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BY KEITH, HOYT & CO. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1870. NI (J UT THE DAV, THOU CANS*'!' NOT THEN EE FALKE TO ANY MAN." na* VOLUME V_NO. 51. IProfessional Cards TIIOS. M. WILKES, ATTORNEY AT LAW -AND teolicrtor in ZEDq.-u.rty. -ALSO, TJnited States Commissioner, fror Hie Circuit and District Coures of thc Uni ted States for South Carolina. figg- OKFICE IN TUB COURT HOUSE. ?VJ5fl WALHALLA, S. C. July 22, 1870 40 ly J. P. RE H I), ) J W. 0. KEITH, Andcrsou C. II.} \ Walhallu. REED & KEITH, ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND Solicitors in Equity., Have renewed their Co-partnership in tho prac tico of Law, and extended it to all Civil and Criminal business in tho Counties of Oconco and Piokons. ALSO, ALL nUSINESS IN TU K UNITED STATES COURTS. Ofhco on Public Square, Walhalla, S. C. July 18, 18G0. 41 tf s. MCGOWAN, R. A. THOMPSON, Abbeville, S. C. Walhalla, S. C. M'GOWAN & THOMPSON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, WALHALLA, S. C., Will give prompt attention to nil business confided to them in the State, County, and United States Courts. OFFICE TN THE COURT HOUSE. Tho Juniorpartner, MR THOMPSON, will also practice in tho Courts of Pickcns, Greenville und Anderson. January, 1070 tf "JOSEPH J. NORTON, Attorney sot Law, XV A IL Bfl A S, ?JA., S. V. All business for Pickcns County left with J. M. ll AG OOH, ESQ., PICKISrYS ?C. IB., WILL t?l? PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO October 20, 1808 <i tf lr. II. W U I TN ER. WII1TNER SVMMR8 WHITHER & SYMES, Attorneys at Law, WALHALLA, S. C. SQy? Office on thc Public Square. "XfJO. February I, 1870 Ki tf S. D. G00DLETT, Attorney at Law AND SOLICITOR Irv EQUITY, HAS LOCATED AT THE iiBW TOWN OF PIOKENS, S. C. Nov. 10, 1808 7 tf EASLEY & McB??, Attorneys at Law, &c, WILL PRACTICE IN THE Courts of tho Eighth Circuit. OFFICE AT NEW PIOKENS. W. K. EA?r* fiEV, I F. R. MoBEE, Greonvillo C. IL ' Pickons C. II. March 10, 1809 23 AL'X. S. ERWIN, ) f ?~(7TllKNTLY Athons, Ga. j { Clayton, Ga. ERWIN V??ENTLY, Attorneys eut Law, WILL PRACTICE IN PARTiN ERSIIIP IN Tl!M COUNTY OP RAB UN, ST?T? ?fi G?OllGlA; Oct 5, 18G9- 62 if Medical Notice. .frHE undersigned liavlngpcimancntly established 1 hlmsolf at Walhalla, offers his Professional ..services to the citizens ?nd community nt largo, for tho praetice of Mcdlolno in all of it; branolieR. Ho will bo foun;l ftt n,! Ihnes at his oflioo at his -jrcBldeneo, near; Br. Norman's Drug 8toro, (ready tad willing Lo'give prompt attention lo all calls* JAMES M. 8I.OAN, M. D. >VA;;UA;.LA, S. C.( Sept. 18, I860. 40--tf 3P OET JR, . A Ii.IKS nt til? Dour. Wc were Blandina in tlie doorway My lille wile und I - Tho poldon sun upon her hair Fell down BO silently; A Bunill whi n hand upon my arm, NV lint could I ask for more, Than the '?Indly glance of loving eyes, As she kissed mo al tho door '( I know she loves willi all her heart Tho ono who stands beside I And thc years have been so joyous Since first I called lier bride ! We've had so much of happiness Kineo we met in years before, But thc balmiest limo of all was When 1 kissed her al thc door. Who cares for wealth of laud or gold, Of lame, or matchless power ! lt does nol give tho happiness Of just one lillie hour. With one who loves me as her life Sho says sbe%loves mo mor-!" And 1 though! she did ibis morning, When she kissed mc at the door. Al limes it seems thal all thc world, Willi all ils wealth of gold, ls very small and poorlndcod Compared with what 1 bold! And when the clouds bang grim and dark, I only think thc moro Of " ono" who waits the coming step To kiss me at tho door. If she live (ill age shall scalier The fros! upon her head, I know she'll love mc just thc samo As thc morning we were wed ; Hut if I be angels call her And she goes to beaven beforo, I s?mil know ber when I meet her, For she'll kiss me nt ibe door. For the Kcowec Cou rice. Fighting iMnltoloa under Beelze bub'* Banner, or Reforming f ie "tfcolt Wy nasty" toy Klee! lng Scott. Mit. EDITOR: May not that kind of rea soning which arrives ut thc conclusion that thc most effective ullin nor of reforming a cor rupt organization has already reached a fctate o? vw ra I putrefaction, ia to elect its chief, be i clissod^as one of thc most astounding discov- j eries