Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, October 22, 1859, Image 1
"TO THINE OWN SELF UK TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW, Art THE NIGHT THE J)AY. THOU CAN'St NOT THEN RE FALSE TO ANY MAN."
BY ROB'T. A. THOMPSON. PICKENS COURT HOUSE, S. C. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1859. VOL. XI. NO. 13.
WfrfOVKp IPOKTWVAlways
Look on tho Sunny Side. ^
Alwuy* loo't on tHe sunny aide,
Arci 'hough life checkered bo, **'
A lightsome heart bids euro depart, u
And time fly pleasantly; \v
Why pic ntid mourii o'er fupnicd illn ]j
When danger is not near ?
Cava is ft self consuming thing.
That hardest in ? ?*an wonr. '
v
Alwnvn look en s .y idde, ?
Attd though yolt do not find ,
All things according to your wbli,
Ho not disturb'd in mind; C
The greatest evils that can come 11
Are lighter fir to bear. n
When met by fortitude ami strength, ,
0! Uo'lbt ami leftr.
V
Always look on tlic sunny side? n
There's health in harmless jest,
Ami mtfoh to soothe our worldly cares
In hoping for the best.
Tlie gloomy path is I'ur too dark
For happy feet to trend, t
And tells of pain and solitude, ' t
Of friends estranged spd dead. jAlW.tys
look on the mlnny side, t
And never yield to doubt:
The ways of i'rovidencc nre wise, 1
And faith will bear yon out. n
If you but make this maxiiu yours,
And in its strength abide, 'j
lioiieving nil is for the boat-? '
Look on ine mintiy si<le. n
ih>J'j^o!r:LLJ'N>iY? i
Pictures of Distinguished Men. v
Tn tho October number of Harper's \
Mnprav.ilio tbero is an interesting article, *
entitled " The Blind Preacher." It is a '
review of " Chapters from an Antbbiojrra- \
j)hy " by Win. II. Milburn. Mr. Milbnrn <
is known in all parts of this Continent, and 8
in Kngland, as an eloquent blind preucher ^
nnd lecturer. We propose to entertain our '
readers with several oxtraots froui the nrti- 1
cle in Harpdr.
HOW MR. MH.1JLUN IVKCAMK CHAPLAIN *
TO CONORKK8.
" Paying his last cent tor his fare, he set *
out for "Wheeling. "Among the paasifn^crs i 1
on the boat were a number of Members of ' c
Congress, on their way to Washington.? j s
To the surprise and indignation of the ! '
young proAolier, he found that not a few of 1
these Congressmen swore like pirates, played '
cards day and night, and drank incredible |
<|u:tiumcs oi whisky. Sunday cnuio, nmt I
n deputation of the passengers requested i }
Millmni to preach in the cabin, lie glad- ! a
ly consented, tor ho had a message which (
must bo delivered. The throe hundred <
passengers wero assembled. The chairs '
nearest to the preacher, wero filled by the 1
honorable gentlemen whose profanity,
drunkenness and gambling, had so stir rod
his spirit. At the close of 'ho discourse j
oanio a " practical application " for their j (
special benefit, to this effect:
"Ah members of the Congress of tbe
United States, you are, or should be, tho j
representatives not only of tho political
opinions, but also of the intellectual, moral
and religious condition of tho people of tins
country. If I am to judge the nation by
you, L can come to no other conclusion
than that it is composed of profane swearers,
card-players and drunkards. Consider
the influence of your oxatnplc upon tho
young men of tho nation?what a pchool
of vice are you establishing! If you insist
upon the right of ruining yourselves,
do not by your example, corrupt ami debauch
those who are tho hope of the land.
1 must toll you, that as an American citizen,
I feel disgraced by your behavior; as (
n preacher of the Gospel, I am com mis
sinned to toll VOII. mili>aa vi.tl mnnimnn
j?r"v i
your evil courses, repent of your bin", nnd ,
believe upon tlie Lord Jesun Christ with
hearts unto righteousness, you will ccrtuiuly
bo damned "
The proachcr retired to his stateroom.
JIo was aroused hy a knock at his door. A
gentleman entered. " I have becu requestcd,"
he said, 44 to wait upon you, hy the
Members of Congress on hoard. They desire
mo t<> present you with this purse of
money, as a tokon of that appreciation of
your sincerity and fonrlessncs* in reproving
them for their misconduct. They have
desired mo also to utdc if you will hllow
your miuio to ho used at the coming election
of Chaplain for Congress." Mr. M.
consented to the proposal. Ho was choseu
Chaplain, and the money which had been
presented to him, paid tho expenses of his
journey to tho capital.
