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VOL IV,.NO, 27.
VA RIET Y
ast
Aro Wo Coming to Imperialism.
? Tho "Hound Table," discussing thc ques
tion--"Aro wc drifting into Imperialism ?"
'-roasons in this somewhat discouraging I
strain : In plain sooth, tho age of sensuality,
Of unchecked corruption, of dense, gross igno
rance is coming down on us like night. A
free press should have given moro notos of
Warning than it has ; but tho press dislikes,
In n freo country, to print unpalatable truth,
nnd tho journals that profess " fearless devo
tion to principle " arc notoriously thc oucs
whoso artiolcs betray thc most laborious solic
itude to cntch thc applause and flatter tho prcj
udico of tho- greatest number. Mean
while, at what arc called our "greatcenters,'' I
coarse brutes, who ought to bc digging rail
ways or drawing hand carts, lay down the law
for tho whole community, nnd by dint of : i
wealth, amassed under oiroutnstnnftf ?mpos.
siblo in any other civifcc^ a ???ntry, degrade
tho social roncjju*' vrrc"(l 1,1 CVCry duectIon
Kh^'VA'Oiiulcd rage for tho pleasures of the
senses. Intellectual elevation or ambition is
scoffed at, ond those who strive to inculcate a
taste for better things arc either hated ov des
? piscd. Nothing is thought of but thc delights
of tho tattle of fine clothes, of showy dwellings
and equipages-in a word, of physical rap
tures of every description. If there is a pre
tence at anything else-whether in tho pulpit,
in tho theatre, or iu literature-tho pill must
bo gilded so ns to appear "sensational." All
this is so widely admitted, so shamefully noto
rious, that its recital is trite enough ; wo re
peat it merely iu elucidation of thc subject un
der discussion. It is impossible, when people
think all things of their bodies ond nothing
of their minds, that cither a democratic or
cither any other pure form of government (ian
long bc mnintuicd. Unless a great chango
conics over thc American people, il will not
<;bc maintained by themselves. They uro rush
ing toward tho precipice at railway speed, and
the universal corruption that good mcu de
plore is tho prelude of a decomposition .yhich
is as certain ns fate.
L1.VWI.ITIE8 AND A?SKT(3 OP THE S?.VTE
ov SOUTH CAROLINA.-Thc "Columbia Pheo
nix," upon inquiry at thc Treasury, has re
ceived tho following statement of thc funded
debt of tho State, and interest thctcon, to
gether with tho assets to this date :
Three per cent. State stock-principal,
388,886.00; interest, 81,450.87. Six per
oout. firo loan-principal, 8314,453.89 j in
terest, $23,584.04. Five per cent, bonds, fire
loan-principal, 8484,444 51 ; interost, 866,
. 922 10. Six per cent, bonds and stocks fun
dod-principal,81,282,971.27j interest,?96,
834.01. Six per cent, new State House bonds
--principal, 82,286,000; interest, ?171.505.
Six per cent. Hluo Ridge Railroad bonds
prinoipal, 81,000,000; interest, $75,000.
Six por cent, redeeming notes of tho Bunk of
tho State-principal, $1,033,900. Total prin
oipal, $0441,200.27; total interest, 8431,791.
51. Provision has boon mado to meet tho
interest up to July 1, 1863.
Assets of thc State on 81st October, 1868
Shares io Northeastern Railroad Company,
$120,000 ; shares in Spartanburg and Union
Railroad Company, 8250,000; sburcs in Pen
dleton Railroad Comps ny, $12,500; shares
in Greenville and Columbia Railroad Compa
ny, $433,000 ; shares in Bluo Ridgo Rail
road Company, 81,810,000; shares in Colum
bia and Augusta Railroad Comport), 842,200;
ohnros in Cheraw and Coalfields Railroad Com
pany, 8200,000 ; sharon in Laurens Railroad
Company, 850,000; shares in Sou^i Carolina
Railroad Company, $24,000 ; gharcs in Char
leston and Savannah Railroad Company.