of this fast, wonder-working age ? And would not thc assumption that because this i corrupt, gangrene organization has tho ina- j jority, that therefore wo must vote for its continuance and perpetuation, if practically carried out, stop the wheels of Progress and Reform, and forever preclude thc possibility of tho world's advancing cither in religion, politics or morals. According to thc reasoning of these modern logicians, thc most elleotivc, successful mode of reforming and curing every mora? "ill which depraved humanity is heir to," would bc to reserve the Soripturil injunction which says, "Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil." To illustrate by a few examples : The most effective mode of operation to bc adopted by the advocate of Tempor?neo for the purpose of curing mankind of the evils of drunkenness, would be to abandon thc doc trine of teetotalism, and reverse his practice and precepts. Ile should change his tactics, and in lighting against King Alcohol; instead Of preaching total abstinence from all intoxi cating beverages, bc should drink thc drunk ard's drink herself and encourage others to do tho same hy participating in the midnight orgies of tho inebriate, and singing the ob sonce, blasphemous song of the Bacchanalian ; tho moralist, to Reform tho world of crime and wickedness-of theft, highway robbery and murder, should enroll his name upon thc list of thieves ; highwaymen and cut-throats, und shout huzza ! huzza ! under tho gore clotted colors of tho midnight ussassin ; and in a word, tho nmbnssndor of tho Cross of Christ, in order to Reform and Evangelize the world should, in lighting the battles ol' his Lord against the infernal legions of Diabolos, enlist in the aempnized ranks of Satan and light "to the deuth," under the brimstone cm blti zan cd. banner of Beelzebub, because for sooth bis Brimstone's Majesty hus, and in all probability will have, "for many years to come, ii largo majority"-gea, an organized major it g i fully equipped and well disciplined and drilled, which will, for "the purpose of self-preservation," march in solid phalanx un til tho millennial dawn ! But, sir, by only a cursory examination of history, wo lind that every great nnd success ful Reform, whether in Religion, Politics or Science, has been conducted und carried for ward to a successful consummation, by sepa rato, independent organizations, outside of thc organizations of wickedness, oppression and filso theories. Wo will givo example druwn from tho history of Christianity. Wo rear, in reference to tho history of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century, that Martin Luther, the father of Protestan Um, when evangelical light first began to dawn upon his mind, had views in regard to Ro fonning the Church similar to tho views cn i (ordained at present by oar floxiblo, gum elas tic, temporizing politicians, in referenco to 'Reforming tho Stnto government. It op peurs th rt Luther thought, on tho fitst re ception of evangelical truth, that tho proper, most cfTcctivo placo for him to work ns Ro foruier, vms within tho palcH of tlio Roman Jlierachy. Rut ns tho rays of light penetra ted his benighted mind, clearing away ll.o durk olouds of superstition, ho gave up ono by ono, tho nbsurd, Ood aishonoring, soul destroying errors of ijio Church of Rome, un til lio saw most clearly and unequivocally that his position was untenable ; that thc so called (.Hunch was indeed and in truth noth ing but the "Synagogue of Satan," and that its Hoad, with all his blasphemous preten tious-his claims to infallibility, and of being Christ's vicegerent on earth, was nothing but "thc Great Apocalyptic Whore," the very "anti-Christ" himself. Hence, Luther with drew from thc Roman (/burch, denouncing thc Pope and all his satellites. With thc hapry results which followed thc Protestant world is well acquainted. Now, sir, what was Martin Luther's duty Heligiouslj/, is unquestionably ours Polit kal ly. Instead of affiliating with the present carpet-bag government, all honest men who belong to it, should at once withdraw, break ing asunder tho sorcerer's enchanting Ring, declaring to the world that they arc honest and free. And all those who do not belong to Scott and arc therefore not under tho captivating influence of thc on cha liter's "Ring," should Hoc from it, avoiding