence, aud re that, in his confession, lie has revealed a plot that does not offer a very smiling prosm pcetlvc for the Emperor. According to lludio's confession, the conspirators were five hundred in number. They are bound by a terrible oath, and their object is go the assassination of Louis Napoleon. Each y(I year, or oftcner, if circumstanecs will warit, | rnnt tho attempt, tho whole band aro to lv : draw lots from a box, in which there will nil I bo jivo winning nuiubors. The live mom?. bcra drawing these aro held to put in imiih mediate execution an attenjpt upon the Emof pcror's lif'% which ahull be approved by tho hr> whole souioty, and by those who are onarghc od with its execution. The society ha.s ho plenty of money for carrying out its designs^ | .A Fortunate Man.?-It wcih roccmtlv ntu 01 tied tlint the great " IIouuijw" plantation, 'r- near Bon^ldsville, La., l\od been sold to Mr. ?is Knnisido, of Now Orleans, for $1,000,000.? nt Tho Union, Monroe county (Vn.) Democrat nt Vy Mr. Burnsido is n member of the groat dry tn P?01^ house of -T. Bnrnsidc & Co., and wan , i formerly a niorchant in thfa'plnoe. After hip ' arrival in this country from Irohmd. he wan BU first employed by a man by tho nnmo of HobCf ert Wiley, a inci'ehnut then in Fincagtle, Ya., ut a* a " store bt>v." Ifo hortestly (served his ! time in that eapacily, and then came to n jj ion to clerk tor Col. Andrew Beirut), which w ho did f<?r several jcarF, and theft became a 'f partner in tho gynccru, aud made otie of tho most popular, ontovprining and substantial 1" iftercnants thia eouutry and community ever I , woe blessed with. After the expiration of aK live years, ho went to Now Orloann, whero iHj l,Jo and Col. IJiorno engaged as partners ir wholesale commercial establishment, wliici. ha? roHliltcd in enabling him to pureliaso tho won aufl extensive property ofthe h, kind rn tho United Stnto*. 80 nluc.h f'orear? ly tutoring, busincsH tact, and untiring apus plication to btisi uoss.' ,r" A Modf.t. FUjl.7t<n ? fnid tbat Mphith. ^ vialj* ?, Sea ton, of the Nutional Intelligencer AVafchi i^ton, I). C.. partners fort) -five yeaiH in Mie publishing bufiine^s, never bad a diffm<?nre ef opinion on political questions. ?. and ucvov a inv or niiHunderxtanding of any 86vt. 'I'hov bnvo nnff>r t/rv^-rr.^. .. .1:..:..:?- ..< ^ T , v uynu it unniuii ui iutnroHt; from tlifiir common cofi'ur, oach Iihh ro always drawn whatever ho cho?e, anl for p- more than thirty years past, thcrfl h?H nctrr m b<!?u u uotUomcut of aooou U;i I'CVkoou them.