$270,000; shares in Southwestern Railroad
Bank, 86,000 j shares in Keowco and Tuoko
?egeo Turnpiko Company, 8000. Total, $2,
754,600- ' *
THE RUSSIAN NAVY.-Tho Russian Navy
cotnnsts of two hundred and sixty-seven ves
sois, of which two liundrod and thirty aro
?team. These include four iron-clod frigates,
?kroc iron olnd batterrlon, ond thirteen moni
tors. More than ono-half of this immenso
foroo is io tho Baltioj whore it is frozen up
t^o^onerthird ot tho year. ?Thirty-two jsttmin
flpd niuo sailing vessols are cr? tho Bl?ok Sot,
o.nd twenty-nino steam and two Bailing vessels
on. tho Siberian ooast io. ibo North Paoifio.
$ho whole foroo oppsars to bo vtelj balancccr*,
weil ia, h,and, and very offiolono. Tho- RoWo
fleo* ? *oady for any" Prussian complications,
i'russra haw nothing which oaj hopovto con!
tend against lt. Tho Biaok Soa fleot is suffi
plently strong to mako a dash against Turkey
when jth# mouiont arrives for opening- ftio
road to the Wedl.tW)*rftnt%n. The. Sib?rjan
floejt ls woll costed to protcot. tho aggrVsivo
movowonte of Russia upon tho OMneio Em'
Siro and tho northorn islapd posse^&ioin of
.pa?, ^hilo tho rest of *>ropo quarrels
?nj wastes its's^opgih in silontW??aro, Rw
wa Progresses, and mik Uor bouu^ary lin*.
lUi?ctioh ot' thc United States. Our Gov
ci nment, so tulse to a large portion of its owu
people, will, wo hope, keep faith with foreign
nations, at the same time holding them strictly
to all their responsibilities. Spain, before sho
can put down thc insurrection in Cuba, will
without doubt commit some and perhaps grie
vous wrongs against our Government o: v>ur
people or both, but sho will bo quito sure, in
every instance of aggression, to nuke such
amends ns thc case shall justly require. She
will bc very careful not to get up or to encour
age a grave quarrel with us unless she shal^
have good reason to rcckou England and
France as ready to stand ot her back.
f Courier-Journal.
RKFUNMNU OV TAXES.-Tho Internal
Revenue Bureau has issued new blank forms
and regulations for the funding of taxes nuder
tho Act of April 10, 18G9, upon tobacco, sc
gars and btiui? :
Thc claimants arc required to furnish evi
dence proving to tho satisfaction of thc Com
missioner that the tax imposed by said Act
has becu previously paid, which cvideuee
must in all cases include thc affidavit of the
manufacturer or soino other person who paid
thc tax, corroborated by thc certificate of thc
assessor and collector who made thc asscssmout
nnd collection, or assessors thou in office. In
describing thc goods, tho kind, number of
boxes or packages, tho marks and brands
thereon, the collection destined, thc number
of tho factory ami thc inspector's name must
nil bo given in full, and in nil cases whore
claims arc mado for rcfundiug tux paid on
imported sogars before any claim o.in be allow
ed, a full and complote identifie ition of the
goods must be made, and whore thc goods,
cither foreign or domestic, have pissed
through different hands since tho payment ol
thc tax, it will be necessary to trace thc goods
through, tho di fieront naines by which they
have passed from the importer or manufac
turer to thc claimant, and any failure of the
claimant thus to identify and trace b.ick thc
goods of the person or'persons who paid thc
tax, will be hold as sufficient reason for rejec
ting thc claim.
All affidavits required to bo mudo under
tbis general r?gulation, inuit bo made before
persons competent to administer oaths. All
certificates of collectors of intornal rovenue
must bo authenticated by their official seal
Thc form is intended allein all cases when
claims are mado for refunding tax paid on i in
ported scgars, ss on segara, snuff aud tobacco
of domestic manufacture.
? ? ^Charleston Courier.
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Tt?iutim.K FAMINK IN TUB NORTH Ol
BUROPR.-Advices by mail from tho coun
trio} on the Baltic Sea toll of a torriblo and
widoly extended famino now oxisting thoro.