its con taminating touch; for "evil communications corrupt good." Hence, if wo would Reform our State Gov ernment, wc must steer clear of "Scott and tho Ring." To fight tho battles of honesty against dishonesty, wc must organize, equip and drill outside of the lines of tho enemy - outside f that whirlpool of bribery, perjury and pee on, which is swallowing up into its greedy ..nd capacious maw, tho very life's blood of tho laboring misses. To insure vic tory wc must not enroll our names upon the infamous list of hungry carpet baggers, not light under thc loathsome, pestiferous bannei of scalawags. Rut, we aro very gravely informed that "politically" tho platforms of the two con tending parties arc not di floro nt. Admit this, it only serves to prove the fact, that tilt question at issue is not so much a politico abstraction, or theory, about which bones men may vcr)' conscientiously differ, as it. i: honesty against rascality; that it is not De moernoy against Republicanism, but thc uni ted, combined honesty of both parties ar raye? with honest indignation, against thc unparal lided prodigality and tho uninitig iting rascal ity of an unscrupulous, iniquitous Dynasty o public thieves and plunderers, who througl unjust legislation and public peculation, ar despoiling and bankrupting tho State, am and impoverishing the people, all under tb spec io it* name of philanthrophy and Repul ? lican'sm ! God gran tu in speedy and complet deliverance from all such Philanthropists nu Republicans 1 ! W. ll. Townvillo, S. C. Tl IK TltUti POLICY -Thc Memphis Ar, louche thus eloquently proclaims thc Hu policy of the Sont n : The South lo lu- strong must not dream ? the past Live with the present. Universi SU(Tmgo has increased tho political strengt j of the Southern States, and diminished th j power of thc East. The destruction of slav i labor will for years increase the profits of nj. ' riculturnl pursuits, until thc accumulation ? j two hundred millions in gold annually will i n decade restore to us thc losses of the wu If thc balance of trade is in favor of tl South it will not be long Indore tho balam of power is in tho same hands. We mu show ourselves equal to thc times. Not I folding our bands, but hy lal,ing hold ai working with all our might. The pul i tin organizations of the past must be given up Lot left the doomed cities, without look i i behind. In this great political dispensad) thc Confederate hero, with peace in his breas inarching with the steady step of disciplin will join hands and lock shields with the tri Federal soldiers, not as veterans, not as un of war-but as citizens of a great Republic. Pltl/.K FOll I?KAUTY.-Tho directors of tl fair which is to take place at San Antoni Texas, on tho 5th of October, have made i excellent proposition, and ono which m allow us all to take in at u single glance tl entire array of beauty in the Lone Star Stat Thc proposal is that every handsome, lady tho State shall send a photograph of horst to tho fair, and a committee will elect t most beautiful and have a picture painted I tho lady, necording to thc photograph, a presented to her as n prize Tho ladies w expect to compete aro requested to IISSUUK standing position, dressed in a flowing roi in order to give better effect to thc paintii which is to bo life sized. ROMANCE IN REAL LI PB.-A young m of this county, formerly a private in Com pa K, Twenty third Virginia infantry, desert to tho enemy during thc second year of t war, and was never heard from until a sh time since, w hon ho returned to thc couti His wife in his absence succeeded in obta ing a divorce, and subsequently in cn pt I va tl and marrying a younger brotherof her foin husband, wdio, on the ?*oturn of bis broth generously surrendered all claim to her, n gave her up to her former liege lord. P Imps-lhere are few Such exninph.s of broth ly a tibet ion on record.