STKl'HKNf A. DOUOLAH. t
Tho member fVotft Illinois presents n t
mnssivo h6a<l, mounted, with scarcely nny j
visible ncck, upon a stout ungraceful t
trunk. The pondorons brow, sunken eye, f
jtnd firm-sot jaw, betoken dttcriiiination n
in) conrajro; hut when in "eposft, his fun- c
tyrcu gjyfi JJtUo proiuwo of tho fioVy dcchi- |
Miation, doxterouH logic, And readiness in t
debute which he hao at command. As lie \
j?iU, one suppoica biuj jto be of fully medi- t
.(tint height; wheo he ripes his tfttituru hard- c
Ijr ronohes that of a woman, The epithet r
At T .'ill. n! * ?# - ? " ;
? jiiiuo uiunt pFoowejy acsonue# tut op- t
pcaranoo. If? looks Hko a mon of hIx foot, H
- #ut down to flyo foct, four. Toi> your# bo- ^
foffl hist flrwt option to floiifirosV, ho h?J tl
, wnlkc4 Into tho l>wn of Winohetitor, Illi- %
t\ sl'^d'-'r ymy.b.of twenty, with Juut t
. three " Yovft fchllHittfij" frt hfa pocko^ At
fwctityoij/ht, ho wnu olcotcd dudjfca tjf fho
ftupromo Court.' At thirty Wua olootod to
. Congrow by a majority of 700, JJoforo ho *
hp<I rcnohcd twenty-fivo, ho was nominated *
for CongVottA, and failed of election by *
ALKXANDKU II. 8TKVKN8. (
Mentally ami pbysicilly, Mr. Stevens
resents n marked contrast to Mr. Douglas. I
to one looking for the first time upon his ]
etider, .shambling figure, with tho loutr,
ngainly limhs, of full medium hei<:(it ]
hilo st;.'.ding, but while, sitting, looking
ku that of a boy of fourteen?with the
ale face, showing the traces of life long ,
iscase?or listening to his shrill voice? i
. ould dream that they belonged " to the
)ost eloquent man in (Jointressa man 1
ho most keen, decisive intellect, broad in
omprchonsion, firm in grasp and quick in
erocption, fortified by the most untiring ,
ndustry. lint when be rises to speak,
here is a bush of attention in the ball,
rhicb shows that, a man, recognized as of
iO common order, bas the floor. The thin,
linost feminine squeak with which he
ommences, swells into a clear, ringiug
one, which fills tbe spacious apartment;
he slight form seems t-> swell and dilate;
he whole outward semblance appears transormcd
by the working of the mighty in*
ellect.
Many have attempted to draw a parallel
jetweun Mr. Stevens and John Randolph,
f Roanoke, but tbelikeness is merely phvs
cal and external, reaching not boyond the
eeble figure, marked by disease, and the
harp, shrill voice. " Bodily infirmity,"
nys Mr. Milburn, "if It did not master
landolph's will, soured his temper, nml
:ave to his porfcct diction, the poison of
rormwood, and to his Hpirit, the pall of
>ittcrncss that verged on insanity. Mr.
Stevnns lias oonquored suffering, and keeps
limself Htronpjind noble,by entering hcartiy
into tho sweet charities of life; Itwilolph
had sortrcely a friend ; Stevens has
careely an enemy. Mr. Stevens rarely
peaks except upon an occasion that donai.d*
all his powers, and then, after mnnro
deliberation, and a oareful survey of
lis own position, and that of those opposed
o him ; so that he is like a pre-it general
eadinp disciplined and well-concentrated
\wnftu f/\ f nff 'iAlr tnul o?? o/lmiroLlo
it oneo bin instirtctivo and rofleetivc powsr*.
thnt lie seldom makes a mistake, or
lifters a defeat. 11 u is a born leader of
non, because bis comprehensive, intelleotlal
nature, is seconded and animated by
lis yet finer social nature."
Mr. Milburn dodici.t ;s his Aut?ibiojrra-j
?hy to hi* wife as '*To ono who for thirteen !
re:trrt bath been to me as a light shining in i
i dark place?my wife: through whose {
yen I bavo been enabled to enjoy the world j
)f nature, and with whose tongue, I have ;
ccpt company with the great and good of i
;ll ages."
Tub Yamjk op a Lottkry Prizb.?