A fottor says that tho distress is indescribable
From tho 23d of May to tho 18th of August
last y?ar; no rain foll, and tho summer crops
wore scorched. Bread ono now bo scarcchj
got, oven nt thc most exorbitant price, and,
as tho roads aro impffls&blo by reason of tin
exU'obrdinnry wet weather, no help fron
abroad ean reaoh the people Tho dcbilitatcc
condition of the population and their hording
t|gcthor in tho larger village^, in tho hope o
gowing food and shelter, ha? t??g.^idored dis
oasc,'whioh is making fearful rangos.
jC^Tho "Washington Express" says Cjtai
thoJEoglish Ministor donios that Groat Brit
nin has had under consideration tho question
pf tho Cuban insurrection ; doolaros it a pro
posterons ropoiL that it WAS ever designed tc
recognize tho Insurgents os bolllgeronts, and
says tho Government is not ov?ii informod ol
ino oxistonoo of n provisional govornmont OD
?ho island. lier present rolations withSpair
atfi wUlu tho majosty of governments an
Itigbly frflmdly, and rogards tim roport horoh]
OQu/radlotod na intended to emitter tho.rola
tiorn*?tw<foti tho ?Xnitod: Stuten and Groa
Britain.
?9jr Tho rialroad Hues loading into Mom
phis will oarry all delegates to tho Convention
going and ooml.ng, freo of ohargo, and! al
others at half prioo. Stops aro talton to in
duoo all tho roads ta. $)<> Sou,th to malfco th
same orrangomont,
Ti?E RECEPTION-Tn? CONTRAST.-G on
oral lt. E. Leo recently visited Baltimore
With his characteristic modesty, ho would
fain have passed quietly through tho oity.
But ho could not escape tho homage which
his truo groatness oxaoted. Whcrovor he
wont admiring crowds gazed upon him, hats
were lifted in token of rcvorenoc, and tho air
was rent with huzzas, in honor of thc groat
commander of tho Confederate States Army.
Even n band belonging to tho United States
Army, was employed to aid tho enthusiastic
crowd in expressing thoir admiration for the
warrior. Gcnoral B-East Butler was iu Bal
timore at thc samo time. Ho was not entirely
unnoticed. A being of such shape mid mien
could not well escape observation. But in
stead of thc look of admiration, was tho leer
of contempt; in place of thc loud shout of
applause, was thc suppressed titter of ridicule.
Tho recollection of his tyranny, brutality and
villainy was too fresh in thc minds of tho
masses to admit of any manifestation of res
pect for his official position.
A moro striking contempt is pcldom presen
ted. Lee-Butler; thc Virginian, thc Yan
kee; the gentleman, tho--.; true great
ness, unmitigated meanness.
THE NORTHERN WORKING PEOPLE.-Tho
inadequate prices paid to working women in
New York city for shirt making is the subject
of serious complaint by persons who hnvc ex
amined into thc condition of this unfortunate
class Thus, 81.50 a dozen is paid for mak
ing first quality, or No. 1 shirts, such ns sell
at 83 a piece. With a sewing machine, and
workiug from daylight to miduight, only two
shirts n day can bo made, and generally it is
considered good work with thc needle alone
to make two shirts in t'^rce days. This rate
of wages, thcrcforo, yields a return of from 9
to 25 cents a day. For slop mado ?hirst,
which sell at 62 each, thc sewing Women rc.
ceivc 81.25 a dozen, while a third quality are
made for 75 cents a dozen. Other kinds of
work pay no better. Linen coats with three
pockets oro made for three couts each j fancy
flannel shirts, with turnover collars and cuffs,
six cents ; and heavy cloth pantaloons from
18 to 24 cents a pair, though if givon out tc
men, which is seldom done, tho prico is from
75 cents to 61. Tho profits to tho employer
on this class of work are readily calculated.
A first quality or No. 1 shirts, selling at ?3,
is composed of tho following materials. Three
yards of bleached cotton, GO cents, linen OG
cents thread and button?, 15 cents; cutting,
10 cents, and making 13 cents j totnl, SI.88
which leaves tho employer a profit, if salci
arc made at retail, of 81.12 on each shirt, or
if sold wholesale at twenty eight dollars a doz
en, a profit of $5.50 a dozen.
JOHN C. CALHOUN AND T. J. Ron BUT
SON.-The followiug pointed anecdote come:
to us from Columbia :
A. S Wallace, collector of internal revenue
was talking a few days ago, at Hope's corner
expatiating on thc worth, patriotism and abil
Hies of our distinguished senator, Tom Rob
crtson. "Yes, gcntlcmon," said ho-ho ha
done more for tho State than any man ovo
did boforo ; he KOA dono moro, in two months
than John C. Calhoun did in sixteen years.'