-J'armvitlc Comm wealth. ?dlf' Thc brave only know how to forgi It is tho most relined nnd generous pitch virtdO human nature can arrive at. (Iowa havo dono good and kind actions ; cowa have fought-nay, sometimes even conque) but n coward never forgave. It is not in nature The power of doing it flown c from strength and greatness of soul, consci of its own strength nnd security, and nh tho temptation of resenting ovory fruitless tempt to interrupt its happiness. Jtr#" A new weekly paper is to bc p?bl ed at Lexington Court Houso, to bo on The Lexington J)ispalch, Mr. G od I Harman is thc publisher, ?x-tUoV. Vance's Speech. GUY. Vaneo, of North Carolina, in passing through Augusta, Ga., was invited to address thc citizens of that city. Complying, he suid : Gentlemen :-I feel greatly obliged, and return my sincere thanks to you for tho com pliment whiolifc.rim havo aeon fit to pay mo to-night. Wl'iic it has booti unexpected, I assure you tl:at it is equally gratifying. It is true that it is all which a man in my con dition can receive. FOY my past political sins I am only allowed to have the good will and respect of thc people, but surely that is enough. 1 um glad that even the fourteenth amendment can't deprive me of this. In in troducing mc to you to night, Captain King alluded to a political sin which I am charged with committing when Governor of North Carolina, in not allowing kenning's Georgia brigade to hang Holden. Well, gentlemen, in extenuation, L can only promise you this, that I'll never let such a sin bo com in it tod again. [Laughter] Gentlemen, I thank you again for tho honor you have done mc to night, but hardly know what to say to you in return. Well, L can only state that 1 um an improvised messenger from tho State of Georgia. 1 tell you that North Carolina can no longer bo called thc Hip Van Winkle State-no, she is wide awake and full of lloas ! [Laughter.] Wo wore content to light side by side with you during tho war ; but now we aro ahead of you and you must hurry and catch up. Gentlemen, 1 don't know a great deal about your allans in Georgia, for I am ! a stranger, and I can't, talk to you about them ; but 1 do know something of North Carolina, i and I will give you a little of her history, which you ma)* lind interesting and not with out some value. After the war was over, and when tho United Slates Congress passed its reconstruction acts for the avowed purpose of restoring tin; Southern States to their form cr places in lite Union and giving thom peace and prosperity and all that sort of thing, the wdiitc people of North Carolin ? thought that they were not right, and made war against them. Whoa the election came on wo went ut tho enemy'!- work in front-ju*t as we had done before ii: the field -and failed-failed gloriously nn<j.-VVmostly. And perhaps this failure was th? l/!st thin?; for us. Tho peo plo generally it??ow better than thc politicians what, is tight. If we had defeated tho con stitution then, pcoplo might have said that it was a very good instrument, and that we had not given it. a fair trial. As it was wo were defeated. Thirty thousand white men stayed away from tho polls in disgust, and thc con stitution was adopted. The men who were ru. uing the machine got into office and had their own way, and it was a way which led to bittier death. Yes, they had their way for two years, and they came at last to an end tn a most ignominious end. There never was such an end se? n by the Lord God Almighty j on heaven or ont Gentlemen, you can form no conception of the manner in which these men run our State government. Why, they issued ^24,000,000 in bonds for thc j purpose of building railroads. Hut no rail roads were ever built, and the bonds were given to their favorites for thc support of their wickedness. These bonds wore sold nt first for about GO cents on the dollar, and filially for about GO cents a basketful-thc money spent in rascality, and then, when they beca m 9 worthless, thc Legislature turn ed round and repudiated them 'I hey col looted ?800,000 by a special tax for a school fund, with which tu establish schools for thc education of the colored people. Then they replaced this amount by special tax bonds and repudiated the bonds. Vet they estab lished no school, and taught no colored peo ple to read and write, but spent what remained unstolou of thc $300,000 upon what they called militia, but who were nothing but vag abonds and theives from Kast Tennossoo. During their two years term of office they destroyed the credit of tho State, built, no railroads, and established no schools, and then called out n standing army to suppress a re bellion, which existed only in their fearful imaginations. Ami this standing army was thc last feather which broke thecanloj's back. Notwithstanding their militia, which