\ New Orleans letter in the Charleston
C'jurii r relates an incident which illusrates
in a striking manner tho evil that
nay bo produced by, one lottery ticket.?
\ young man of good family in New Or*
cans, who is passionately fond of gambling,
ivas playiu?cards with considerable ill-luck,
?nd as a last throw, having lost all his moimr
ut.l1/.Ml n ffn
"V J ..o
After the game was over, the winner, having
no faith in lotteries, proposed to throw
lice tor it., at twenty firo cents a chance.
\ bywtander, " a poor fellow -who never
urned :t hundred unit irs in hia life," aejented
the offer, and won the ticket. A i
'cw days afterwards the Havana steamer
irrivcd. and lo ! the ticket had drawn 82f>,)00.
The original owne]*, who had thus
hrown away a fortune, on hearing the
iews, vraH taken with an attack of brain
fever, and is even now in a Bad condition ;
t is feared he will remain an idiot. The
ueky drawer of the prize immediately invested
a round sum in an assortment of the
;iioj>? flashy jewelry and garments, and has
jeeonu: a fast man, and is following fast
,hc road t< ruin. The disbeliever in lutto ies
cannot forgivo himself, and whenever
lie meets n friend, stops him and tells him
ho story. It hax beeonio such a mania i
vitli him that his friends avoid him and
;urn the corner as soon an they hoc him
uniting. lie has had several quarrels ut
ho gaming table, where the sight of the
surds inevitably brings the oft-told tide lo
lis lips. Thus ono prize in n lotkry has
nade 0110 man an idiot, started another on
ho road to ruin, and crazed a third. A
crnine price lor one prizo, certainly.
llrpMEF OF NKURAMHA.?As t'.is dread'ul
disease, iii) exchange, is becoming
noro prevalent than formerly, and an decora
have discovered no method or medicine
that will pcrmaaontly euro it, wo?im>ly
state that tor some time past n mombcr '
it' our family has suffered rr.o?t intensely
roin it, rtiid eoufd find no B'urO relief from
uy remedy applied, until wo saw an artile
that reeommended the application of
lorBO-r.idish to the faec for toothache. As
icuraltfiu n.id the toothauho aro both ner ona
discascH, wo thought tho remedy for
lie ono would bo likoly to give relief to tho
itrier; ho we made the application of hrirsoitditih,
bruised, applied to the side where
l?o diseaso was seated. It gavrfatmofit intanfc
relief to the severe attack of neural*
fin. Since then, wo have applied it sevcrtl
time*!,. and with the <mmo gratifying towit.
The remedy is simple, cheap, and
_ fit .t . t * _ ?. . !
niiv dc wiium uio roaon or every ono.
[ Detroit Adv.
Jt is nn <>M ami true caving that a m(\n
bould not marry unle<t* Iio oun support n
rifo ; and, from ??ino oxaroptea that wo hnve
oen, wo are beginning to doubt soriously
vhethor n wotpnn oen pruportly merry unless
bo oun 5U|n>ort a huubuu'b
3:\U8e of the Broderick and Terry Duel. 1
The duel between Senator Brodorick and
r*liief Justice Terry took plaiie near San
Francisco, on tho morning of the 13th nit.
Droderiok fell at tlio first lire, having boon
pierced through tlie lungs. lie lingered till
half past 9 o'clock on tho morning of the 10th,
when he died. Judge 'f irry escaped nnhnrt.
During tho political campaign closed by the
olectinn >n the 7th ultimo, Senators (iwin
nnri Brodorick hurled d"liance at one another,
while expressing their readiness to fettle
their privnto griefs in a privntu way, or in
tho manner usual among gontleoien. A duel
was looked for after the election, and the
report that they wore to fight, therefore, excised
no great astonishment, though tho result
was anticipated with intense interest.
Hut instead of a duel between BroiJprick nnd
Qwiu, it turned out that tin? alVair was to l.o
between Brodorick and Chief Jusrioo Terry,
of the Supreme Court. In the Herald, about
two months since, tho difficulty that occurred
between Brodorick and a lawyer named Pcrley,
in which Judge Terry's name figured,
was detailed in full, anil tho subsequent correspondence
between Brodorick. Policy and
Kewen was also given in full. Brodorick on
that occasion, at the breakfast table of the
Intel-national Hotel, in San Francisco, said
that Terry (who delivered a speech at the
l)en?.'c.i *?tie State Convention, attacking Brodorick)
did not treat him well, and that if he
had received his deserts, tho Vigilance Committee,
when they held him ('ferry) prisoner,
would hnvo hung him. lie also srtiil that
when in that trouble Terrv received his ac
tive aid. and his (Terry's) conduct was a pour
return for tho servieen rendered him when lie
wanted friends. l'erley challenged IJroderiok,
ami, an is known. Iio declined t<? lij^ht,
on the ground that l'erley was an inferior.