Au Irishman passing at tho timo, hearing tb
romark, turned and said : "Yo are right, bi
jabors-ho has gavo us a nager for a post
uiostor."-Charleston Newt.
WHAT IT COSTS TO PUBLISH A News
PAPER.-Col. Hodgos, tho cxperionood pub
lishor of tho Frnhkfort (Kentuoky) Common
wealth, haviug been solicited to commonoo th
publication of a Republican daily in Louisville
decline 1, unless a cash capital of $100,001
was scoured to oommoneo with. Tho mono;
was not raised, aud Col. Hodges oontinuos a
Frankfort. Referring to tho proposition o
Col. Hodges, tho Courier-Journal says a firs
class daily oannot bo established in that oit
and supported till it roaches a paying point oi
less than $150,000. It takes brains, pationo
untiring iudustry and money, to moko th
newspaper business a profitable ono.
Tho Orangeburg Post Oflloo was bro
ken into ono night last week and completer
saoked-thc lottors and papors soattorcd ovo
tho door, and mutilated. This was <?u ou trag
on tho community, and ono wo hopo will no
ooour^^in. No doubt tho partios implicate
naturally foi'i incensed agaiust tho negro Pos
Mastor who has suffered himself to bo placo*
in position ovor his supoVtors, but tho san
negro, and not tho community'%% largv shouh
Uavo boon tho rcoipiout of th?lr Ku Klu:
attentions.
ggfc. On Thursday, thora wt? ft t?rrido hai
fitovm in Wionsboro. The largo brick stahl
belonging to Br. Thoa. Maddon wai blowi
down. Trees wore uprooted, fenoos do ni ol
?shed, ano\ brioks from chimneys strewn ii
ovorv di root to n. S'orne of tho hail stones wor
noRtly aa large aa a pigooo ogg -iJ?ot?i?.
--<?>?-- ? .
A spring-gun placed noar a hon roost ooa
tho Radical party in Memphis a. colored rot
tho other, night.
COFFEE AS A CIVILIZER.-Mr. Rrapor
mnkcs out a very strong oase in favor of "cof
foo as a civilizing agout." He says : Those
who hnvo mado it a subj cot of study and ex
amination tell us that whon proparod as a
strong infusion without milk, ooffoo aots pow
erfully on tho sympathetio nervous system
and.-, tho organs supplied by it, quickening
thoir notion and inorcasing their vitality.
That? it rendors tho contraction of tho heart
and other mutoles more powerful; enables
tho body to resist oold, moisture, and tho
deadly poisin of miasmatio districts ; countor
acts the langor of torrid climes ; prevents or
ameliorate? attacks of spasmodio asthma ; al
leviates laxity of the kidneys and bladder; !
and it is even said that calculus is not as
com .non since it has been generally used. It
also nets with energy on tho brain, removing
tho sensation to fatigue nnd disposition to
Bloop, wbioh has ni ways made it a favorite
With students. It obviates tho exocssivo in
dulgence in tho uso cp wino and spirits; is
an antidoto to opium, belladonna, and the
Vegetable poisons that aot on tho brain ; and
relievos tho nervous headache to wbioh many
are subjeot. In brief, it is not merely n fashion
able potation--it is ono of tho great oiviliziog
agents ; for by inorcasing his power of accom
plishing brain and muscio work, it has in
oroasod tho power and influence of man.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF CELERY.-A
correspondent of tho / radical Farmer writes;
I have known many men and women too, who,
from various causes had become so much affeo
tod with nervousness that whon they stretch,
cd out their hands they shook like aspen
leaves on windy duys-and by a daily moder
ato usc of the blanched foot stalks of celery
leaves as a salad they became as strong and
steady in limbs ns other people
1 bavo known others so very nervous that
thy leust annoyance put them iu a state of ag
itation, and they were almost in constant per
plexity and fear, who were also cifcctually
cured by a daily moderate use of blanched
celery as a salad at meal times. I have kw yn
othors oured by using celery for palpitation of
! thc heart. Everybody engaged in labor woak
j cuing to thc nerves, should uso celery daily
j in season, and onions in its stead when not in
season.