was employed in tn resting peaceable citizens; notwithstanding tho army of bailiffs which infested every town, they were subjected to au overwhelming defeat. Tho pimple, thc tho great, people, suffered much and sit fibred long, but finally thc time came and they rose in all their might and majesty and whaled them out. There never was such a victory before-never such n sudden and complete change in tho political complexion of a State. The. only ono of our nominees who ran on a general ticket was elected by f),000 majority, and yet at tho election before this tho Rad icals had 20,001) majority. They were beat, beat badly and beat to death. ['Applause.] And they only needed a good defeat to make them perish ; for they had been sick n long time and stank beforo lhey died. [Laugh ter.] Now tho citizens hold tho State again, and when tho Legislature meets North Caro lina will bo fully restored to tho Union ami represented by men of intelligence and integ rity. It is true that tho State has no money - I am told there is not a dollar in tho trea sury-and as to credit, why tho collective credit of tho State on Wal! street wouldn't buy a brandy smash, but then we'vo got the State [Laughter.] Gentlemen, perhaps I cnn tell ti littlo anocdoto which will illus trato moro fully what I moan. As a general thing I don't liko anecdotes, but this ono will convey my meaning more fully, and I'll toll it. Onco there was a travelling proaohcr who went through the country exhorting, cte., and ono Sunday he stopped nt a country .church to preach. When ho had finished I tho sermon ono of tho dcaootvi carried around ' tho hat to take up a col loot ion. Ho carried tho lint to oil tho congregation and finally brought it back to tho pulpit. Thc preacher peeped over thc edge of the pulpit and saw that there was not u red cent in it. He im mediately said "let us pray," and, falling up on his knees said : "Oh ! Lord (jod, I thank Theo that this hatti got bi'ok safo.'-' f Laugh ter.] Now wo got thc hot back safe and that ls a great deal. All that I cnn say to you in Georgia tis "go thou and do likewise." I hopo you will doit; you in us n't let North Carolina stay nlicitd of you. 1 have no doubt you have su fie red over herc, but not as much ns we have. Your*, I know, isa great Stat J, but still [ don't think that it lies in Georgia to furnish such thieves ns wo had in North Carolina. [Laughter ] Why, gentlemen, their equals in the thciving business were never created. They could steal anything and everything. They could steal the nails from thc hiud shoes of a kickiug mule. [Laughter.] Hut go ahead, gentlemen, ns we did, and you'll win. Attack the works in front. Oller no compromise and accept none, but light a square-out light, and you'll succeed. Wo would have no coinproiui.se in North Carolina, lt is true they had ono in Virginia, but I don't know how it will end. Wo fought on principle and conquered. You must elect in vthoni you have confidence, whether they arc acceptable or not, for "free dom's battle once begun," etc. Have no doubtful guards on thc walls-no men who givo forth an uncertain sound-no men who "peradventure if-it ploasc-God perhaps," will sound the trumpet when thc enemy is coin ing. And let nie advise you to do ns wc di I in North Carolina in another respect-make no false promises to tho colored people-no promises that yon can't and won't fulfill. Wc told them that we had opposed their cufian ohiseinont and thc amendments to thc Con Stitution which conferred so much political power upon them ; but wo knew that it was usoloss now to ofler further opposition. Wc acquiesced in what wc could not prevent, and, if successful, would confirm to them all the rights which they then enjoyed. This policy prevailed, and a large number of thc colored people voted with us, and thousands more arc only waiting to see if our actions will square with our words. And they shall seo. Thc first act of our new Legislature shall show them that thc simple word of a Southern gen tleman is north more than all the oaths of a carpet bagger or scala wag. [Applause] We will not wring three hundred thousand dol lars from the people with which to form a school fund, and then spend it on a vile and contemptible militia raised to oppress and persecute the people. Wo will act so as to make them sick of thc Yankees, and show them that their old masters and themselves are natural allies. And thc negroes arc be ginning to see this. They will not suffer themselves to be fooled again. As one of their class, anda very sensible man, said the other day, "Win n a darkey is deceived with his eyes shut he is a fool ; but when he is deceived with his eyes open he is a damned fool." [Apolitise.] This, gentlemen, is thc good news I hiing from North Carolina to Georgia, and 1 hope you arc going to work to accomplish what wc have accomplished. 