S. on aflnr. Hrodcrick announced from tlio
stump that he would nut accept n challouge
hefore the olcctiou, hut thsit after it was over,
lie was ready for anv of him enemies.
On Friday morning, the tliii ultimo, Roderick
was waited on hy Mr. Calhoun Henham
as tlio friend of Terry, who delivered a
challenge to mortal contha*. It was at once
accepted, and it is understood the conditions
agreed on wore, that no person except the
principals, seconds and sur/eons were to
know of the time or place of the duel. Hrod?...i
T...... : i~?\ .i.?
v? iv?* UHM a i t iiiunvuuiu i ) iwiv lin: ?/H ) , t?
fuot 'vliich <iim11 became widely known, tyid
eaucod thegreatest excitement. Exportation
was on tiptoe. and tlio unlc topic of conversation
was concerning tlio contemplated fight.
It seems tlint u correspondence was opened
with the view of settling tlio difficulty. 'l*!n>
report is that Ur'ndcrick was ready 10 g'v?'
Hatisfuction by stating that, although housed
the language complained of on the spur of
the moment and in the hoat of personal
delmt*. nuch were not the feelings of his
heart. It i* said this apology or explanation
was not satisfactory, nod a mooting
wan agreed on, to take plauuultivo o'uloek
on the moruiny of tin- l'-Uh ultimo, iho weapons
to bo six-sho.itors. At ?!iq. appointed
time (l>nt morning tho parties woo mi tho
field, in presence of about two hundred spectators
and hpvorul police otQcors. Tlio.^p >t
( elected, near the Like House, beyond the
Mission, and in San Francisco County, did
not turn out satisfactory to the sec mils, either
in consequence of tho nature of tho
ground or the presence of the police officers,
who expressed their det^rpjinjvtion to prevent
tho duel taking place. Two other places
w^fo examined, when, nt length, the party
crossed the lino into San Mateo County, and
at a little after seven o'clock that morning,
fixed on the spot abd ooniincncetl measuring
tlio ground. The principals, with their seconds,
in a few minutes to>>k their appointed
places. At this moment the Chief of Police
and three officers interfered. One of their
number went up to Bro lerick and presented
a warrant for his arrest, while another approached
T -rrv. They denied the authority
?>i trio oiin-crs to orre?t, as ttioy were out ot
the limits of San Francisco; hut it seenftH
that tho warrant was endorsed by a San
Mateo mn^istrato. Alter considerable time
spent in deliberation, they surrendered themselves
and weco liberate.I on parole. Messrs.
Broderiok and Terry then agreed to appear
heforo the I'olieo Court, at two o'clock on
Monday afternoon, th? 12th ultimo, the day
bcfnro the duel. Tlio result of that, proceeding
is a matter of little consequence now, as
it did not prevent tlio hostile mooting.
It is said that Judge Terry resigned his
peat on the betrch before leaving Sacramento,
Ills seconds wore Messrs. Cnihoun lion ham
and Thomas Hayc*. Mr. Broderick's seconds
were Messrs. J. C. Mclvibhen and another
whose nanie \\e do not know, but probnblv
cither IOx-Sheiiff Colton. of Yroka. or
Mr. John A. Monroe, ?>f San PranoiMo.
[CorrcspowknGt <*}' New York JJet ald.
Nkoro Kii.i.ed.?A valuable negro man,
the property of Mr. Laurence Lenhardt. of
11)is District, was kilN-d by the down train,
about five miles from Greenville, on Saturday
morning laAt. Both trains?-passenger and
faeigbt?mnftt have parsed over him. Tho
body was horribly mutilated. It iH thought
that the boy was drunk, f.nd had fallen down
upon tho track, where he wont to sleep. As
tho ears pass over (hat portion of tho road
before daylight, it is not likely that either tho
enginour of conductor, were avtwo .>f the
fact until informed on Monday. The death
of this nugro man is another warning to our
slaveholder* not to suffur their slavo* to u*c
or handlo intoxicntiup; liquors.
[Greenville Enterprise, \Zth.