REMEDY FOR TM; CUT-WORM.--Dissalvo
I from 1J to 2 ounces of copperas in an ordina
ry size pail (or bucket) full of water. Pour
on the planting corn enough of the solution
to cover it and two or three inches over, to
allow for tho swelling of thc grain. Let it
romain 85 to 48 hours-plant without letting
thc grain becomo dry. If thc weather should
provo unfavorable for planting at tho end of
48 hours, it may romain in the solution lon
ger without risk, of iujury. I havo planted,
with porfoot success, corn that had beon im
mersed nico days. I have used this pre
ventative for many years, and I have no
hesitation in saying that the farmer who tries
it onoo will never omit it afterwards. A
weaker solution of tho sulphate will extermi
nate Hoe and other vermin from rose bushes
and other plants. I have used it on delicate
hot house plants, using a fine garden syringe.
I bolicve nn oooasional sprinkling Would des
troy tho caterpillar, wbioh is such a disgust
ing uuisanoo in the strcots and public walks
of tho Northern cities.
IMPROVINO POOR SOILS -Much depends
on tho manures used on particular kinds of
soil. The great art of improving sandy and
clayey soils consists in giving tho former suoh
dressings of olay, cow-dung and other kinds
of manure, as will have a tendency to bind
and mako thom more compact, and conse
quently moro retontivo of moisturo ; and to
tho latter, coats of horso dun?;, ashes, sand,
and such othor composts as may tond to sop
ara to the parti?les and opon tho pores of tho
clay, so as to oauso it to approaoh as nearly as
possible to a toara.
SHADE IN PASTURES.-Certain trees, Uko
elms, maples, basswood or lindons, willows,
eco., interfere with the growth of tho grass or
crops, their roots being near tho surfaoo.
I? i ok or?es, oaks, pepper i <?ges. and beeches, send
j thoir roots deep, and grass grow? well in their
shade. Still wo would not out down tho for
mer dasi Cows giro milk better the moro
still and quiet they are, and cool ?lindo con
tributes essentially to their comfort. Cattle
will soon fill themselves if the pasturage is
good i then they want slr ado to chow their
cuds under, ?nd do proportionally better foy
?. ? _; ;
IMPORTAN* TO I)RALF.K9 m IrfOtfOfts.
Tho following d?cision has been made by the
Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
under Xet of April' 10, 1800 r "JJooIoata
In liquor who sell in quantities 1?? than five
gallons, and also in quantities of five gallons
and upwards, must pay special tax both as
vho?'c?ah aw?- retail liquor dealers. "
Best Hogs for the Sooth.
Among the difficulties the planter of thc
South has to contond with, is a mcagro sup
ply of moat. With the negro there can bo no
substitute for hog meat. A fnll stomach of
it will only make him dream moro of it .uoxt
meal. How important lt is then, for us to fall
upon some plan to obtain a foll supply of this
desirablo article. Thc bulk of the labor must
and will bc done by the negro, and wo munt
foed him to mako him valuable. Stops uro
boiog takon to import the best breeds of hogs?
as many conceive. At present a perfect mania
provaii in favor of Chester whites, and every
other vaivcty of the white hog-when every
man who has tried the whito hog, knows it
tho least desirable of any variety ever intro
duced into thc South ; not that it lacks size or
possesses objectionable qualities, but that nil
white hogs in this climate become worthless
from diseased skin and die up. Thc Berk
shire and Woburn crossed properly, surpasses
every other breed. The Berkshire is a com
pact hog*, can bo fatted at any ago, whilst thc
Woburn has immeusc size, and cannot bc fat
ted undor two years ; but by blending the two
breeds, that difficulty is obviated. At fifteen
months your hogs, with ordinary treatment,
will weigh from two hundred to four hundred
pounds. In Kentucky, within thc last few
years, the hog raisers havo importod thc lntail
*bald fuco Berkshire, black body, tips of rgc
and feet whito, and theso aro now being cros
sed by tho Woburn to give additional size
The Chester Whito will do on mush for a sil
Ter cup at an agricultural fair, but will not do
to fill tho smoko house. You who want a hog
that will yield the most meat, apply for infor
mation to some of tho Kentucky mule drovers
and my Word for it, ten dollars will bring you
a pig that will do to breed from.
[Southern Cultivator.
?HOM REAL LIFE.