1 am anxious te see Georgia stand side, by side with iuy own State. But before 1 close, let mc tell you another thing which wo did in North Carolina. Wc won our victory by abstaining from acts of violence. Our ene mies wanted us to rise. The militia was raised and put over us-citizens were arrested and hung until they were almost dead-thc ancient modes of torture were employed to incite a fight. And supposo our brave soldiers bad risen. They could have whipped tho cowardly militia-that would have been easy enough. But wdiat then ? A rebellion would have been proclaimed ; we would have been over run with United Stales troops, and thc Slate would have been ruined forever. Wo not only gained a victory over tho ene my, but one, nod a greater ono, over ourselves, and saved tho Stntc, and, with tho help of a few honest Judges, got some of the very men in jail who persecuted us, and they are to night pooping from behind iron bars, and meditating over their rascality. You must fight Uko us. Stick to tho law and win a great, victory. I don't want you to say of us what was said of a North (landina regi ment during tho war. The Georgia nnd Al abama and other Stale troops used to make a good deal of fun of tho North Carolinians, and our boys liked to return thu compliment when they could. One day I heard a North Carolina regiment taunting a Virginia r?gi ment for failing to take n batteny, which thc North Carolinians a ft Ct wards charged and captured. After standing it a little while, one of tito Virginians sung out "d-li you, you wouldn't ha ve oaptured thc battery cither if you hadn't thought there was 'gimuns behind it." [ Laughter.] There was no "'simuns" behind thc battery which wo took on tho 4th of August, ff you don't whip your fight N. C. will lead you, and T don't want lo BOO that. I think, however, that you will whip it. 1 rend your papers, and knew how ?ouch aroused tho people are, ana from your recent charter elections 1 know how enthusiastic arc the people of Au gusta. I believe, too, that tho wholo South will soon array herself on thc sido of law and order. Wo aro not going to havo nny des polio governments in this country. Tho present chaotio condition of affairs will soon pass away and our civil liberties will bc res tored to us nml made more precious than over on account of thc blood we. have shed nnd thc anguish wc lin vu ondurcd in regaining them. You must fight bravoly, go right nt tho work.? of tho enemy, nnd if you fail it will bo thc first, time Southern mon ever failed. [Long Applauso.] . Thanking you ngnin, gentlemen, for thc honor you hnvc dono mo, 1 bid you goot night. l??l At-p on lAfu Insuraiice? "Bill Arp," thc famous Georgia humorist, has been "interviewed" by several lifo insu rance agents and favors thc public, in bis own imitable style, with bis experience : A friend (L suppose be was a friend) found mo. and said he wanted to see mc partikularly. He took mo away buck cud hauled out sum little thumb papers full of figures, uiid said ho wanted mc to insure my life. That skeer cd me worse than anything, for it looked hko L was in danger, and ho had just found it out. I axed him if bc thought there would bo ? fight. Ile explained things to me, and I folt relieved, and declined to insure for tho pres ent. You seo I felt mity well, and couldu't sec thc necessity. At the next corner I uict another friend, who seemed glad to see mo exceedingly, lie held my hand in Iiis sc t? ral moments. He axed mc if my lifo was in sured. He said bc was ngcut for tho very best company in thc world. I axed him how long a man would live under his company. He tl.en explained to mc that a man might die at any time j that they didn't undertake to keep a mau from dying. So I declined, but cxpressod my gratitude for his interest itt my welfare, and promised to buy a policy os soon as T got right sick. Just os I left bim I hoard him call some feller a dam phool. Wheo 1 got to thc hotel there was a feller wakiti' for mo on tho samo business. Ho talked to me for an hour about the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death. I thought, perhaps, he was a missionary. Ho seemed much cui.cerued about my wife and children, und once or twice wiped his eyes with a whito pocket-handkerchief I knowed bc was a friend, and told hsm I would reflect seriously about the matter. 