BACKniTi.vc.~Nover say of any on? who
iHiiiMuiH w mil you wouiu uemrniu or avnaiiiCil
to Hitv if ho wut pro*ont. " IIo of whom you
de'i^lit to Kpoak ovil." Bays a wiso moralist,
" may hear of it and become your euomy, or
if he >U> not, you will have to t opronoh yourself
w?lh the meanness of attacking ono who
had no opportunity, of defending himself.?
Never liston to those who dentin Hc.uulal;
ho who Random ono to you, will nl^ndo? you
to another." "Trtlo hearers nmko talo bearers
; and honce Dr. South said " tho tnle
bearer and tho talo hearer should ho hnncred
together, the one by the tongue, the other'by
tho oar."
A Womat '8 tonpne Is a sharp weapon that
nlio nhouhl nevftr draw except in eolf-dofonce,
ami thou only ttftor tho fitrongext provocation,
'l'hnt woapo'n, rtiarpo a* It In, in novor so effective
u? whou toa^orcd witib /forty
*
Personalities of the Press
We like exceedingly well what the Pe- j
tcrshurir Kx press says on this subject:
Wo do not recollect ever havinjrscon
a more frequent displ ly in the way of personalities
than has of late distinguished
the editorial columns of newspapers in our
laud. We suppose that in tho last few
months, we luivc noticed in our exchanges
at least a dozen eases, in which editor.0, in
their political and other differences, have
assailed one another's private characters in
terms of tho most extreme and unsparing
bitterness. We think that such intemperate
ebullitions in the discussion of any public
question. are deeply to be d. plored. as
they serve not only to produce personal
ruptures and altercations between the immediate?
parties, but to lower the dignity of
the press, which should be nlwavs what if
watt designed to bo, the guardian and conservator
of 'tho public morals and peace.?
Why cannot men of Opposite sidos reason
together upon political subject* in a spirit
of calmness and decorum ? This mode of
proceeding is infinitely better adapted to
convince or persuade, than the fiercest vi- 1
tuperators. No m. tter how important or |
unimportant the particular matter in issu",
it best becomes tho disputants to observe
mutually the rules of courtesy, and to be |
guided by the dictates of propriety in com- !
bating their respective opinions. In fact, ]
the cik's of truth and justice are touch bet- j
ter subserved in this way, than by often- |
sive and irritating reflections and denunciations.
A man that cannot support his
views upon ony and every point of a pub
iiu tpiesiion i>y eann ami respectful argu- I
inuiit, who li'iH not sufficient control over j
liis feelings t?> prevent him from indulging j
111 rude and exasperating epithets, ought j
never to engage in a controversy. We |
admire firmness and intrepidity in the j
m:\jlitaiminco ??f one'-s opinions, even if we. <
hold him to Le erroneous?and they can ,
he just as (irmly and intrepidly expressed
j in tfcmperatens in abusive luugiiige.
I'Mttors of newspapers are the l ist men
I in tin; community who ought to descend >
I into llie arena of n^rsonnlilies. hoe.om ? tln> i
press is universally looked ufV'toas the j
bulwark of the public weal, and us one of j
I the iniiiii pilUra of the .<oeial c?lifi<*o It j
therefore exorcises a tremendous iidlueiioo
for good and evil, according to tho spirit
and manner in which it perforins its hiirh '
functions. Tho Interest* of the political |
and sooial worlds ore alike embraced in the
sphere of its protection, and its great j
effort should, at id! times, he to do conseiI
cntiously whatever will tend to advance !
! theso interests, and to avoid doing what!
over may impair or compromise them.
Wo have made theso general remarks ,
only for the purpose oT calling attention to !
j what we consider a great mid growing pub 4
lie evil. Wo lmpo that our ootcmporaries, I
one and all, will approve both the motive, j
and tho matter of our article, and that, !
it' they do, they will unite with us in di p- j
reflating the frequency of angry personal
discussion in the columns of tho press."
Freedom.?ir?w much abused and profaned
is the sacred n one of Freedom.?
Men shout for Freedom, and fight for
Freedom, and still remain in bondage. It
is not only true that " who would be free
j themselves must strike tho blow," but they
must 14 know their righto, and knowing,
dare defend theui." it is only the free in
spirit that can be froe in fact. A nation
may light for freedom and produeo a revoI
lution every year, but if they do not know
in what froedo n consist, they but change
from one b:;d condition to another?but
exchange one set of chains tor smother
fpi;?11 \ oppressive ami galling. Darknoss
it ml friiciloiii are inconsistent ami never go
together. Where there is meiitol darkness
there will he slavery ; and where there is
light, there will flourish the tree of liberty.