'Twas night: tho storm was raging fear- ;
fully without, and thc wind, forcing its way
through thc crevices of thc old house ; shook
thc curtains of a wretched bcd upon which
lay a dying man, over whoso cmaoiatcd form
the wife hung with thc deepest anguish. Ev
erything indioatcd thc extreme of poverty.
Gaunt misery had selected this frail abode to
revel in, and truly did bc keep up his orgies
there, for not a ray of comfort, not a beam of
hope, shone upon that issolatcd spot. AU
was wretchedness, all was woe ! Thc gleam
of a solitary lamp betokened vigil. Two long
hours after midnight hud rolled away, and yet
that dim light coutiuued to pour out its feeble
ray unobstructed. Still thc ill-fated victim
of intemperance lay writhing undor thc ac
cumulated horrors of delirium trcmons. Hoar
his frantio sorocohings 1 'A drop of water,
for tho love of Hcavon ! My brain's on firo
-it scorches-it burns 1 Oh! seo th' fiend
ho comes-ho wants-bo beckons mc ; oh !
save me-save. Ho reaches forth his skele
ton hands-ho clutches mc ! I cannot breathe
-I shall die! Tear--him away!-look
look at the flames issuing from his mouth !
Oh ! don't-don't-leave me-he's coming
bo's ooming. Loose your hold upon ute !
ibero's no blood ou my hand. Seo-seo !
look yonder-a palo head flits-it gasps as if
it would speak-I'll catch it. Hark ! th ero
again-oh 1 crush it-crush it. I thought
it was buried in tho depths of hell. A oold
hand is upon mo-soo how it bloods 1 Ah !
horror : there is blood on my hands-now a
little spot -seo how it creeps over my arms
my body. Thcro-thcro-sbo stands point
ing at mo I Oh 1 frionds, loose me. I burn
they laugh at me 1-ha 1 ha 1 ha ! They
hurt me down-I sink-I drown-oh ? oh I
save mo. Wife, do not curse mo thus. It is
engraved upon my soul in characters of fire I
Give mo thy blessing os of old, I killed not
tho ohiid. Thoro-thero sho comes again 1'
ho almost shrieked ; 'look at the foarful gash
in head, and tho blood triokling from her
hair.' A dreadful pang horo seemed to shoot
through hil whole frame ; an awful scream
burst from his lips. 'Save mo-savo me,' he
cried ; 'have mercy-mercy 1' and he laughed
as tho maniao laughs in tho exooss> of his mis
ery. The flush upon his cheek flickered as
that which plays tn heaven when tho day is
dying, and his eyos gave forth the lustrous
glitter of tho poli died stone. His frame shook
with fear} hesoemod laboring under tho ef
fect of tovror of thc most hovriblo nature
.Ttoew^thero,' he oriod again ; .soo how sho
ataros up? wno with her sightless orbs->how
ehe points at mo with h or fleshless hands 1
C*?f bear her Faugh, like tho bubbling of
blood. Oh I staro not upon me with tho blue
light of those torriblo sookcts. It sinks into
tay soul-it burns my heart to ashes. Away I
-away to the fathoraloss pit from, whonoo
yow carno!-down into the flory furnace-.
away-away 1 Oh 1 lot mo live a littlo lon
gor. Savo me, wifo i-U? mo not dio 1 divo
mo air-air, I say-breath-lifo, nyc, lifo ;
The Inebriate's Death-Bed.
throw up tho windows, dear wife; 'tis y ou?
husband who pleads-who suffocates-who '
? dies ! Still-still-it hallies inc ; lhere, raffio
mc.' His violence had exhausted his poWJ
ors, and thc dying wrc'oh lay trembling likd
a frightened child.