1 believe that company is a purely philan thropic institution and would lend a poor fel ler a few dollars if bo was suffering. I thiuk ? I will tvy to borrow a little from their ogonts to-morrow. This morning thc first one como to see mc agin and I concluded 1 was looking mity bad, and axed him to excuse mc as I was not feclin well. I weut to Dr. Alexander, and got. a dose of snits. He axed mc if I waa sick. I told him I supposed I was and tao reason why. Ho then told mo alt about it and said there was about 100 of them fellers in town, and they bored about half an inch at the first interview and an inch at second iii thc same hole; abd so ?nv'Ufifil tl?cygoTT3Th"5 hollow, and thc patient give in and took a policy. I don't know about that, but I will say they arc the friendliest, most sympathized and kind hearted men I ever struck ; only I don't like so much talk about cofiius and graveyards. I didn't take thc salts. TUF. SHENANDOAH VALLEY BLOOMING AGAIN.-The Lynchburg Virginian says: The scenes of rural peace and plenty to bo found in many portions of Virginia arc truly refreshing and cheering. Especially is this thc case in vi hat is known as thc great Shenan doah Valley. Wc have recently passed through a largo portion of that fa . .>-ed region, and were never more struck with its beauty or with the abundant gifts which n munifi cent Providence has shewed upon it than then.' From Staunton down to ils lowest borders it is one prolonged garden spot, blooming like a vcrdurc-clad oasis. All traces of grim war have been swept away by thc hand of industry. The barns and dwellings leveled to the earth have been rebuilt; thc destroyed fcuoing has been replaced, and overflowing garners and waving fields or corn and grass proclaim the t riumph of nature over thc barbmiaus of mau. It is picasen' to behold thc evidences of thrift and prosperity which have so soon followed I in tho track of lire and sword. The fertile fields which there abound, responsivo to tho toil of man, are giving out a generous yield of thc fruits of thc earth, and shedding abroad a happy influence on thc people. MP ?> - t??f" Josh Pillings thus moralizes : There baint been a bug made yet in vain, nor ono that warn't a good job j thcro is ever lots of human men loafing around blacksmith shops and cider mills all over thc country that don't seem to bo necessary for anything but to beg plug tobacco and swear, and steal watermelons,' but you let thc cholera bf oak out once, and then you will seo the wisdom of having jujf? sich tuen around : they help count. fi?-iy* An old toper sud that ho could, when . blindfolded, tell dach of thc several kinds of liquors. When brandy, whiskey, gin and other drinks were presented to him, ho pro?, nounced correctly what they were. At length a glass of pure water was presented him ; he tasted and paused, tasted again and again considered, and shook his head ; at last bc said, "Gentlemen, I givo it up ; 1 am not used to that kind cf liquor." g;!)" Josh Pillings charges tho cat with' being a krittcr of aflcktashun. I hov known' a oat to clean tho cronin all oph from tho' bn/.zuin of a pan of milk, and then limp into thc sitting room on nil four legs, and lay down in the corner of thc lire place, ns mel ancholy as though she hadn't u friend on tho face of tho earth. EgOu Thc Paris co- respondent of tho Worh? says : "Tho French soldiorf, wiitin running from tho enemy at Wocrth, took each ono a corpse on his back, and so protected them selves against tho bullets. figg* Since Queen Victoria took her place on thc English throne, thirty three years ago, cvory throne, from the least to tho grcat?at, h ts changod occup?tes. -,-- - ftttX. Ho who buys too many superfluities may bo obliged to sell his necessaries. - ~? ? ?k~ - ?FtT A penitential tear in valuo surpasses thc wOftlth of words.