To enlighten a nation is the surest ami
quickest, and the only certain way of making
it free. Education is far more effective
than military arms?>" the pen is mightier
than the sword." True, the sword
may be called in to assist those who have
become enlightened through tlio pen ; but
tho sword should always be used sparingly,
discriminatingly, mercifully, and always
with a clear view of an end to be achieved
that will reward the world for the silliering
eudircd, as the right arm that is diseased
is out off Ihrtt tho whole body may
not pariah, but boconie sound and full of
th joyous tido of life. Were arms nlw
ys used thus intelligently and humanely,
there would soon be an end to all wars, and
Peaoe, otornal Peace, would take up her
abode on oarth, and men would dwell to
aether in the freedom of brotherly love
and the light of Unerring wisdom.
Modf.sty in women is the charm of
charms?it i;i like iho mantle of grcon to
nature, without which she is a desert, or a
morass. It is modesty which supplies the
vory inirves. and soul to beauty. " A fair
woman without virtue," saith tho Jtihlc, j
" js iiko palled wine." It is woman's point
of h oil or,' whieh sh6 can never allow to bo !
It I ! -u P *T -
tnsuiMdi wiin impunity. nerr nonor, hko
the gnowyis melted with the slightest touch, j
It iB liko rose-water in a beautiful frhins : ;
break but the f?hisH, and how doth tlio fragrant
oHseneo embrnco the dust, and lose j
Jforover its charming aweetnet* !
Ai.t, real find who!o*omo Enjoyments no*- '
nitilo to mnii have lx>en just an possible to him
ainoo fije-si ho wan mado of the earth t\n llicy
nre now:and thajy fo jhiui chiefly '
in foaco. ' I
A Chapter on WomenThere
bo tunny kinds of women. O
course 1 adore tliein till; but there is on<
who excites my unfeigned astonishment?
I allude to the rabbit woman. She ha:
four chins and twelve babies. ?She ha:
two dresses?u loose calico wrapper fo
homo wear, and a black silk for '' nieetin.'
She eats tremendously, and never goes out
sin- goes to bed with her twelve babies a
eight o'clock every evening, and calls he
husband " l'a." She is quite content ti
roll leisurely from her rocking chair in th
nursery to the dining room table, and thenc
back again, year in and year out. Kb
knows nothing that id passing in the on I
side world nor cares. She never touches
book or a newspaper, not even when she i
rocking her baby to sleep, and might.?
She never troubles herself about Pa, s
long as he don't get in her way, or t it 01
the twelve babies. Site has a parti* ula
fondness for the child who cries the most
??? v* ??? ?! V U,'' I ' ? niv.v || ?? Itnwut n iMIl'IV *1
candy in each fist. Klie. has a voico lilc<
an auctioneer, and prefers cabbage, to an;
vegetable extant.
44 I'a," is devoted to hor, i. e., lie call
hov my dear, and as soon as bo enters tit
bouse, bt fore hanging up bis bat, kisse
all t lio twelve children i in moderately, wlicth
or dirty or clean, and inquires tenderly af
tor ber health ; keeps her stupid on a ful
diet, and flirts despi lately, at a safe dis
taucc, behind lier back.
Secondly, there is the prim woman, witl
her mouth always in a pretended state t
whistle ; who crosses over when she sec
a man comimr. and tossos un tho nml r,
her shawl when she sits down, lest sh
should crease it ; who keeps her parasol i
several layers of tissue paper when not o
duty; puts lior two shoes on the window
.sill " to air" every night, and suggest
more iudelioaey by constantly runnin
away from it, than she could ever lind b
the most zealous search.
Thirdly, there is your butterfly woman
who, provided her wings irre gay and gau
y.y, is not particular where she alights.?
Who cannot exist out of the sunbeams
and dreads a rainy day like an old gown
WIlO values ber lindii :if>rni:iitit:it? ?!> iiiviit
din<? to their capabilities for trotting Into
balls, operas and parties, and idvin<* he
lilies and bou>|iiots. Who spoils nil th
rood looks she has trying to make hersol
" look butter," and turns into a very ordiu
ary caterpillar after inarriajro.
Fourthly, there is your library woman
| steeped in folios; steeped in languages
j both livintr and dead ; steeped in olojjie!
I steeped in polities ; who walks around
| baby as if it were a rattlesnake, and if sh
was born with a heart, never has found i
out.