See thc drunkard's wifo, kncoliug, her at
tend ited hands olnspcd couvclsivcly and turn
ed upward. Tho supplication of tho heart
broken ono is heard. '.Father of mercies/
she murmured, 'sparc, oh ! sparc my darling
husband ! Parent of thc frail, have compas*
sion upon him-ho knew not vhat ho did t
A. mother taught him the loveliness and wis
dom of thy laws, but strove not to o>aw oven
a denser vail between him and tho tvaddod
ing wine-cup. Oh ! my husband-my fill
I have lived, and toiled, and prayed for theo. :
j I had built thee an altar, ns well as a throno,
I in my heart. Alas 1 that ouc so good should
perish. I will pray for him nt thy throne \
my salvation will I give for his. Pardon, O
loving and forgiving Parent! an erring com?
panton. O God of mercy ! wc arc nil sinners ;
he is too young to bc utterly cast away/
hot us draw aside tho curtain from hin
death-bed, and exhibit a sceno at which tho
boldest heart might quail. Pale, emaciated
and wan, the wretched si nncr is seen writhing
in agonies unspeakable j tho damp dow of
horror stands on his wrinkled brow and rolla
down his check ; his eyes glare wildly in their
sunken sockets ; and in accents mudo hoarso
and dissonant by despair, bc prays that timo
might bc given him for repentance But no 1
he lind, laughed to scorn thc pure and holy
precepts of tho Immanuel, and followed th?
dictates of his own depraved affections; whoa
the gates of mercy were open ho rofnsed to
enter, and upon him thoy woro now closing
-forever ! Thus did conscienoo answer all
his prayers, and as tho manifold sins of hi?
j past life rose up in dreadful array before bim
his buming eyes became fixed in their sock
ets, thc death-rattle carno in his throat, ho
clasped his hands convulsively together/,
uttered a loud aud piercing shlck, and sank
at last in everlasting doom 1
Thc above is no rude fancy sketch ; it is
one of thc truthful fragments of the past which
has impressed itaclf on memory's view, nov?!
to bc erased. That unfortunate victim ol
j intemperance was once a father's, pride and I
j mother's only joy. His youthful days weti
like an opening rose, and gave bright promise
j of enduring bliss. Onco, happy child, .he
i played and gamboled with brothers and sis
I tcrson thc lawn. Hut oh! thoohange. Th?
beautiful form of that highly esteemed friend
i who had just passed thc threshold of maa
. hood, in all the high expectancy of merril
greatness, and prosperity in his earthly career
was overpowered by the unsuspected enewrj
of. man's best interests. Manhood's prinn
lost ! An carly death-with snakes, flying
dragons, demon sprites, hovoring rbnnd hi
bcd and piercing him with their burning fangs
Let the dark drapery full ovor tho scone 1
Years have passed since tho close of th i
home tragedy. Tho bereaved ono sleeps b;
tho side of her husband--the oak whiol
should have been thc support of hor life, t
which sho was tho vine. There aro no flower
ou thc poor victim's grave ; but a willow s
its hoad protects, with its mournfal shade, th
last dwelling of tho widow of the broke
J heart.- Wood's Household Advocate.
j A TALE or LOVE.-One quiet night i
leafy Jane, when thc heos and birds were a
in tune, two lovers walked beneath tho moot
Tho night was fair-so was tho maid ; tb?
walked and talked beneath thc shane, wit
none to harm or muko afraid. Her name Wi
Sue, and his un mc was Jim, and sho was fi
and he was slim ; ho took to hor and she 1
him. Says Jim to Siro, " By all tho tonk
that squirm among the brush and brake?,
Uko you bottor'n buckwheat oakes." Sa
Suo to Jim, "Since you'vo hogan it, ai
bcon and oomo nnd dono it, I like you ne
to a now bonnet," Says Jim to S?o, ** Ut
heart you'vo busted ; but ? h&ve alway? gi
I mistrusted." Soys Suo to Jim, " I'll !
truo 1 if you levo mo as I love yan, no kui
oan out our love in two." Says Jim to 8?
M Through thick and thin, for you? true lo
over count mo In > I'll court no o*ber g
agin !"
Jim reancd to Suo, Suo loaned to him; 1
nose just touched her jockey brim j four li
went ahem 1 ahem t and then--and then
oh, gals, beware of men in Juno, when criek<
aroJn tune, lest your namo get ht the pam
soon l t
TWIOR ton are six of us. Six aro bu? ?lu
of us., Nine aro but four of us. What o
we possibly bo? Would yow know moro
us, I'll tell, you moro of us : Twelve Aro \
elx of ua, now do you soc ?
j.w Dr; EVsnkliu, speaking of education, snj
"If a man om plies his purso Into bighead,
man oan tako it'away from him. Au invo
mont [?A\m^\c?^^^^^^^^^)0l >''."'