\ Fifthly, there is your female viper?you
cat?your hyena. All claws, nails an
ton<ruo. Wiry, bloodless, snappy, narrow
vindictive. ; lapping up yopr life-blood wit
?iv i ni uiuvm, .11114 ui?i? uij^ i?m yuui warm
palpitating heart. Out on lier !
~Hixthly, there is your woman?prctt
or plain, it matters not; lady like l?y na
turo ; intelligent, hut not pedantic ; moil
est, yet not prudish; strong hearted, bu
I not "' strong minded" (as tin t term is ii
I present perverted;) no " sehohir," and ye
well read ; no buttcrlly, and yet bright an
gay. Merry without noise, silent withou
xtupii.ity, religions without fanaticism, c;
pable ot an opinion, and yet able to hoi
i her tongue. It' married, not of necessit
I .sinking into a niero machine; if unmarr
J ed, occupying hersalf with other thinji
! than husband hunting. Liking books, yt
! not despising needles and brooms, genial
J una'leuted, <;ood uutured ; with tin nctiv
i>.?.,.i .. I 1.-.. I .1. 1 l
(.* < 11, <iiivc <i nvu in.'ti11 uiKit'i iuuk aim
<?od blow her! wherever she is, forshe rc
deems all the rc.st.
fanny fkkn.
Woman without Helhsion.?A mm
I without religion in at best a poor reprobate
| the football of destiny, with no tie linking
him to infinity, and to the wundrous cter
nity that is begun within hint; but a wc
uiati without it is even worse?a flam
without heat, a rainbow without color,
| flower without perfume. A man may, i
I gome sort, tie his frail hopes and honor*
with weak shifting ground tackle, to bus
nesa or to tho world ; but a woman withou
that anchor called Faith is a drift and
wreck '. A man may clumsily continue
I kind or moral resnonsibilitv out of his rcb
I lions to luuukiud; hut a woman, in he
! comparatively isolated sphere, where nffec
tion, and not purpose, in tiic controllin
motive, cun fiud no basin for nny system o
right action hut that of spiritual faith. J
man may crazc his thought and bruin t
trustfulness in such u poor harborage a
Fame and Reputation m?y stretch befor
| hitll ; but a woman?where can she pu
her hopo in storms, if not in IleaVwn
i And that sweet truthfulness, that abiding
lovn?lightening them with the picus.intos
radiance, when tlio world's storms "ureal
like an army of smoking cannon?what cm
bestow it all. but a holy souI-ua to what i
abpvo the storms, and to what is stronge
than an army with cannon? Who tun
has enjoyed tlio lovo of a Christian moth#
but will echo the thought with energy, am
hallow it with a tear !
*'Wr.ian your wf.nla," naid a man to i
follow who wnt hluntorin# awny in a tower
inn Pti?P>ou At another. " They won't weigl
much if ho d'icn," bwM the nntngonint coolly.
Turms ia a majftfttyjn iunoqpnot which.JVtj
1 9og^totiui?? two the diiTei n^i'ODtte'.
II I I . I
The Thoughtless 8prite.
f A HCOtlV K?JK ClIlLDllKN.
B Once upon 11 time, a mountain sprite
_ shid coaxiugly to tho streams which go
^ j huiping down tho outer spurs and peaks of
K ! tho Alps into iiio Adriatic, between tlio
Piove and the Adigo, " I'lay with me, play
. witlnno." Hut they all answered, " No, wo
. arc too busy."
| Ton busy," replied thelittle spirit. "Too
busy, indeed! 1 should like to know
^ what you are doing but dancing, singing
0 and thundering?frolicking, in fact, tho
c i whole wny from this to tho groat gulf.?
p Yes, what indeed K"
" Wo are laying the foundation for a city
' which will bo the wonder of the world,"
y was tho reply.
" 11a ! Iia!" shouted the sprite, and
j though she was so small, her voice sounded
lt through the glens, and was caught up and
I repeated by tho tiee crested hill tops.?
i " I la ! ha !" It was a mocking laugh but
A j the streams did not heed it. They went
i diligently on, deposting far out in thcAdri^
' atie the earth, twigs, and pebbles which
' tlioy pntliereit in tlieir course.
s " 1 la ! ha I" shouted the sprite onco
e more. 41 In a hundred years, or so, L will
conn* npain."
! Tlie hundred yearn passed hy, nnd tho
! merry trillcr flew down to sco what tho
I ' streams had done. 44 Ila ! ha ! ho ! ho !"
! she la\i;rhcd even louder than before ; for
j she found only a long narrow network of
; islands, and a few poor people who had en()
' eaped the sword of the compieror, Attila,
s ; and who exchanged salt and tiah for tho
j- most necessary articles of food and clothing.
' " liii! ha ! ho ! ho ! a great city indeed !"
() and she flitted back to her mossy caverns
n nnd shaded dells.
It was si long, long time before the liocds
less elf thouuht of the steady toil of her
\r old acquaintances, or of the miserable ex~
iles living in huts on the growing sandbanks.
At lift, however, it occurred to
her it might be well to pay them another
visit. What was her amazement upon beholding
the change. Sitting by the sea,
| as if born of its sparkling waves, was a
I wildcrnessof churohesand palaces, of great
I i?i i i .1 < - ?
min is irouoen ny me leot or crowding Stranr
gors, of maiwivo walls, lino, do 1111:8, nnd
stately towers, while (ho rosy sunset touched
0 the broad Ijagune, crimsoned the conntlesH
j- sails, and glowed on the green islands out|
lying toward the ocean. T'"e gorgeous
banner of the city, with its winged lion,
symbol led the sovereignty of rich distent
| territories, of f'andia. also Cyprus and tho
'' 1 Morea, and smiling provinces 011 either
j j shore of the classic sea. Sixteen thousand
j men wrought in her arsenal ; forty thou
t i SMixi iniinnod her war-whips. Iler glass
j works.fnvnislicd tin* world with crystal fub!
lies; velvets, and silks, and cloths of gold
(l ; multiplied in her manufactories. I 'ncoun.
i ted hulls wore gilded, tapestried, and tilled
|J with lovely landsci-pi'S and speaking por;
traits. Mxtpiisito sculpture invited to
' study, piir.ted windows lot in tinted light
' upon floors, and walls, and roofs dazzling
| with mosaics of precious stones; and col|
urnns of porphyry, alabaster, and serpent
: tine upheld marble arches marvelous in
( ' their grace and beauty, dates of brass iti(
laid with silver, pictured pavements, ar(|
c- d'W, and cloisters, and galleries magical
1( in their proportions, fairly like spires, and
( gossamer curving alike sought and sitisj
fied the eye. The sun went down behind
the Tyrol, draping in regal purple the Kuj
g.mcan hills, the Pridian mountains, tho
, distant continent, and festive Venice, when
' a.I.. !.? -4' CJi _M
^ nuviuv.mj vi IV n?|U.UU Ul Ot?. 1U It llv > Y 1 L11
I its c:itliOtlr.?l and palaces burst into light.
t' along its myriad curves and distances, o 1
r heights, and points, a miracle of flaming
architecture in honor of u foreign king.
Awt d by the scene, tho mountain sprite
kept silence for awhile, and then softly
whispered : " Who shall read in the beII
ginning of things the prophecy of their
s, end !"
t Dear children, yon?liko tho far off
- streams?are, day by day, hour by hour,
i j minuto by minute, layiug the fo'.mdation
o of Character; and your Future is tho city
a j which will bo built thereon. Each of your
n j thoughts however fleeting, each purposo
i, j however momentary, each word however
i. I trifllnc nii'ti li.iwnvnr .inn.irni.tli. ....
- (-1 V? unit
important, li;is a voioclcss ami unseen ina
fiuenco which none can estimate, and
a whose result none can foresee. 15e not,
i- however, for this, moping ami sari. Ho
r gay and hcipeful with the blight sunshine,
- the fragrant flowers, the melodious birds ;
? but be also industrious, patient, obedient,
f loving ami true; so shall life be to you
^ good if not great, ami the light labor of
> your childhood end youth will sustain u
fc noble snperstruetin c raised by your matur^r
e years.
v " Tom, whom did you say Jenkins married
?" " Well, he married fifty thousand
^ dollars," replied Tom; ' I forgot her other
{ name!''
^ TlMR is the most subtile yet tho most
H in^itiable of depredators, and by appearing
r to tsko nothing is permitted to take all ;
t nor can it be satisfied until it hasstolcu tho
wnrWl uu on/? ? ?> *! ? ?'
J IV V??V* IIVIII M.IM UO IIUII1 VIIU nUHU.
1 Instantly another in attacked, how
^ ffOily we h1) cry out, " Send for u doctor !"
and yet wo riircly think of calling in his
' service* till the very hirt moment ourselves.
Isn't it pretty much the same with philosophy
?
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admiro^. thomitfvtw.
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